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Zane Senior Enthusiast

Zane

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So, is everyone's routine for their yard during the spring?

 

I've been battling dandelions over the past few years. Just discovered poison ivy in the woods off the yard this afternoon, too. Just mowed the lawn for the first time today. :pimp:

Carder09 Senior Enthusiast

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Same as you lol, though I found out we had poison ivy in our yard when my daughter broke out all over her face.

AgDoctor Senior Enthusiast

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Mervz,

 

I am an agronomist. You say you're having dandelion problems, so I thought I'd help you for once.

 

If you have a Tractor Supply locally you can get what you need there. You will need a sprayer to broadcast a herbicide, to successfully accomplish control. Get 24DLV and Simazine.

 

The two mixed together will work well on broadleaf weeds. The catch is you need to spray this while the grass is dormant, or prior to green up. This works well on centipede, St Augustine, and Zoysia, and also Bahai.

If you have something different PM me and I will help. Its late for this season probably in your area, but good excuse to get a cool new sprayer, and a beautiful lawn. It works well on stickers also of you have them.

 

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RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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I have been mowing for over a month

 

Mid March I always aerate (attachment to my tiller) and put down seed

Fertilize beginning of april then about every 4-6 wks to control weeds

Fall (October) I aerate again and overseed again.

 

Has been working well for years.

 

 

 

 

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TimmyG Senior Enthusiast

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On my 4th mow I have dandiloins like crazy but I just just them before they seed. I did just borrow a pluger for the yard. Oh I also have huge moles called starfaced moles that leave huge hole in my yard

 

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Black02Silverado Senior Enthusiast

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Our yard is a mess. Mostly weeds now, no grass. I just don't have a green thumb and can't seem to get a good lawn. I think the only way to get one right now is to kill it all, till it in and then put down sod. That isn't going to happen either because it is way to expensive. I'll deal with weeds. Go other things to spend money on for now. I can say this, we had a nice centipede lawn in the front yard when we moved in back in 2000, but now it is all but gone. So it is a must to take care of it, not just mow and forget it that is for sure.

 

If I ever get the money and time to get it right, I'm going to try this brand of fertilizer.


mossbum Enthusiast

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I have been mowing for over a month

 

Mid March I always aerate (attachment to my tiller) and put down seed

Fertilize beginning of april then about every 4-6 wks to control weeds

Fall (October) I aerate again and overseed again.

 

Has been working well for years.

nice turf!

Zane Senior Enthusiast

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Mervz, I am an agronomist. You say you're having dandelion problems, so I thought I'd help you for once. If you have a Tractor Supply locally you can get what you need there. You will need a sprayer to broadcast a herbicide, to successfully accomplish control. Get 24DLV and Simazine. The two mixed together will work well on broadleaf weeds. The catch is you need to spray this while the grass is dormant, or prior to green up. This works well on centipede, St Augustine, and Zoysia, and also Bahai. If you have something different PM me and I will help. Its late for this season probably in your area, but good excuse to get a cool new sprayer, and a beautiful lawn. It works well on stickers also of you have them. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Thanks! That's very useful information. Things are already green here, so I'll try this next year.

 

I have no clue what type of grass I have in my yard. :confused: I should probably look it up. I live in the Northeast and there are not many Tractor Supply stores near me.

mossbum Enthusiast

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Thanks! That's very useful information. Things are already green here, so I'll try this next year.

 

I have no clue what type of grass I have in my yard. :confused: I should probably look it up. I live in the Northeast and there are not many Tractor Supply stores near me.

 

Orscheln might also have what you need if a TSC is unavailable.
Z71-K9 Enthusiast

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Highly recommend Jerry Baker's book on lawns. Home remedies that really work. Has a yearly plan on what you need to do when.

Mckenzie Senior Enthusiast

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Mervz, I am an agronomist. You say you're having dandelion problems, so I thought I'd help you for once. If you have a Tractor Supply locally you can get what you need there. You will need a sprayer to broadcast a herbicide, to successfully accomplish control. Get 24DLV and Simazine. The two mixed together will work well on broadleaf weeds. The catch is you need to spray this while the grass is dormant, or prior to green up. This works well on centipede, St Augustine, and Zoysia, and also Bahai. If you have something different PM me and I will help. Its late for this season probably in your area, but good excuse to get a cool new sprayer, and a beautiful lawn. It works well on stickers also of you have them. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Man thats awesome! Where did you get your degree from?
brantjs Enthusiast

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So far my routine this spring is that I've bought $200 worth of roundup concentrate. I plan to kill as many of my weeds as possible (supposed to be good for ~31200 sqft mixed as recommended), and I've contracted someone to bulldoze my entire lot and regrade it in a couple weeks. I've also made arrangements with someone else to grind my 37 stumps prior to the grading. I haven't completely settled on what I'll reseed with when it's done. I'm leaning strongly toward Bermuda since fescue (which is also predominant in this area) seems to go brown during the summer heat and I'm on city water so I'm not putting irrigation in. Either way, it's likely I won't have to mow until the end of the summer! :thumbs: If I do Bermuda, it's not advised to overseed until the 2nd winter, then I'll start overseeding with annual rye for winters. Unfortunately, that means next spring I'll be fighting weeds until the Bermuda comes in.

Black02Silverado Senior Enthusiast

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Highly recommend Jerry Baker's book on lawns. Home remedies that really work. Has a yearly plan on what you need to do when.

 

 

Jerry has some really good home remedies for sure. I know of several people that follow his ideas and have great looking lawns.

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