Is it a Briggs & Stratton motor? Those are notorious for surging issues on the new Toro's and from what I've read there isn't really a solid solution.
Fertilizing my lawn for initial spring application
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Same. We had a new build and I was always worried when it would turn the least bit brown and start watering the hell out of it. Watched all my neighbors yards turn browner than a hay field for an entire summer, and come back lush with the fall rains. Watering is overrated. And ******* expensive.
I could spend $60 on a new carb or spray some carb cleaner around the carb when it starts to surge to see if there is a leak as dealer tech told you would hear the change in sound if there was a leak.
New neighbor, 2-3 months ago. Not much lawn maintenance while the house sale was in process, and new guy doesn't seem all that bothered by crabgrass. So now it's infiltrating from his lawn into mine.
OH NO!!! Some of the weed killer spray got several feet into his yard!!! What a shame!
OH NO!!! Some of the weed killer spray got several feet into his yard!!! What a shame!
New neighbor, 2-3 months ago. Not much lawn maintenance while the house sale was in process, and new guy doesn't seem all that bothered by crabgrass. So now it's infiltrating from his lawn into mine.
OH NO!!! Some of the weed killer spray got several feet into his yard!!! What a shame!
What spray do you use? I didn't have any all year but the past couple weeks it's exploded, I blame the prairie area behind our house.
Why? If it's actually prairie it should be dominated by perennials, not barnyard annuals like crabgrass.
Fair, the crabgrass might not have come from there (though none of my neighbors have it so not sure where it came from), but our prairies are inadequately managed at best. I don't think the spot behind our lot is managed whatsoever, constantly full of weeds.
Our new yard was sodded in '07, and I've never had a crabgrass problem. That is except for every August at least a little tries to get started along the curbing. It's not coming from the street. I think crabgrass seed lives in the soil indefinitely. One plant can produce in excess of 100,00 seeds.
Probably let it grow out of it. Put nitrogen on it if you want.
Second this. A good shot of quick release nitrogen to encourage top growth should help. The upcoming forecast after Monday looks good to fertilize.
Glad it's drying out a bit, now I can start cutting it a bit lower. Had my mower all the way up + 1/2 inch since May.
My yard as been as plush as has ever been at this time of the year IMO. I actually am missing my brown out that I have by now where I didn't have to mow for like a month. I paid a local lawn service to do treatments again for the first time in several years as really had issues with thistles that I could not manage anymore and they seemed to have knocked down those and the weeds pretty well. I've been mowing at 3"+ setting since I don't have time to mow it more than about every 7-10 days usually especially when it feels like it rains on days I actually have free to mow so if I mow any shorter right now would be really tough to run in mulch mode.
Menards generic weed killer - the kind you hook up to the hose
Looking to aerate and overseed. Yard is originally all Kentucky Bluegrass, considering going with a fescue to get more hardy over the entire season.
Any recommendations on type of seed to use this fall? Yard is full sun.
Any recommendations on type of seed to use this fall? Yard is full sun.
The service we use in Ames is supposed to start aeration and over seeding this week, got an email on Monday.
Hit the right rains you will grow some grass. I do it every year and some are a miss.
