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Help me with my "lawn", please.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 5:40 pm
Posted on 4/10/14 at 5:40 pm
Got too excited and hit enter.
Just moved into my new house. Lawn is a cluster frick. Weeds everywhere and where there isn't weeds there are patches of dirt.
Where do I even start? Do I try to destroy all the weeds? Or should I plant some grass first and try to do both at once? I'm a complete rookie when it comes to grass growing/weed killing.
Just moved into my new house. Lawn is a cluster frick. Weeds everywhere and where there isn't weeds there are patches of dirt.
Where do I even start? Do I try to destroy all the weeds? Or should I plant some grass first and try to do both at once? I'm a complete rookie when it comes to grass growing/weed killing.
This post was edited on 4/10/14 at 5:46 pm
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Posted on 4/10/14 at 5:41 pm to PTBob
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Posted on 4/10/14 at 5:41 pm to PTBob
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Posted on 4/10/14 at 5:42 pm to PTBob
apparently lawns aren't the only thing i'm terrible at.
This post was edited on 4/10/14 at 5:49 pm
Posted on 4/10/14 at 5:44 pm to PTBob
No foot in pic. You don't deserve our help
Posted on 4/10/14 at 5:49 pm to tigers win2
Better?
Posted on 4/10/14 at 5:52 pm to tigers win2
If it makes you feel better your yard looks better than mine! And the grass I do have my 2 border collies have made trails that make it look like a cow pasture
Posted on 4/10/14 at 5:59 pm to PTBob
Kill the grass, till, level, lay sod.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 6:04 pm to PTBob
have trees pruned back, aerate lawn around the trees, get soil checked to see what needs added, add that and see what happens for a year. I don't think I would invest in the sod or other chores until I figured out what soil situation you are in with those older trees around, and what type of sun you will get after getting them cut back.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 6:05 pm to Golfer
quote:And get ready for a hefty water bill to keep it alive. You might want to think about doing this next spring (early).
Kill the grass, till, level, lay sod.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 6:12 pm to Golfer
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Kill the grass, till, level, lay sod
I had the same exact situation, and did this late Feb/early March. My St. Aug grass is really looking good now, but I wish we'd get some damn rain.... You should either do this now (like this weekend) and expect to water it a lot, or just wait until fall.
Edit: It's hard work, but it's not awful. I like yard work, though. Most people hate it, and cringed when I told them I was tilling up my entire back yard and laying 3,000 sf of sod. Very rewarding now that it's greening up nicely.
This post was edited on 4/10/14 at 6:15 pm
Posted on 4/10/14 at 6:19 pm to LSUJuice
I don't mind the work just need to know where to start. Tested the soil and ph was exactly 7. If I go the kill and start over method, how would you do it?
Posted on 4/10/14 at 6:28 pm to PTBob
Get rid of those water oaks or you'll be growing dirt forever.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 6:35 pm to PTBob
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Get rid of those water oaks or you'll be growing dirt forever
Trees and the shade they make play a big part in a small yard
Posted on 4/10/14 at 7:29 pm to PTBob
1. Get rid of leaves
2. Prune trees for sunlight
3. Lime (or soil test)
2. Prune trees for sunlight
3. Lime (or soil test)
Posted on 4/10/14 at 7:33 pm to PTBob
If that is st. augustine I would rake the leaves and then throw down some fertilzer and see what happens.
And like tigerfoot said, aerate and prune trees.
And like tigerfoot said, aerate and prune trees.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 7:33 pm to LSUJuice
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, but I wish we'd get some damn rain..
Where the hell do you live?
Posted on 4/10/14 at 7:37 pm to PTBob
You have an awesome dog.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 8:03 pm to VetteGuy
That looks like hard pan. Aerating will help but you really need to till that.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 8:13 pm to VetteGuy
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You have an awesome dog.
Thanks. He loves sticks. And is the best retrieving border collie in the world I think. I dunno why.
I think I'm gonna start with tilling, prune trees, lime and some seed. See what happens and if it's bad news then try sod in the spring.
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