re: Help me tame my inlaws 2acre back yard (dead grass/hay issues)

Posted on 11/6/17 at 3:56 pm to Ace Midnight

Posted by Coon

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Posted on 11/6/17 at 3:56 pm to Ace Midnight

Let me also say that anything more than using a lawnmower or very small tractor is out of the question. Plowing/ tilling, etc ain't happening.

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Posted by Ace Midnight

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Posted on 11/6/17 at 4:08 pm to Coon

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Plowing/ tilling, etc ain't happening.

Well, you can plow/till with an attachment behind a small tractor - thus my suggestion to work it in small batches until you get it under control. You would need commercial equipment to do that whole thing at one time, anyway, and I figured it isn't going to pay a return. But, 2 acres can be made manageable over time - just need a plan and time to execute said plan.

My elderly in-laws have 1 acre extremely tame. They were able to work it from dirt work up, but still. If they can do it, you can do it baw.

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Posted by tigerinthebueche

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Posted on 11/6/17 at 4:10 pm to Coon

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Let me also say that anything more than using a lawnmower or very small tractor is out of the question. Plowing/ tilling, etc ain't happening.

well then you better get 2-4-D or MSM to kill the shitty grass and promote the good stuff. I know I spray Grazon to promote Rye in my pastures. MSM or 2-4-D should eliminate the weeds, just not sure if it will kill any St. Aug you may have going.

Trust me, once you knock the weeds in the arse and start maintaining it, the good grass will grow. if you can't till/disc, hit it chemically and keep it cut.