So this will be my first ever "renovation" but it will only be a patch. I am fed up with the inconsistency of my front yard. I did a fairly significant overseed with TTTF last year and it went OK but the k31 continues to take over and the TTTF wilted at the slightest bit of heat and humidity. Maybe I didn't feed first year grass enough? I don't know.
So I think I have finally (after years of contemplation) decided I want a 100% KBG yard. So this is my test patch renovation to make sure I know I can do it on a small scale before moving to my whole front yard. I also want to see what 100% KBG looks like and verify it will have the density and stand up the way I want it to.
Here is my test patch 2 days after first Round-Up application (8/17/20). I am only doing between the sidewalk, driveway, street and the light pole. This is a nice evenly irrigated spot and isolated from the rest of my yard. I wanted to stay away from trees with round up as they are young just to be safe. This was also, unfortunately my BEST patch of grass in my entire yard. It was almost entirely TTTF with some KBG and K31 sporadically.
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Here is a close up so you can see grass mix:
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I may just do this whole area on the right side of the driveway up to the house if I get the itch.
Here are some pics of the rest of the smallish front yard:
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You can see the swath of TTTF down the middle (running left to right) that I put in last fall. Here is a closeup:
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And here is why I want to redo this entire front yard:
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I will be obtaining a fresh .5lb or so of BlueWave from my local GrassPad. This is a custom KBG blend they make for our area. The cultivars change every few months so you never know what you are going to get but they always use quality cultivars and it is always 0% weeds and filler. I want a mix for diversity to help with the hot and humid summers.
The renovation plan is as follows:
Any and all comments/questions are welcomed.
So I think I have finally (after years of contemplation) decided I want a 100% KBG yard. So this is my test patch renovation to make sure I know I can do it on a small scale before moving to my whole front yard. I also want to see what 100% KBG looks like and verify it will have the density and stand up the way I want it to.
Here is my test patch 2 days after first Round-Up application (8/17/20). I am only doing between the sidewalk, driveway, street and the light pole. This is a nice evenly irrigated spot and isolated from the rest of my yard. I wanted to stay away from trees with round up as they are young just to be safe. This was also, unfortunately my BEST patch of grass in my entire yard. It was almost entirely TTTF with some KBG and K31 sporadically.
Here is a close up so you can see grass mix:
I may just do this whole area on the right side of the driveway up to the house if I get the itch.
Here are some pics of the rest of the smallish front yard:
You can see the swath of TTTF down the middle (running left to right) that I put in last fall. Here is a closeup:
And here is why I want to redo this entire front yard:
I will be obtaining a fresh .5lb or so of BlueWave from my local GrassPad. This is a custom KBG blend they make for our area. The cultivars change every few months so you never know what you are going to get but they always use quality cultivars and it is always 0% weeds and filler. I want a mix for diversity to help with the hot and humid summers.
The renovation plan is as follows:
- Another round of Round-up on day 6
- after full browning, rake patch with garden rake
- Lower mower to lowest setting and bag
- hand spread seed
- cover with peat moss or whatever covering is recommended by grasspad as they have a few options
- water 2x daily for 15 minutes each
Any and all comments/questions are welcomed.
