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Brahma
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Noble Savage
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Does anyone have any good recommendations for basic carpentry tutorials? I watch a ton of youtube videos to do specific repairs but I feel like I need a better understanding of the basics in general.
Kiroy
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no just keep it damp until sprouted then watered. i'm seeding new grass similarly in a 500 sq ft-ish area and it's working just fine so far. just hard rake the ground, throw down a shit ton of seed and then light rake it so it's slightly under. once the sprouting starts I just throw more seed on the patchy spots and a few days later those start up sprouting too - maybe take twice as long and double the seed but it will work eventually
edit: i should add go get some cheap plastic statues of different animals to placed out there where the seed is growing to keep birds away, they'll fuck everything up
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Grass doesn't want to be planted deep. You just need enough dirt to keep it from blowing away basically. I'm assuming they said you need to rototill because the ground is compacted and you need to soften it up so the roots can get established? A rototiller will dig down 4 or 5 inches at least. Your soil is totally dead. I think I'd put some straw or some other mulch over your seed after you plant. It will keep the sun from drying out your soil as fast and lower the temperature so your seeds don't fry and microbes can get established and whatnot. Eventually it will provide some fertilization as well. For the record, I don't know shit about lawns, but I'm just applying what I've learned about farming which I assume applies to lawns as well.
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If you plant grass deeper than 1/8 inch or so it will rot, and not germinate. Best thing to do is rake your dirt fairly flat, and then roll it with a weighted roller before you start watering.
Brahma
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Fuckit. Have a guy coming in the morning to do the work. Let a pro get me started and I maintain. The guy came and tested the soil said its really great soil. Just compacted. Few patches of moss. He recommended the tiller to remove the rocks and grass etc...
Hate to lazy out, I just want the yard good for the summer for moms, since she isn't able to go anywhere. Me fucking up the grass would pretty much make all my work null and void with it looking like a damn dog pit as far as grass goes.
Hate to lazy out, I just want the yard good for the summer for moms, since she isn't able to go anywhere. Me fucking up the grass would pretty much make all my work null and void with it looking like a damn dog pit as far as grass goes.
Fucker
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I put in lawns for a summer in high school. You aren't lazing out. It's a pain in the ass even for young people.
Brahma
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These landscape guys. Fuck em. I did it myself. Two guys no call no shows now. Bought a 12" tiller. Picked up most rocks and clumps of grass. Cut whatever roots were sticking out the ground. Snagged grub/insect killer. Put down the fertilizer. Raked that lightly into the ground. Added some dense shade seed. Bought me a good hose and sprinkler head. Now to pray to the grass gods!
I'm done for now. Will pick up some bushes/flowers mid May. Have 40 bags of mulch in the driveway, along with some white stone. Just want to SEE the grass 1st.
I'm done for now. Will pick up some bushes/flowers mid May. Have 40 bags of mulch in the driveway, along with some white stone. Just want to SEE the grass 1st.
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Dandai
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I consider myself and amateur expert on grass and lawns. Any place that is densely shaded will come in (I'm sure that mix you got has quite a bit of rye grass in it), but it will lay over and die within a few weeks.
Keep the seed moist, but not soaked. If the ground looks dry (like the lower half of the picture) then it's too dry for the seed, but if you're getting puddles, it's too wet.
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Brahma
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Ok. So no puddles. Moist ground. So there is no hope of the grass coming in my shaded yard?
Dandai
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It'll germinate if you keep it moist and it gets SOME sunlight, but all turf grass requires at least 3-4 hours of full sun per day to thrive. If you've got areas of deep shade, the grass will come up, grow to the height that you'd want to mow it, then lay over and never stand back up again after that first mow.
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Tree roots just means that area will probably need more water - especially in times of drought. You'll just have to play it by ear to see how much more.
It'll be a few weeks before you have to worry about this, but the most important aspect to having a good looking, thick lawn is mowing frequency. Don't cut it too low, jack your mower up to its max height then you can drop it down slowly to your desired height. But understand that the more leaf you give it, the healthier and more resilient the plant will be. A rule of thumb is never cut off more than 1/3 of the grass' height in one mowing. For example, if it gets shaggy and grows to 5-6", mow it down to 4" one day then a day or two later mow it down to 3" (if so desired).
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I figured this was beat thread. Pretend you have a tree and it falls during an insane wind/rain storm. Falls over a fence and is in someone’s yard. Some damage to their fence but not a fence you share with them.
1. What are your obligations to cleanup the tree that has fallen?
2.What are your obligations to repair fence?
I mean like legal / actual obligation. Not “neighborly” obligation.
1. What are your obligations to cleanup the tree that has fallen?
2.What are your obligations to repair fence?
I mean like legal / actual obligation. Not “neighborly” obligation.