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2019 | What did you do with your lawn today?

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Happy New Year TLF! :thumbup:
 
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reidgarner said:
ctrav said:
reidgarner said:
+1. Get er down to .5, hit with some N, maintain at .75 and you're in bidness 😎
Thanks @reidgarner and I did get it down to .50 but it was painful and lots of bagging! We are forecasted to have rain nonstop starting at about 4am so that's good. I was going to treat the few leftover weeds with a light dose of Celsius and toss down some GrubX...would this be a bad idea since the lawn is stressed at this point? Should I just go with Fertilizer for now and give the lawn a couple of weeks??
GrubX would be fine. I'd wait on the Celsius but if you've already done it no big deal.
Have not done anything just yet...I was considering aerating then applying triple 13 fertilizer after this anticipated rain...
 
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Looks awesome @LBK_419! What do you use to trim and get so close to the house and other obstacles? Not sure if I have asked that. I scalped yesterday with the reel mower. what fertilizer do you use? what is your HOC? Do you sand or topcoat? How often do you have to cut using the reel mower?

First I cut with rotary down to 1" then with reel at .75 and finally at .50! I filled the back of the truck with lawn bags full of clippings and it was a tough day!

Would you suggest I give the lawn a couple more cuts at .50 or go ahead and raise to .75 and maintain there? Is now a good time to fertilize since I scalped or wait until next cut?

Thanks so much...
 
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LBK_419 said:
Mowed the front with the 220b. Cut the side with the California trimmer. Mowed the back with the craftsman rotary. Pulled a few weeds from the garden and smoked a pork loin. Now it's nap time!

















How do you keep the trampoline from killing the yard? My daughter loves the trampoline but I don't want a huge one because I figured it would kill the grass. We compromised and she has a small one inside (she's 2 so this works for now).
 
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Put my Lawn Scissor on the new Husqvarna 324L (4 stroke) I picked up today. It was a steal of a price for the edger to say the least and it has plenty of power for the lawn scissors!! Went out and made a few quick cuts just to try out the new rig. Let's just say I'm going to love this thing as long as it holds up over time...

 
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Bermuda_Newbie said:
LBK_419 said:
Mowed the front with the 220b. Cut the side with the California trimmer. Mowed the back with the craftsman rotary. Pulled a few weeds from the garden and smoked a pork loin. Now it's nap time!

















How do you keep the trampoline from killing the yard? My daughter loves the trampoline but I don't want a huge one because I figured it would kill the grass. We compromised and she has a small one inside (she's 2 so this works for now).
I put off getting one for years but I finally gave in... I move the trampoline every other day to keep it from killing the grass... it's pretty obsessive of me... but I don't know what else to do!
 
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LBK_419 said:
I put off getting one for years but I finally gave in... I move the trampoline every other day to keep it from killing the grass... it's pretty obsessive of me... but I don't know what else to do!
It appears to have worked. Your lawn is beautiful! I think a trampoline would take up most of my yard. I'm hoping that by the time I have to give in to getting one (2 year old and 1 month old right now), we'll have a larger yard and I can give up a portion of it to the trampoline.
 
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erdons said:
XLT_66 said:
First application of PGR. Nice to have dew on the lawn as a marker.

That's a nice looking lawn, if you got a nice edge going near the drain it would look absolutely terrific!
It usually is quite nice of an edge. I was cleaning up my old Cal Trimmer before letting a buddy borrow it and decided to take it for a spin and cut the yard. I've been cutting with the GM1000 at about 6/10". I think the Cal Trimmer was at about 0.5". When I made my pass on the edge, I usually let about 3-4" of the reel hang off the edge. This works great with the GM1000. On the Cal, it scalped the tar out of it. Oops! :shock:
 
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