Sir Saint

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St aug is a little tougher to sand level due to usual height of cut being 3" or higher, so it is a bit challenging to really make sure the sand is evenly distributed. I'd mark any low spots or divots and make sure those get the most sand, and then space out shovels full over the rest of the area and let that 4' leveling rake rip. With such a small area, I would water the sand in by hand, making sure there are no areas where the sand completely covers the blades of grass. Watering it in by hand will have a sort of natural leveling effect since gravity will pull water and extra runoff sand to lower areas (this can't be achieved via sprinkler since the water can't pool fast enough to runoff to lower areas).

You'll see videos online of people covering the entire yard to the point that it looks like a beach. This is fine for bermuda but can kill st. aug FYI.

Looks to me like carpetgrass

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I ordered from North Solar Screen and did my own last year. Was about $5k delivered and a Saturday of my time for two sections, ~25’ and another one that was ~4’.

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how sturdy is the 25'? I have a similar span on my patio and had concerns about it being flimsy etc

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Each individual has their strategies and while there are textbook approaches to maximize and optimize your portfolio (taxable or not), it doesn't mean there aren't other ways to make it happen.

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Fair enough. I don't think there's anything wrong with a few high conviction fliers in the Roth, I got a couple myself. Concentrated risk can pay off and in a Roth its sweet when it hits.

My issue with OP's portfolio is he's got a few hundred dollars each on a bunch of AI-adjacent tickers with apparently no thesis. He even mentioned these are ones that are down, which implies there might be more tickers in the mix. Spreading this thin almost guarantees lackluster returns and significantly caps upside.

still on my journey to transition from St. Aug to Bermuda in my front yard Reference post

Despite mowing at 1" twice a week and fertilizing the shite out of my yard all last summer (1/2lb N every 2 weeks), I still have a majority of st augustine. 'Muda popping through in a few places but still ~75% St. Aug. I pampered that St. Aug for years prior and now it just won't let go.

I have a hair-brained scheme to spray with quinclorac to accelerate the transition. what you think BB88 or any of my other bermuda enthusiasts ronk et. al.

ETA: also thought about verticutting or dethatching to yank up some st aug runners and give space for the bermuda to fill in. Need advice from the big dawgs

Idk anything about the trees you listed but a couple thoughts. 1 - you can’t just plant any tree in front of your home - make sure it’s a dwarf variety that won’t grow 30’ tall. 2 - I think a tree near your mailbox will look terrible; grass won’t grow under it so you’ll need to mulch around it, lawn won’t be as pretty, curb appeal will suffer (your house will be hiding behind the tree), etc. This idea is a hard no imo. 3 - what kind of tree is already on the right side? Might not be a bad idea to match that tree and plant near area C

You know I never realized how confusing the package labeling is. “Grass stopper” lol

you might have better luck finding Hi-Yield dimension (granular). I see that bag on shelves frequently and have never seen a bag of lesco dimension.

you baggin dem clippins?

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