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Dandai

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Erronius said:
Lawn derail w/o Dandai Dandai ??
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I’m personally not a fan of mulching blades. High lift blades and side discharge (or bag if you have reason to) are generally better. Mulching can cause thick build up of thatch and smother the ground (preventing water and air from getting into the soil).
 
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Corded sounds awful.
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It's not bad for a small yard. I have one mainly because a neighbor was moving so I bought it brand new for $50 on a whim, but I also I have a small yard and already own a corded trimmer. If I were starting from scratch I'd go with battery unless money is a limiting factor because in the end corded stuff is dirt cheap.

I've used gas and corded in the past, and yes you have to move the cord sometimes but usually you can establish a mowing pattern that only requires you to do so a couple times. And when I do need to move a cord I just grab it and flip it over the mower like a jump rope and then I'm back mowing within a couple seconds.

It's nice not ever having to think about battery life or gasoline levels, but if our yard was much bigger I'd 100% go battery because once the cord is long enough it is definitely a pain and gets impractical.
 
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I’m personally not a fan of mulching blades. High lift blades and side discharge (or bag if you have reason to) are generally better. Mulching can cause thick build up of thatch and smother the ground (preventing water and air from getting into the soil).
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this time i had this issue, last month was massive tstorm month, so along with massive growth and super wet grass, i had clumps of mulch that looked like cow poo.

thankfully this is when my new blower stepped up to the challenge and was able to blow/spread out the mulch poo.
 
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It's not bad for a small yard. I have one mainly because a neighbor was moving so I bought it brand new for $50 on a whim, but I also I have a small yard and already own a corded trimmer. If I were starting from scratch I'd go with battery unless money is a limiting factor because in the end corded stuff is dirt cheap.

I've used gas and corded in the past, and yes you have to move the cord sometimes but usually you can establish a mowing pattern that only requires you to do so a couple times. And when I do need to move a cord I just grab it and flip it over the mower like a jump rope and then I'm back mowing within a couple seconds.

It's nice not ever having to think about battery life or gasoline levels, but if our yard was much bigger I'd 100% go battery because once the cord is long enough it is definitely a pain and gets impractical.
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yea i did corded for a year until it choked on some super grass, i had a 100ft cord (two 50's), both 12gauge so i knew not to undersize the cable and that was the limit of the property to the outlet, the far end of the sidewalk strip.
 
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Another dumbass question. I have this giant Boulder in the back corner of my yard. Around the entire Boulder those giant stalks with the purple berries start growing every year and they're out of control. I dig them up at the root and still they will not stop coming back. Last year I dug like a 3 foot trench and Dug out the most massive fucking root system I've ever seen. It was insane. But back in full swing this year. Any way to combat this? It seems the roots actually go under the boulder
 
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Noodleface said:
Another dumbass question. I have this giant Boulder in the back corner of my yard. Around the entire Boulder those giant stalks with the purple berries start growing every year and they're out of control. I dig them up at the root and still they will not stop coming back. Last year I dug like a 3 foot trench and Dug out the most massive fucking root system I've ever seen. It was insane. But back in full swing this year. Any way to combat this? It seems the roots actually go under the boulder
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Seems like you need some chemical treatment regularly. Also maybe putting some gravel around the boulder could help isolate it?
 
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I've tossed down round up in the area. Really doused it. Seems impervious. If there's something stronger maybe. I might throw down landscaping fabric and mulch over it but worried it's gonna break through. Not even sure what this plant is called. The root I dug up was seriously like a tree trunk size. I thought I got the brain but I didn't
 
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Another dumbass question. I have this giant Boulder in the back corner of my yard. Around the entire Boulder those giant stalks with the purple berries start growing every year and they're out of control. I dig them up at the root and still they will not stop coming back. Last year I dug like a 3 foot trench and Dug out the most massive fucking root system I've ever seen. It was insane. But back in full swing this year. Any way to combat this? It seems the roots actually go under the boulder
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It sounds like it’s rhizomatous, in which case you’ll never completely dig out all the roots. Glyphosate will control it while it’s actively growing.

For rhizomes, glyphosate is much more effective and permanent when applied 2-3 weeks prior to seasonal dormancy (when they deliver nutrients to their roots/tubers for storage).
 
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Okay fam, ... feelings on putting something over tile in the bathroom... I don't want to touch my toilet basically...

It's tile... wife really wants a new vanity...but it's an odd size 58inch so... anything we get outside custom will not just fit what's there now.
 
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I looked up and it's pokeweed
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I was going to say, if it was white-barked and like a bush, might be elderberry. But it remains overwinter and will get more growth.

If the stalks are purple, often hollow and kind of white inside? Comes up in different places each year? Yeah, it's that shit. Used to get this around our animal pens. I don't remember it being an issue per se. Just learn to recognize it when it comes up each year and knock that shit down. I remember it being hard to take down with a weedeater (string) once its grown, but easy with a hoe/weed-blade etc. Mow it, whatever.

My guess is a bunch of asshole birds sit on that rock and shit out the seeds. LOL. You will probably see massive purply bird-shits on that boulder at some point in the year.

According to Google, it's a perennial, which I didn't know because we always tore ours out and I don't remember it being that hard to kill off. Or that it would keep coming back year after year. If chemicals aren't working for you (Google says they should), might want to just keep that spot perma-tilled so it simply can't keep growing back. Eventually it will just not be able to keep coming back from the roots.

But if that boulder is a giant shit magnet? Good luck, LOL
 
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Know what would take care of it? Regular application of diesel. People don't like putting fuel on the ground, so that's unpopular. Do a year long application of diesel, then put landscape fabric with the strongest version of round up you can find, and cover that with gravel or mulch.
 
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I spilled transmission fluid and it's made a dead spot for about 9 months so far
 
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Understood.

Cleared out all the brush for the shed. Our fence line was a mess of thorns, poison ivy, Oriental whatever the fuck, and small trees. Took me two full days but goddamn it felt good. Haven't got poison ivy yet on my body. Tonight could be a different story...
 
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Understood.

Cleared out all the brush for the shed. Our fence line was a mess of thorns, poison ivy, Oriental whatever the fuck, and small trees. Took me two full days but goddamn it felt good. Haven't got poison ivy yet on my body. Tonight could be a different story...
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Goodluck...
 
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Any recommendations for patching "chunks" of concrete? We have a front porch with the propane tank underneath it, which isn't used anymore. Nothing directly supports the concrete's middle, so it changes shape with the temperature and the bowing is pronounced in the summer. You can see water pooling on the steps. It has developed a quarter inch crack over the years that I've been patching with concrete but each summer->winter, it manages to squeeze a lot of the repairs out of the crack.

Is there a better way to do this outside of just replacing the porch? If not, what type of concrete should I be using the patch the crack?
 
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