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re: Weed control plan - CrawDude
[quote]The celsius should be used with a surfactant right? Any recommended brand or type?[/quote] Yes - I’ve used the Hi-Yield Spreader/Sticker for years which is commonly carried by most retail garden centers and hardware stores locally, and you can buy it in smaller bottles than 1 gallon, but my ...
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re: Weed control plan - CrawDude
[quote]I’m due for a new bottle but was just going to get Celsius wg again becuase I have an almost full bottle of sedgehammer. [/quote] As ronk said Celsius Xtra is legit, and he’d know better than me, but like you I have nearly a full bottle of Sedgehammer but just about out of “regular” Celsius ...
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re: Sod webworm treatments? - CrawDude
[quote]Bifen works well on sod webworms [/quote] You’ll likely need to spray weekly for about 3 weeks as the larval development stage, which causes the damage, is about 3 weeks. ...
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re: Weed control plan - CrawDude
Celsius Xtra should take of all those and more [link=(https://labelsds.com/images/user_uploads/Celsius%20XTRA%20Label%203-19-21.pdf)]LINK[/link]. My Site One app says it’s in stock at the BR store at $166 10 oz bottle. ...
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re: Is there a specific herbicide that works well on poison Ivy? - CrawDude
[quote]Glyphosate or triclopyr[/quote] I’d go with trichlopyr...
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re: AC drain pipe clogged - CrawDude
[quote]A cracked pan is causing it not to drain? How is that? [/quote] A cracked primary drain pan inside the cased evaporator coil box (one doesn’t see that pan without opening the evaporator coil box) allows the condensate water to leak down into the the secondary “drain” pan that sits below it (...
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re: Banana trees…. - CrawDude
One more thing to throw out, I had dwarf bananas (6 ft tall) around a pool for the tropical look - looked great for 5 to 6 months of the year and crap the remaining months (winter kill, June/July before they filled out). I decided to go in a different direction, cut the bananas to ground level a...
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re: Is this torpedograss? - CrawDude
[quote]Will the Bermuda take over the centipede? [/quote] What do you want to dominate - the centipede or the Bermudagrass? If Bermudagrass do as others are instructing and cut low (1 inch), frequent fertilization, water, aerate, etc. However, if you want the centipede to dominate that might ...
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re: Paging Ronk/Crawdude... - CrawDude
[quote]I think the majority of the brown is actually dead centipede. It looked like shite ever since the last freeze and never re-greened[/quote] Then that looks like more of a disease issue like Take All Root Rot [link=(https://www.lsuagcenter.com/~/media/system/1/7/3/b/173ba3c7ec3a4f66334c715f3e4...
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re: Is this torpedograss? - CrawDude
Common Bermudagrass ...
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re: Turbines vs Powered Attic Fan - CrawDude
[quote]Is there a profession that specializes in attic ventilation? Or is it just roofing companies winging it? This topic always gets my attention because I have a hip roof and I know my ridge vents + soffits aren't ventilating enough.[/quote] Seems like the best information/adviceon this subject,...
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re: Satsuma Tree has root stalk suckers. - CrawDude
Continue to do what you already did when they appear - remove all suckers below the graph union when they appear. Suckers sprouting from the trifoliate root stock is completely normal. ...
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re: Turbines vs Powered Attic Fan - CrawDude
[quote]I wonder if they are doing much more than I can measure with google maps?[/quote] Google maps is fine - I actually used the aerial service more to determine roof area for a potential DYI radiant barrier install which I’ve not decided on. You do have short ridges but I’d run the numbers ...
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re: HVAC Replacement Cost - CrawDude
Baton Rouge - I had my 4 ton single stage unit replaced in Feb, Trane single stage SEER 16, 80% gas furnace, cased evaporator, plus the addition of an additional return air duct (fairly long run) - $13,500. Plus 10 year labor warranty. I retained the original rigid duct work, and had it tested for ...
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re: Turbines vs Powered Attic Fan - CrawDude
Have you done the calculation to determine if you have sufficient passive attic ventilation with the area of your soffit intakes and ridge vent area? Building codes usually require a minimum ratio of 300:1, i.e., 1 sq ft of ventilation area to 300 sq ft of attic area, equally divided between area of...
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re: Paging Ronk/Crawdude... - CrawDude
[quote]Update.... So this is what my yard looked like this morning. The MSM definitely did its job on the weeds, especially the dollar weeds. The Fertilome 15-0-15 has greened up the grass. Is there anything else I can do to speed up the filling in of the brown, or only time to grow? thanks.[/quote...
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re: LSU Professor who answers lawn and garden questions - CrawDude
Plant diseases - Dr. Raj Singh [link=(https://www.lsuagcenter.com/profiles/rsingh)]LINK[/link] - he is the director of the plant diagostic center, LSU AgCenter [link=(https://www.lsuagcenter.com/portals/our_offices/departments/plant-pathology-crop-physiology/plant_disease_clinic)]LINK[/link] Weed...
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re: First time to change my oil, made a mistake. - CrawDude
[quote]I only change my filter every OTHER oil change. So every 20k. Works great. Filters better. [/quote] Serious question - would a auto manufacturer honor a warranty, or extended warranty claim engine failure or major engine repair where the owner could not show proof of change oil + oil fil...
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re: Watering new St Augustine sod - CrawDude
In S LA, daily to sloggy, week 1; every other day to sloggy, week 2; twice, to sloggy, week 3. Thereafter as needed in the absence of 1” + inch of rain per week. ...
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re: First time to change my oil, made a mistake. - CrawDude
[quote]Wipe the filter and if the wrench slips, wrap a piece of emery paper around the filter then put the wrench over it. [/quote] That emery paper tip is a good one - never heard or thought of that before. And since this thread is 3 pages long, here’s an article written by the owner of my aut...
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