T-Jon

I didn’t see any results from liquid aeration.

Wait until your grass is actively growing to sand level.

Looks interesting. What site(s) do you use to select the firms you apply to?

My soil tests recommend 16-4-8 with 3 spring/summer applications

If I had to buy long options on one of those stocks with a far out expiry, I would pick NVDA and buy way out of the money calls with a 6 month expiry, then stagger selling them depending on how they do over 5 months or so. Time (theta) will not be your friend.

Buy QQQi. Gives you exposure to selling calls on the stocks you listed, and it won’t expire worthless.

Did the dead leaves fall off the tree, or did they stay? Typically if they fall off, the tree is still alive. They are most likely fine, as others have said. Give them some time.

Check the wiring first if you haven’t already. You could have accidentally damaged it.

Insecticide granules spread over lawn (or liquid sprayed).

Bifenithrin is readily available, works fairly well, and lasts longer than some of the others. I like talstar xtra which also contains cypermethrin.

If you know that you specifically have grubs you might look for something with chlorantraniliprole in it, as this might be more effective on adult grubs.

Once you treat your yard, the moles will (temporarily) move to your neighbors yard. When they come back it’s probably time for another treatment.

For the armadillos, I’ve been told to throw some bubble yum in my landscaping beds to kill them. I don’t think this has been scientifically proven. I do know that impaling them with a garden rake and dumping them in the storm sewer is an effective deterrent. Hopefully they will just leave when the bugs do.

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thats crazy. stone retaining walls are all pretty much all about $12,000. Doesn't matter the situation or region of the country or type of stone.

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Haha. So, a 6” high 20’ long wall in sandy soil costs the same as a 10’ high 100’ long wall in heavy clay?

I’m transitioning from centipede to icon zoysia. I laid 2 pallets when I built an outdoor kitchen and have used the established sod to plug the remaining backyard and front yard. It’s gradually working, and definitely a superior grass, but I should have bit the bullet and sodded the entire yard with zoysia (19 pallets or so). This would have allowed me to fix the soil quality and improve the drainage. Now I’m stuck with a 5 to 6 year lawn restoration project.


I’ve also plugged and seeded Bermuda temporarily in areas that I’ve top dressed (zoysia spreads too slowly) then used Fusillade and recognition mixed to kill the Bermuda once the zoysia takes over.

Zoysia was definitely the right choice for me because it grows better in shady areas, chokes out the weeds, handles foot traffic, and resists the prevalent fungal diseases/mole crickets that screw my lawn up.

Tree planting time depends on your location. When was Arbor Day in your town? That’s usually a good indicator. But, the answer is yes. Do it now.

I wouldn’t plant a maple within 20’ or more of your house. I know some people plant crepe myrtles closer than that