I wish mine would die. I hate mowing.Lawn care?
When it comes to my lawn, I don't really care.
I wish mine would die. I hate mowing.Lawn care?
When it comes to my lawn, I don't really care.
I grow 35 acres of sage brush.Lawn care?
When it comes to my lawn, I don't really care.
You need this.Our community is pretty much built up swamp mud. You can pour water in a hole you dig and it will still be there a week later *LOL*
Interesting on the HumiChar, will read up more on it.
Get a Rachio smart sprinkler controller. It understands the weather via Internet connection.Interesting on the HumiChar, will read up more on it.
As far as iron.
The Pennington full season has 5% iron so pretty close on the DGL You can also buy straight iron.
The key here is, I never much looked into it, something about water soluble iron or otherwise it's not useful. I never bothered to learn more about it though because I have found bags that contain iron do bring that deep green. I dont go after that too much as it seems within a few weeks the deep green seems to fade.
I have noticed some landscapers put something down with must be a lot of iron, because it makes s REALLY crazy deep green. Dont think I am after that as much as I like my lawn like a carpet.
Thanks for the post.
It is hard to change things when you have the best lawn in the community and people walking down the block, sometimes stop in their car or golf cart and ask how I do it. My first recommendation is turn off their automatic sprinklers if it rains more than an inch in any week. We can get 4 inches of rain or a tropical storm and I will see sprinklers on one, two, three, 4, 5, 6 days later. Drowning the lawn further. Again, we are built on swamp mud. If your on sand that isnt a problem
Get a Rachio smart sprinkler controller. It understands the weather via Internet connection.
We do have a rain sensor, but I don’t use any of that stuff.Get a Rachio smart sprinkler controller. It understands the weather via Internet connection.
We do have a rain sensor, but I don’t use any of that stuff.
I just said it to automatic a few times during the summer that the lawn needs water.
One big problem with weather around here is it’s never accurate. It can vary so much even 5 miles away.
A perfect example was just a couple days ago. We got a quarter inch of rain but our forecast Area received as much as an inch and a half.
Down near the coast, it’s kind of hit or mess.
Thunderstorms roll through more than predictable cold and warm fronts if that makes any sense.
We never can rely on the forecast as crazy as that sounds even when it comes to going boating.
Sure sometimes it’s right, but not enough to trust the sprinklers to an outside source.
I assume with that system, you could probably turn on a Rancho remotely and there would be some value in that.
You can also connect the Rachio to a weather station at your house.We do have a rain sensor, but I don’t use any of that stuff.
I just said it to automatic a few times during the summer that the lawn needs water.
One big problem with weather around here is it’s never accurate. It can vary so much even 5 miles away.
A perfect example was just a couple days ago. We got a quarter inch of rain but our forecast Area received as much as an inch and a half.
Down near the coast, it’s kind of hit or mess.
Thunderstorms roll through more than predictable cold and warm fronts if that makes any sense.
We never can rely on the forecast as crazy as that sounds even when it comes to going boating.
Sure sometimes it’s right, but not enough to trust the sprinklers to an outside source.
I assume with that system, you could probably turn on a Rancho remotely and there would be some value in that.
You can also connect the Rachio to a weather station at your house.
But even if you have perfect weather forecast for a smart controller, most irrigation systems are just "good enough".
Get several empty tuna fish can and spread 4 or 5 across a single zone and turn on irrigation for 15 min. Then go measure the water in the tuna fish cans. I will bet it's all over the place.
It's not the rotor head as much as putting 8 or 10 together for a zone. And proper setup is to overlap to the next rotor.When/IF you find a consistent sprinkler/rotor head please let me know!
Yes, I measure the water my sprinkler heads put downYou can also connect the Rachio to a weather station at your house.
But even if you have perfect weather forecast for a smart controller, most irrigation systems are just "good enough".
Get several empty tuna fish can and spread 4 or 5 across a single zone and turn on irrigation for 15 min. Then go measure the water in the tuna fish cans. I will bet it's all over the place.
It's not the rotor head as much as putting 8 or 10 together for a zone. And proper setup is to overlap to the next rotor.
I'm obsessed with all three only because it's who I am and I can't turn it offI always recommend consulting your land grant university extension program for recommendations tailored to your locale.
For the OP in New York that would be Cornell. Their web page is a bit clunky, but you can find most of the relevant info needed.
https://turf.cals.cornell.edu/lawn/...ve-environmental-asset/advanced-care/feeding/
Donald and I would agree that you are managing your lawn blind if you don't have a soil test to base your care on. And, I tend to manage lawns in the low to moderate quality level with the idea of keeping them healthy with the least amount of fertilizer and pesticides. Less than perfect with a few weeds is o.k.. Life is too short to obsess about lawns when we have more important issues like oil and car wax.
It's simple one for warm season grass other for cool seasonSome this is location specific. I live where the grasses are warm weather types: Bermuda, centipede, and St. Augustine. Different from northern grasses.
My primary concern is insect infestation. Something got into the front corner of my lawn over the winter and resulted in a dead area of grass.
Lowe's stopped carrying lesco what ever stock that's around is last year's. I scored two large bags 30/0/10 for $5 eachThe only good crabgrass preventers are Barricade or Dimension put down when the soil temperature is 55F. That's when the forsythia are in full bloom. Forget the Scott's.
Granular weed and feed needs to be put down when the leaves of the weeds are very wet from dew or rain that has stopped. The weed killer in the weed and feed (mostly 2, 4-D) needs to be absorbed by the leaves of the weeds. Does nothing if hits the ground.
I would look for Lesco brand from Lowes or Home Depot or Andersons from Amazon. Forget the overpriced Scott's.
You are probably referring to chelated iron, which is altered to keep it easily available for plant use. The good fertilizers will have iron in chelated form, so it's a non issue. Another factor to consider is soil pH. High alkalinity can cause iron and other nutrients to be not available for plant use. In effect, you "might" be treating the symptom and not the root cause. But...............I know nothing about the southern warm season grasses, soil types, etc.. In other words, pay no attention to my arm chair quarterbacking.As far as iron.
The Pennington full season has 5% iron so pretty close on the DGL You can also buy straight iron.
The key here is, I never much looked into it, something about water soluble iron or otherwise it's not useful. I never bothered to learn more about it though because I have found bags that contain iron do bring that deep green. I dont go after that too much as it seems within a few weeks the deep green seems to fade.
I have noticed some landscapers put something down with must be a lot of iron, because it makes s REALLY crazy deep green. Dont think I am after that as much as I like my lawn like a carpet.
Thanks for the post.