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re: Pool Chiller Purchase

Posted by DickTater on 4/18/24 at 10:47 am
Yea sure, but no need to heat/cool the pool for 31 days a month … It’s pretty quick, would just do an overnight run friday-sat…so maybe 50-70 hrs a week … Midweek you can suck it up for a little warmer water Other problem with a glacier is water chemistry …a fast rise in Ph due to intense ...

re: Mowers for residential Bermuda

Posted by DickTater on 4/14/24 at 9:54 am
Was wondering about the quality of a push reel mower. I have a small 800ft square by my pool with empire zoysia I’m going to try and keep at 1” or so HOC. Would this work well? Currently using a Honda rotary ...

re: Pool Chiller Purchase

Posted by DickTater on 4/11/24 at 2:07 pm
I highly recommend the heat pump! Stretches the season on both ends. It takes around 2-3 days to get mine from 60s to 88 to swim during the cooler months Very efficient cost wise …only 6-7$ a day to run it ...

re: Baton Rouge Pool builder reqs

Posted by DickTater on 4/9/24 at 11:41 am
Scapes. Quality construction Just completed a 600ft pool with spa. Dig to gunite in 7 days. Excellent subsurface drainage. All crews in house except for plaster, which is why they’re so efficient. I got 3 quotes from other contractors and scapes within 5k of other bids. ...

Grass at Point Marie

Posted by DickTater on 4/9/24 at 9:14 am
Anyone know what grass is on the front parade grounds at Point Marie? Was there for an event last weekend and it was very nice grass ! I’m thinking zoysia, not sure cultivar though. It almost had a fescue texture, but I know that can’t happen here. [img]https://i.postimg.cc/zGTNYhgV/IM...
I had mine in place for about a year prior to this past summer. It got sun from sunup until sun went past the house, my house faces north and it was on east side. They are supposed to be able to tolerate more sun than many crimson colored JM, maybe mine was just an outlier ? It’s also in a bed wit...
Love your selections. I am a JM fan also! I had 3 (lost bloodgood to last summer) down to 2. A coral bark Sango and a Tamukeyama! I recently moved the Sango into the spot that the bloodgood was in, this is the East side of my house, so should be good to not get torched this year. It was previo...

re: Simplest pool valve actuator

Posted by DickTater on 3/25/24 at 10:27 am
I suggest you head to trouble free pool. Those guys know pool parts and there a quite a few people I have seen that used basic actuator motors with something like a rasberry pi to control things. ...
A 5k is a specific distance Running is specific 1-2 min hard isn’t specific or threshold or even vo2 max. You need to target workouts that build threshold (5k) 1-2 mi WU 2x2-3km threshold float 1km easy between 1-2 mi CD Consistent training over a long time is how you run well ...
While I do think that Bermuda is likely more hardy in most situations, I too am Interested in the combo use. I have a large yard and plugged my backyard with st Aug. it has filled in very well, but I do have some common Bermuda mixed in that I would love to get rid of. I plan to try the comb...
Jomax concentrated mixed per recommendation and sprayed on with a backpack? Let it soak a certain amount of time ? I’ve previously used 30 second wash but have some mildew on my cypress posts stained with TWP…I don’t want to make the twp come off just clean the mildew… Thoughts ? ...

Ego Blower Sale

Posted by DickTater on 3/7/24 at 7:53 am
Most of the Ego line of blowers are on sale with varying degrees of discount. Bonus battery with purchases …appears the 765 comes with the included 5AH and a bonus 2.5 AH. That’s a $199 value. Gonna pick one up for my mom to use so I can quit worrying about mixing gas at her house! Seems l...

re: Sprinkler valve location?

Posted by DickTater on 3/1/24 at 12:19 pm
What makes you think the valve is open? Is the zone running or the heads all popped up? Just oozing from the heads ? ...

re: Bermuda or Zoysia for Small Area.

Posted by DickTater on 11/20/23 at 5:10 am
UPDATE- chose empire zoysia, got it local and delivered, can cut it low enough, shade tolerant, good feel overall, lower maintenance than Bermuda…has leftover also which I was able to put down at my moms house who has empire. Question- should I do any starter fertilizer even a liquid of sort...

re: Bermuda or Zoysia for Small Area.

Posted by DickTater on 11/13/23 at 5:40 am
Nothing against palisades, my neighbor actually has it, very plush but he keeps it about 3” HOC. Will be a game time decision depending on availability, the rain has already started here. I just need something down so my kids won’t have a mud hole out the back door all winter! Thanks for all the...

re: Bermuda or Zoysia for Small Area.

Posted by DickTater on 11/12/23 at 6:29 pm
Anyone familiar with emerald zoysia? Woerner in Gulfport has it… which I recently learned is a different brother of the family name. Different farms and grass. I only need 2 pallets so may drive over in the morning and get back and throw it down before the rain!! I got it very level and ...
Yes it is. It’s on the northeast side of my house so gets about 6 -8 hours of sun most days. Was a normal 3 gallon size at planting, but now it’s over 10ft! My 3 other citrus have been in the ground same time frame and are lent even 6 feet, although the trunks are large. All I can figure is just per...

re: Bermuda or Zoysia for Small Area.

Posted by DickTater on 11/10/23 at 5:00 pm
The studies on the TifTuf and talking to the farms seems that it can get away with about that much sun. My only concern is being able to keep it low enough with a rotary on a 5 day schedule. I like the zeon a lot. But not sure about a source in the gulf coast? Mostly palisades and empire at ever...

Bermuda or Zoysia for Small Area.

Posted by DickTater on 11/10/23 at 1:59 pm
Doing a pool and have an area between my garage and outdoor kitchen that is about 700ft. Has both drainage and irrigation in place. Gets about 4-6 hours of sun daily. House faces north. Main goal is just a nice place to have kids play, sit and just have green space before pool area. Looking at z...
I’ve got 2 avocado plants a Super Hass, and a Joey. Joey in the ground SH in an 80 gallon box, plan to put in the ground in the spring. Young trees so no fruit yet, but they both are doing great. Cold tolerant down to 28’. I imagine will be more capable of colder as they mature. Those varieties are ...