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EAB
Citizen
Username: Elizabethann
Post Number: 79
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 1:14 pm: | 
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We are in need of lawn maintenance. Any recommendations for help? Does it have to be regular or can it be occasional (like vacation or being overworked)? We've always done it ourselves. I also can't seem to fix a few problem areas. Thanks! |
Pdg
Citizen
Username: Pdg
Post Number: 1076
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 1:33 pm: |
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Any specific problems?
In general:
-Lime in the Fall and Spring
-Crabgrass preemergent control when the forsythia bloom
-Fertilizer (preferably an organic, slow-release non-burning one like Miloganite)
-Spot weed-killer on those nasty dandelions (or broadcast general broad-leaf weed killer if you must)
- Mow the lawn weekly and leave it a bit on the high side (taller grass = fewer weeds)
- Mulch your clippings instead of bagging them (i.e., use a mulching lawnmower)
- water deeply and less often
- I'd recommned using a product called Aerify along with a product called "Soil Activiator"
- apply Milky Spore each spring after temps are over 75 degrees, again in August, and again in the Fall to drastically and naturally reduce grubs in your lawn
- curse at the millions of tiny trees that pop out all over your lawn in July (and pull them every day - pay the kids to pull them, I give a penny a weed)
Um, that's it. Is that too high-maintenance? |
Bob K
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 12239
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 1:58 pm: |
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Speaking of weeds. 
We have some that are driving me crazy. Characteristics are as follows:
1. Light yellowish green color
2. Grow at least twice as fast as the grass in hot weather
3. Are pretty fine leafed and seem to have two or three blades
4. Have a small bulb at the base for a root.
5. Seem to be spreading.
6. Resistant to Weed-Be-Gone and similar products.
Any ideas on what they are and how to get rid of them, preferably with a nasty chemical instead of pulling them out by hand? |
Pdg
Citizen
Username: Pdg
Post Number: 1078
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 3:20 pm: |
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I got the following info from the News-Record this year. They might have an idea of the weed that is bothering you. Good luck!
Rutgers Master Gardeners of Essex County -(973) 228-2210
Office hours are
M-F, 10am until 2pm
Master Gardenrs are Rutgers-trained volunteers who support our programs in Essex
County, they are experienced home gardners who can provide you with
practical recommendations to care for your lawn. They also have access to
a library of Rutgers Fact Sheets that provide lawn care and home
gardening recommendations and can mail you these publications.
Master Gardeners can sell you a Rutgers Soil Test Kit ($10 if you pick
the kit up, $12 if they mail it to you.)
The Master Gardener office is located at
(approximately 1/2 mile west of Eisenhower Parkway and just past the new
Essex County Environmental Center.
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