I enjoy looking at the Cool Season Lawn Journals so much that I decided to start one for myself. My dad put me on a rear engine riding mower when I was 6, and I've enjoyed it ever since. My lawn care experience really started in 2003 when I had a house built and couldn't afford the $5,000 that the company wanted to put in the lawn. I spread and raked about 200 yards of topsoil by hand over the next few years and used big box store seed, not knowing what was in it other than it said sunny or shady on the bag. Used the Scott's products religiously and had some success. Put in my own sprinkler system that worked pretty well. Fast forward through three kids and a divorce, I have a new house that my wife and I just bought in April 2019. The house is pretty well renovated but the lawn and landscaping was neglected for decades according to the neighbors. I've removed four large flower beds, regarded the back yard, put in a new sprinkler system, and fixed some moderate drainage issues. So far, my yard still looks like crap, but 2019 is a transition / development year for my yard and my goal is having a Tier 2 yard overall in 2020 - 2021. I plan to do a full reno on the front in the fall of next year, and am "practicing" with the back yard right now. I've been using the milorganite, tenacity, etc. stuff that everyone seems to use on here but over the next 18-24 months need to step it up (at least in the front yard). After grading the back yard the week of July 4th, I just seeded a mix of 60% bluebank, 20% mazama, and 20% bewitched. Its been a challenge with some minor washouts.
gregfromohio
I'm still in the process of convincing my wife to go along with a Reno next year. I'll probably just do it and ask for forgiveness.
Good luck on your Reno.
Good luck on your Reno.
Grass is coming up despite my overwatering. I dropped the seed on August 7th and hit it with Scott's starter fertilizer with mesotrione at the bag rate 8 days after seeding. Starting g to see the green hue coming up. I can only post security camera pics since I'm 600 miles away from home right now.
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