Late Summer Fertilizer

Applied Scotts Turf Builder (15k Bag) for late summer fertilization. Revised Extension Service recommendations call for fertilization in August, September, October and December. This is the first application for the fall season.

Lawn Care Equipment

I mentioned on Supreme Central that Daughter Lara and here family are relocating from Richmond to Houston, TX. We hate to see them move but if they must, then I'm grateful for some much improved lawn care equipment which they indicate is too much trouble to move and not needed for the new house. Included are a great Husqvarna lawn tractor with a 46" cut, a blower which should make fall leaf removal a simpler task and a small trailer which I'm sure will be put to good use. I'm including pictures to show off these beauties! I'm so pleased to be using such nice equipment and I'm hopeful

that it'll lead to a better lawn. The trailer is a real nice heavy duty unit that's big enough to transport the mower if we need to or a more likely scenario, transport the antique motor cycle when it needs repairs that I'm unable to do.

Late Spring Weed and Feed

After mowing yesterday, I got up early today to catch the grass while its still wet from dew and irrigation. I applied Lesco Weed and Feed 18-2-26. There aren't that many weeds but if we can eliminate the few that we have and at the same time help the grass thicken and grow a stronger root system, the lawn will be better prepared for the hot and very likely dry summer to come.

I think we now have one of the best if not the best lawn in the neighborhood. Not a bad recovery from last years drought!

Spring Fertilizer and pre-emergent

The more I look at the lawn, the better I like the results. Today, I mowed again just to freshen things up and put down a Lesco product that's a combination pre-emergent and fertilizer. I also started up the irrigation system and set it to run early AM every other day. This should be enough given that we've had a pretty wet winter so far.

Spring Cleanup

We just got back from a nice winter trip in warmer climates. Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and New Mexico are nice places to visit during our winter months but they sure don't have any grass. I guess that's good in one sense, no mowing etc.

I can hardly believe the mess our lawn is in after the winter. It looks like we've had some winter storms while we were gone and the squirrels have been working overtime. Sticks, twigs and limbs are everywhere. I spent the whole day getting them up. I also got the yard mowed. What a difference! All the work in the fall is paying dividends. The grass is abundant and thick for the most part.

Pre-emergent

I applied pre-emergent today. This is the last our efforts for this year. I'll probably apply pre-emergent again in the spring when we return. The lawn looks so much better with lots of new grass. I have great expectations for next year.

Thanksgiving has come and gone

Boy, this was a tough fall. Leaves were abundant and the work was MASSIVE. The lawn looks better than it has in a long time. Our hopes are great but we also know the time is nearing for us to leave for the winter, probably in late December as soon as we can after Christmas. We're still running the irrigation system but the weather is getting cold so we'll turn it off in the next day or two.

The lawn got it's December feeding today with Scott's Winter Guard fertilized. I'll plan to put some pre-emergent before we leave for the winter. I've found that using a pre-emergent at least a couple of times each year really makes a difference, particularly with crab grass and lespadeza both of which are very aggressive and impossible to rid the yard of once it starts.