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Posted on 6/15/17 at 8:44 pm
Posted on 6/15/17 at 8:44 pm
I don't know how this is going down, or when, but I can tell you that I hand-sprinkled a bunch of 25-18-5 on the bermuda this week, waiting for the rain. It finally rained tonight, heavily.
I also got a generic version of flex-seal and sprayed it over the pinhole leak on the sidewall of my lawnmower tire (John Deere LT155).
Furthermore, I have a Pigweed outbreak. Today I gave it all a second coat of grass-safe herbicide, especially around the Creeping Red Fescue I seeded around the shady side of the house a couple months ago. It is doing well, by the way.
The two rose bushes my wife planted by the mailbox aren't looking so good. I bought some rose food and fed them also, the rain tonight hopefully will make them pretty again.
My ugly arse john boat in the back yard might piss off my neighbor, but his son parks his car in the front yard so zero fricks given.
Still trying to figure out what to do about the Klopeks out back. HOA pres on facebook has shown me she is unstable.
How are yall's yards doing?
I also got a generic version of flex-seal and sprayed it over the pinhole leak on the sidewall of my lawnmower tire (John Deere LT155).
Furthermore, I have a Pigweed outbreak. Today I gave it all a second coat of grass-safe herbicide, especially around the Creeping Red Fescue I seeded around the shady side of the house a couple months ago. It is doing well, by the way.
The two rose bushes my wife planted by the mailbox aren't looking so good. I bought some rose food and fed them also, the rain tonight hopefully will make them pretty again.
My ugly arse john boat in the back yard might piss off my neighbor, but his son parks his car in the front yard so zero fricks given.
Still trying to figure out what to do about the Klopeks out back. HOA pres on facebook has shown me she is unstable.
How are yall's yards doing?
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Posted on 6/15/17 at 8:57 pm to deeprig9
Just ripped up most of the plants in my front yard and planted about $1K in new shite. Will report back in 3 years when it looks like something
Posted on 6/15/17 at 9:14 pm to DawgCountry
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Just ripped up most of the plants in my front yard and planted about $1K in new shite. Will report back in 3 years when it looks like something
Front yard ... northern exposure or southern exposure?
Did you plan Azaleas, Hydrangias, and/or facsia or oak leak hydrangeas, maybe some dwarf rhododendrons or mountain laurel?
What did you rip out?
Posted on 6/15/17 at 9:33 pm to deeprig9
Front of the house faces due west.
Ripped out 12 boxwoods that were in front on my windows. All squared up over time. Looked like shite.
Replaced them with coppertone distylium up against the house. Some azaleas in front on them on one side of the door
Then mulched over some grass that was dying due to shade and added rows of Abelia Kaleidoscope, Nandina Flirt and Ice plants (this was all from a landscape plan I had done this spring)
Now I gotta start on the backyard
Ripped out 12 boxwoods that were in front on my windows. All squared up over time. Looked like shite.
Replaced them with coppertone distylium up against the house. Some azaleas in front on them on one side of the door
Then mulched over some grass that was dying due to shade and added rows of Abelia Kaleidoscope, Nandina Flirt and Ice plants (this was all from a landscape plan I had done this spring)
Now I gotta start on the backyard
Posted on 6/15/17 at 9:40 pm to DawgCountry
That was only $1k?
Boxwoods, you hated because they were too big to cut back, or you just hated them?
Boxwoods, you hated because they were too big to cut back, or you just hated them?
Posted on 6/15/17 at 10:07 pm to deeprig9
I've been fighting centipede decline in my front yard and added 20 lbs of sulfur to bring down my ph. Also need to keep amending the soil but there are parts that just struggle.
Funny thing happened. My back yard was spotty at best and after we had some trees taken down the centipede went crazy. Like Kudzu crazy. The shite is climbing into the bushes. I never fertilize or water it either...and the soil is hard red clay. It's doing way better than the front - and both get plenty of sun.
I'm going to send some soil to the Clemson extension to see what the makeup is. After that I'll be in business.
Funny thing happened. My back yard was spotty at best and after we had some trees taken down the centipede went crazy. Like Kudzu crazy. The shite is climbing into the bushes. I never fertilize or water it either...and the soil is hard red clay. It's doing way better than the front - and both get plenty of sun.
I'm going to send some soil to the Clemson extension to see what the makeup is. After that I'll be in business.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 5:44 am to deeprig9
Too big and I couldn't reshape them much. And we wanted to add some color. Everything was green up front
Posted on 6/16/17 at 10:30 am to deeprig9
Backyard is a construction zone. Adding a bedroom because I can't stop making babies.
Front yard is a fukin mess due to kids toys that can't be in the back.
I am a bad neighbor this summer. But once this shite is done imma gonna perty up my yard.
Good luck to you all.
Front yard is a fukin mess due to kids toys that can't be in the back.
I am a bad neighbor this summer. But once this shite is done imma gonna perty up my yard.
Good luck to you all.
Posted on 6/17/17 at 10:22 am to deeprig9
2 days after the rain and the fertilizer is already showing improvement on both the roses and the bermuda.
Roses went from zero blooms to 8 blooms.
Grass is thicker, greener. Starting to look real nice clark.
Flex seal not working on the tire, but holding well enough for me to mow half, pump with bicycle pump, finish.
Weeds dying as expected and affected grass seems unharmed.
In a few years I'll have this whole .5 acre lot looking like a magazine.
Roses went from zero blooms to 8 blooms.
Grass is thicker, greener. Starting to look real nice clark.
Flex seal not working on the tire, but holding well enough for me to mow half, pump with bicycle pump, finish.
Weeds dying as expected and affected grass seems unharmed.
In a few years I'll have this whole .5 acre lot looking like a magazine.
Posted on 6/17/17 at 12:01 pm to deeprig9
Cicadas screaming in SE Gwinnett. I had to turn my tv up earlier.
Posted on 6/17/17 at 3:06 pm to deeprig9
How many of your neighbors are Korean?
Posted on 6/17/17 at 3:19 pm to retooc
First part of my backyard plan is now complete. Half covered/uncovered porch built and stained. TV will be mounted tomorrow
Son included
Son included
Posted on 6/17/17 at 4:14 pm to DawgCountry
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First part of my backyard plan is now complete. Half covered/uncovered porch built and stained. TV will be mounted tomorrow
DawgCountry- 2
Deeprig- 1
Squatch- 1
retook- 1
LOMF'ers
Posted on 6/17/17 at 6:01 pm to Jefferson Dawg
Zero asians. Unfortunately.
Dawgcountry is owning, but nothing lawn related there, so im not sure we should be scored against him. It's not a porch-off.
Dawgcountry is owning, but nothing lawn related there, so im not sure we should be scored against him. It's not a porch-off.
Posted on 6/17/17 at 7:20 pm to deeprig9
But without pics, you and the others are asking voters to trust your word on how crisp and well designed your lawns are.
Meanwhile, there's lawn grass clearly visible in DawCountry pic #2. Hell, he could hang a porch fern and move up a 3 maybe 4 point lead probably.
Meanwhile, there's lawn grass clearly visible in DawCountry pic #2. Hell, he could hang a porch fern and move up a 3 maybe 4 point lead probably.
Posted on 6/17/17 at 7:25 pm to deeprig9
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Zero asians. Unfortunately.
My barber fought in the Korean War. He said one time to me, he says, if you took all the Koreans in Atlanta (most located in Gwinnett Co) and gave them their own city, it'd be the second biggest city in Georgia. Man, that's crazy.
Posted on 6/17/17 at 7:44 pm to Jefferson Dawg
It's true, and thats where the best schools are. Suwannee. But property values priced us out of Suwannee. Go look at school rankings and demographics around Suwannee. Very high, very asian.
Posted on 6/17/17 at 9:14 pm to deeprig9
SO, it's not racist and ban-worthy to talk about how race and intelligence are related?
Pleawe confirm.
Pleawe confirm.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 9:16 am to Jefferson Dawg
Late to the game, FWIW, I downsized a couple of years ago when I started having health issues, my mini farm became too much to handle... 
Front yard...
Mail box filling in nicely...
Coupla islands up front...
snapdragons and pansies played out, replanting with something new this weekend...
Backyard looked like this in February...
Backyard this a.m.... Lotta work left but coming around...
Redneck back deck....
Front yard...
Mail box filling in nicely...
Coupla islands up front...
snapdragons and pansies played out, replanting with something new this weekend...
Backyard looked like this in February...
Backyard this a.m.... Lotta work left but coming around...
Redneck back deck....
This post was edited on 6/19/17 at 9:27 am
Posted on 6/19/17 at 10:43 am to dallasga6
Very nice. Show me the top of the crepe myrtle.
I'm not anywhere close to competing with you this year....
I'm not anywhere close to competing with you this year....
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