I'm a little late getting the lawn journal going this season, so I'll give a readers digest account of what I've done to date.
Feb 7, Laid down Sunniland pre-em.
Late February, I sent off two soil samples...one for the front yard and one for the back yard.
March 2, soil report came back.
Soil type for both was categorized as clays and soils high in organic matter (CEC > 9 cmolckg-1)...whatever that means.
Front pH: 6.8; Back pH: 7.0. They recommended 15-0-15 when grass started greening up good.
March 24, spread 15-0-15.
Mid April, spread 34-0-0 and Ironite
A week later, spread Sevin insect killer at the rate prescribed for grubs (4 lb/M). I was hoping they would help with my earthworm problem...doesn't seem to be working yet...but no armadillos. :lol:
Haven't really needed to use my irrigation system except to water in the ferts.
Here's how things look today. I think the lawn is greening up a little faster than it did last year. But I'm still a little concerned by a few areas in the front yard. I'm wondering if the lawn is maybe recovering from some damage from late last year?
Front yard...you can see some of the spots that are slow to green up.
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One of the spots
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Another "slow grower"
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I'm still waking up to these @#$% worm castings. I tried Sevin, but I really haven't seen much of a change. They're all over the yard.
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Here's one of the perpetrators.
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But, I'm really happy with how the back yard is coming along. The area to the left is on the south side of the yard and is getting a bit of shade throughout the day, so maybe the soil temps haven't increased there as much as the rest of the lawn.
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I also have some invasive cultivar I need to address. I don't know what to do short of sliding some paper between this and my desirable bermuda and painting it with roundup. Any ideas?
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Feb 7, Laid down Sunniland pre-em.
Late February, I sent off two soil samples...one for the front yard and one for the back yard.
March 2, soil report came back.
Soil type for both was categorized as clays and soils high in organic matter (CEC > 9 cmolckg-1)...whatever that means.
Front pH: 6.8; Back pH: 7.0. They recommended 15-0-15 when grass started greening up good.
March 24, spread 15-0-15.
Mid April, spread 34-0-0 and Ironite
A week later, spread Sevin insect killer at the rate prescribed for grubs (4 lb/M). I was hoping they would help with my earthworm problem...doesn't seem to be working yet...but no armadillos. :lol:
Haven't really needed to use my irrigation system except to water in the ferts.
Here's how things look today. I think the lawn is greening up a little faster than it did last year. But I'm still a little concerned by a few areas in the front yard. I'm wondering if the lawn is maybe recovering from some damage from late last year?
Front yard...you can see some of the spots that are slow to green up.
One of the spots
Another "slow grower"
I'm still waking up to these @#$% worm castings. I tried Sevin, but I really haven't seen much of a change. They're all over the yard.
Here's one of the perpetrators.
But, I'm really happy with how the back yard is coming along. The area to the left is on the south side of the yard and is getting a bit of shade throughout the day, so maybe the soil temps haven't increased there as much as the rest of the lawn.
I also have some invasive cultivar I need to address. I don't know what to do short of sliding some paper between this and my desirable bermuda and painting it with roundup. Any ideas?
