Maxman Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I love yard work. The spring means it is time to get everything ready. Cleaned up the yard today, got rid of some remaining leaves. Cut the grass and put down fertilizer. I am way ahead of my normal schedule. But I love yard work. Who is with me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainzo Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I love yard work. The spring means it is time to get everything ready. Cleaned up the yard today, got rid of some remaining leaves. Cut the grass and put down fertilizer. I am way ahead of my normal schedule. But I love yard work. Who is with me? I hate yard work. When I was a teenager my Dad put me to work: Raking leaves, laying mulch, mowing the lawn, shoveling snow, etc. I was his bitch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetman_67 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I love having the landscapers do the yard work, so I can do productive things like post on Jetnation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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124 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Thats what illegal immigrants are for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I love yard work. The spring means it is time to get everything ready. Cleaned up the yard today, got rid of some remaining leaves. Cut the grass and put down fertilizer. I am way ahead of my normal schedule. But I love yard work. Who is with me? me 2... We put down fertilizer mid Feb. here, and have been mowing for a month already.. but today i put some more Pine Straw down and planted a few shrubs. I must saw however, I enjoyed the yard work more when I had 2 indentured servants (JGBs and little JGBs) helping me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I hate yard work and I've got an acre that needs serious attention if it ever dries up enough to work on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verde Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 If yard work is anything like spring cleaning... I have a love hare relationship with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHT STALKER Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Working on the yard is a year round thing in South Florida. It's like second nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I love it too Max. Excluding the hand thatching of the back yard yesterday which prompted multiple ibuprofen this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green DNA Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I love yard work. The spring means it is time to get everything ready. Cleaned up the yard today, got rid of some remaining leaves. Cut the grass and put down fertilizer. I am way ahead of my normal schedule. But I love yard work. Who is with me? I hate with a passion. That's why I have a gardener, I'm not doing that crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHT STALKER Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I hate with a passion. That's why I have a gardener, I'm not doing that crap. I didn't want to post that I have one too...I feel for my gardener...not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I love yardwork. Yet this year is sorta tough for me. The snow absolutely destroyed my yard. Bunch of broken bushes and trees. Even one of my favorites. Plus my metal shed collapsed from the snow so my lawnmower is trapped under sheet metal. Dont need it yet. Was going to get into it this weekend but the rain down here was terrible. I also have 40 foot of gutter on the ground from all the snow. My yard is usually one of the really nice ones but right now it has a certain foreclosure chic to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 me 2... We put down fertilizer mid Feb. here, and have been mowing for a month already.. but today i put some more Pine Straw down and planted a few shrubs. I must saw however, I enjoyed the yard work more when I had 2 indentured servants (JGBs and little JGBs) helping me. Your season is definitely longer than ours. Although all that fertilizer I put down is probably now sitting on my neighbors lawn after the rain washes it away. Her lawn should be nice and green in a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 I love it too Max. Excluding the hand thatching of the back yard yesterday which prompted multiple ibuprofen this morning. Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 I hate with a passion. That's why I have a gardener, I'm not doing that crap. Maybe if you hire a personal assistant as well you can make sure your luggage arrives with you on business trips. Then your life would be complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmoe57 Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 This winter was brutal (for us in Texas) and my palm trees are messed up badly - but the front yard is done -- mulching - fertilizer and even put some sod in some places -- just waiting for mother nature to take its course. I love yard work as well -- especially when someone compliments you on a nice yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 I love yardwork. Yet this year is sorta tough for me. The snow absolutely destroyed my yard. Bunch of broken bushes and trees. Even one of my favorites. Plus my metal shed collapsed from the snow so my lawnmower is trapped under sheet metal. Dont need it yet. Was going to get into it this weekend but the rain down here was terrible. I also have 40 foot of gutter on the ground from all the snow. My yard is usually one of the really nice ones but right now it has a certain foreclosure chic to it. This winter was rough. We lost several trees, our roof and there were more branches in the yard than I care to count. Spent the weekend cleaning it all up. Except the roof which is hopefully getting fixed (replaced) on Wed\Thurs. Until then we have a waterfall in the house. Literally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 This winter was rough. We lost several trees, our roof and there were more branches in the yard than I care to count. Spent the weekend cleaning it all up. Except the roof which is hopefully getting fixed (replaced) on Wed\Thurs. Until then we have a waterfall in the house. Literally. the thing about picking up sticks..its so damn boring. u start out aggressive, then u end up saying , 'well this one isnt too big, i will leave it'.. then when u r done, u get pissed when wife says, 'how come u left so many sticks?' u know she is right, but u still get pissed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 the thing about picking up sticks..its so damn boring. u start out aggressive, then u end up saying , 'well this one isnt too big, i will leave it'.. then when u r done, u get pissed when wife says, 'how come u left so many sticks?' u know she is right, but u still get pissed I am very anal (hey now) retentive. I pick them all up. Every last one. They bother me. They don't belong on the grass. :-P:-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 I am very anal (hey now) retentive. I pick them all up. Every last one. They bother me. They don't belong on the grass. :-P:-P ugh. i would be out there every day.. i am in deep woods and if the wind blows i see shiit falling down constantly..i usually throw the little ones in the woods and hope for rot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 I eyeball them to figure out of the mower will chew them up for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 I eyeball them to figure out of the mower will chew them up for me. i do that also then when the wife hears 'clunk, goggle, crunch', she says 'is that good for the mower?'. I say, 'no problem'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 This winter was rough. We lost several trees, our roof and there were more branches in the yard than I care to count. Spent the weekend cleaning it all up. Except the roof which is hopefully getting fixed (replaced) on Wed\Thurs. Until then we have a waterfall in the house. Literally. Yeah. Roof repairs Ughh. I was going to put the gutter up myself but noticed it has a couple nice twist and bends in it. So I have somebody come in and replace all of it. Gonna get those fancy "keep the crap out of my gutter" gutters. Any trees down here with wide branches and leaves took a beaten. Your roof problem has me beat. No leakage in mine just looks like hell. I did have a leak a year ago and finally figured out it was from a satellite dish the previous owners removed without sealing the holes. I called them and called the husband the worlds worst handyman and a retard. His wife called back and agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Yeah. Roof repairs Ughh. I was going to put the gutter up myself but noticed it has a couple nice twist and bends in it. So I have somebody come in and replace all of it. Gonna get those fancy "keep the crap out of my gutter" gutters. Any trees down here with wide branches and leaves took a beaten. Your roof problem has me beat. No leakage in mine just looks like hell. I did have a leak a year ago and finally figured out it was from a satellite dish the previous owners removed without sealing the holes. I called them and called the husband the worlds worst handyman and a retard. His wife called back and agreed. I have a old Tobacco shed i used to use for my help (before they passed those new fangled laws) on my back forty. You are welcome to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious89x Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 As some of you may know I'm a recent home owner, roughly one year into it. I'm really loving doing yard work type things and would like to have a very nice lawn. We had 10 hideous arborvitaes in front of our house and we recently chopped them down and dug out the stumps. Couldn't be happier, it really opened up my front lawn and house. Anyways, now my front lawn is more visible and my main issue is that it is patch. I plan on laying some seed down but now here is my question: At what temperature would grass seeds be damaged at? The lowest it gets here now around this time of the year is 35 degrees. Should I wait until the lows are in the 40's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 My garage needs a new roof. No tree damage, just age. I'm thinking of installing a metal roof and doing the same thing on the house when the time comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 My garage needs a new roof. No tree damage, just age. I'm thinking of installing a metal roof and doing the same thing on the house when the time comes. metal roof can look nice on a house, just make sure the ratta tat doesnt drive u nuts when it rains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 As some of you may know I'm a recent home owner, roughly one year into it. I'm really loving doing yard work type things and would like to have a very nice lawn. We had 10 hideous arborvitaes in front of our house and we recently chopped them down and dug out the stumps. Couldn't be happier, it really opened up my front lawn and house. Anyways, now my front lawn is more visible and my main issue is that it is patch. I plan on laying some seed down but now here is my question: At what temperature would grass seeds be damaged at? The lowest it gets here now around this time of the year is 35 degrees. Should I wait until the lows are in the 40's? The main thing is to not lay down seed while the ground is too wet. It'll rot. Temperature is much less of an issue. The seed will stay dormant until it's warm enough to sprout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious89x Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 The main thing is to not lay down seed while the ground is too wet. It'll rot. Temperature is much less of an issue. The seed will stay dormant until it's warm enough to sprout. I guess that means I'm not planting till, oh I don't know, July? Yay for never ending rain in the Pacific Northwest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 I guess that means I'm not planting till, oh I don't know, July? Yay for never ending rain in the Pacific Northwest. If your yard drains well, it should be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious89x Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 If your yard drains well, it should be ok. It drains ok. But I do think I will take your advice and lay the seed down when it rains less. April is pretty much rain 25 out of the 30 days of the month here. May it gets a little lighter, so I figure I will lay it down then. I mostly have laid out turf builder to feed the grass and it seems to have made previously dead grass into nice green grass. Thanks for the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 It drains ok. But I do think I will take your advice and lay the seed down when it rains less. April is pretty much rain 25 out of the 30 days of the month here. May it gets a little lighter, so I figure I will lay it down then. I mostly have laid out turf builder to feed the grass and it seems to have made previously dead grass into nice green grass. Thanks for the advice. i think the advice is dont put down while too cold and too wet. If its warm enough for gernmination then wet is good. you have to water grass for 10 days straight days usually to get a solid germination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmoe57 Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 No offence but you can ask 10 different people when to fertilize - seed - plant and all other things and get 7 different answers - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 As some of you may know I'm a recent home owner, roughly one year into it. I'm really loving doing yard work type things and would like to have a very nice lawn. We had 10 hideous arborvitaes in front of our house and we recently chopped them down and dug out the stumps. Couldn't be happier, it really opened up my front lawn and house. Anyways, now my front lawn is more visible and my main issue is that it is patch. I plan on laying some seed down but now here is my question: At what temperature would grass seeds be damaged at? The lowest it gets here now around this time of the year is 35 degrees. Should I wait until the lows are in the 40's? The best time to seed is early fall. you give it time to grow in oct and nov and the roots keep growing all winter even though its dormant. then you can treat it with chemical warfare the following spring without fear of burning it. If you seed now you have to be careful with the preemergent (crabgrass)AND post emergent (dandelions) treatments or you might burn your new grass You can seed now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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