Kevin125 4,772 Posted March 14, 2016 When I was a kid, I'd knock on doors and offer to pull up Dandelions by hand with a little weed puller tool. I got a penny per plant. Lots of work for a few bucks an hour. Nice. Very enterprising. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishnut 2,358 Posted March 14, 2016 When I was a kid, I'd knock on doors and offer to pull up Dandelions by hand with a little weed puller tool. I got a penny per plant. Lots of work for a few bucks an hour.I did the same thing but I mowed lawns, raked leaves, and shoveled snow when I was 11. I saved every penny I made. When I turned 12 and got my hunting licenses I gave the cash I had saved to my dad who bought my first shotgun for me. I know I know straw purchase but things were different back then and when I turned 18 we filled out a COE and I took possession of it. It taught me a valuable lesson, hard work will pay off in the end. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted March 14, 2016 Grass is gonna be 8' tall by Friday! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silence Dogood 468 Posted March 17, 2016 Good timing on Halts. When you see forsythia start to bloom - go time. Best weed puller around (you don't have to bend over):http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000DI835?keywords=weed%20hound&qid=1458222946&ref_=sr_1_3&sr=8-3 (discontinued, but would be smart to grab one) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mipafox 438 Posted March 17, 2016 Ice Age predicted for Sunday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted March 17, 2016 Good timing on Halts. When you see forsythia start to bloom - go time. Best weed puller around (you don't have to bend over): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000DI835?keywords=weed%20hound&qid=1458222946&ref_=sr_1_3&sr=8-3 (discontinued, but would be smart to grab one) Thanks for the link.Started using the Scott's free app last year. Getting a lot of compliments Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishnut 2,358 Posted March 17, 2016 The only flowers the deer don't eat at my house are dandelions. I have enough yard work to do with 3 acres and a small orchard so I leave the dandelions be and I sure as hell don't fertilize the grass, then it will grow to fast. If astroturf looked more natural I'd consider it lol. Next house will have lots of woods and a very small yard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin125 4,772 Posted March 17, 2016 Low maintenance.... however you get there.. is the way to go. If I got paid by the hour for all the crap I have to do around our house I'd never have to have a real job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mipafox 438 Posted March 17, 2016 When I was a kid, I'd knock on doors and offer to pull up Dandelions by hand with a little weed puller tool. I got a penny per plant. Lots of work for a few bucks an hour. I pulled my weed yesterday. To Windy City Chicks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scorpio64 5,163 Posted March 17, 2016 Get your spring fertilizer and per-emergent crabgrass control down asap. The best time to put crabgrass control down is just before Forsythia bloom. I also highly recommend lime. It's cheap and it helps your lawn not have to work as hard to pull what it needs from the soil. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mipafox 438 Posted March 17, 2016 If I killed my crabgrass I'd be looking at dirt all summer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted March 17, 2016 Get your spring fertilizer and per-emergent crabgrass control down asap. The best time to put crabgrass control down is just before Forsythia bloom. I also highly recommend lime. It's cheap and it helps your lawn not have to work as hard to pull what it needs from the soil. Lime is cheap . Very cheap. I do have a ph tester for soil I purchased a few years ago. Soil by me is very acidic. Alluvial . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mipafox 438 Posted March 17, 2016 Lime is cheap . Very cheap. I do have a ph tester for soil I purchased a few years ago. Soil by me is very acidic. Alluvial . Are you a rock head? Alluvial deposits is not stuff they teach in High School. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishnut 2,358 Posted March 17, 2016 Are you a rock head? Alluvial deposits is not stuff they teach in High School.uumm yeah it is, that's where I learned about geology and petrology. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted March 17, 2016 Are you a rock head? Alluvial deposits is not stuff they teach in High School.onion Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mipafox 438 Posted March 17, 2016 OK, maybe I slept through it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted March 17, 2016 For Jon B http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alluvial Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mipafox 438 Posted March 17, 2016 Newark Basin or Coastal Plain Phisiographic Province? A/S/L? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted March 17, 2016 Handy. I don't want you showing up at my house Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T Bill 649 Posted March 17, 2016 You guys are worried about spring weeds and my local forecast is calling for 3-6 inches of snow on Sunday. Somethings F'd up! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted March 17, 2016 You guys are worried about spring weeds and my local forecast is calling for 3-6 inches of snow on Sunday. Somethings F'd up!Summabitch! This is because I put the snowblower away for the season! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mipafox 438 Posted March 18, 2016 They are looking at downgrading the snow attack. Still up in the air, could be far more than 3 to 6". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted March 23, 2016 Let's get it boys! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted March 23, 2016 Unless you don't have a yard, um, my bad Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
siderman 1,138 Posted March 23, 2016 ok, in the spirit of your thread, today i put to bed 2 snoblowers and woke up 2 lawnmowers. suckers started right up too! and to top it off started cutting down a row of hedges. no grass yet..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted March 24, 2016 Fairway here bud. Possible putting green in the future Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted April 4, 2017 Yep, Let's necro post. I'm excited, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blksheep 466 Posted April 4, 2017 I did my first weedwack yesterday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted April 4, 2017 Halts going down now. Late, very very late Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites