Landscaping/Gardening Thread.

[Madman]

Get one of these:

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/sc...-0598839p.html

And then use the Killex concentrate on your entire lawn, always works great for me.

[Chingyul]

Originally Posted by J pold

Anyone know a good arborist? I have some old tress in my yard that are in need of a good pruning.

I've used Aspen Tree Service twice.
Once to cut trees and once to prune after a branch fell on my neighbors power line!
No complaints from me.

That said, my friend contacted them and said they were rude on the phone.


As for me. The previous owner left my front yard as a "native vegetation" garden. No idea if it was ever "nice" since I bought in the winter. That said it's quite overgrown and full of weeds. So far, I'm leaning towards getting someone to raze the whole thing and sod/seed it back.
Roughly 7m x 7m.

[Hockeyguy15]

Heading to home depot to pick up some fertilizer for my lawn. I was just going to pick up some Scotts turf builder 30-0-3, unless you people in the know think something else is better?

[Fuzz]

Man, if you fertilize it, it is just going to grow and you will have to cut it. Sounds like a make work project.

[mrkajz44]

Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15

Heading to home depot to pick up some fertilizer for my lawn. I was just going to pick up some Scotts turf builder 30-0-3, unless you people in the know think something else is better?

Yup - that's the one I use. I think they call it 'lawn food' now; not sure why it changed.

[Hockeyguy15]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Man, if you fertilize it, it is just going to grow and you will have to cut it. Sounds like a make work project.

I enjoy mowing the lawn.

[Hockeyguy15]

Originally Posted by mrkajz44

Yup - that's the one I use. I think they call it 'lawn food' now; not sure why it changed.

Probably sounds more eco friendly.

[Ducay]

Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15

Heading to home depot to pick up some fertilizer for my lawn. I was just going to pick up some Scotts turf builder 30-0-3, unless you people in the know think something else is better?

The new hotness that they're all pushing is their new lines with iron for a deeper green (GreenMax, Green Explosion, etc). TurfBuilder/Lawn food, etc, is now their "basic" lineup.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Man, if you fertilize it, it is just going to grow and you will have to cut it. Sounds like a make work project.

It's a new NDP program to cut carbon emissions. They fertilize your lawn and take away your gas powered mower and replace it with a reel mower.

[CroFlames]

I'll give you my gas powered mower when you pry it from my cold dead hands.

[jeffporfirio]

How long does a lawn take to fully absorb fertilizer?
I fertilized mine last night and was planning on mowing on the weekend, but I'm thinking I might end up pulling most of it into the mower if it has not been absorbed.

[foshizzle11]

Maybe wait until Sunday to be sure, but I would water it tomorrow morning to make sure it gets dissolved/absorbed properly, evenly. We always do that and it works great. Especially before we mow after fertilizing.

[jeffporfirio]

Originally Posted by foshizzle11

Maybe wait until Sunday to be sure, but I would water it tomorrow morning to make sure it gets dissolved/absorbed properly, evenly. We always do that and it works great. Especially before we mow after fertilizing.

Thanks. I ran the sprinklers this morning and will run them again on Sunday morning.

[Roughneck]

Originally Posted by jeffporfirio

How long does a lawn take to fully absorb fertilizer?
I fertilized mine last night and was planning on mowing on the weekend, but I'm thinking I might end up pulling most of it into the mower if it has not been absorbed.

Depends on the fertilizer. It really just needs to get below the canopy

In an ideal world mowing is frequent enough that you shouldn't even be collecting clippings which helps recycle a bunch of hose nutrients from the plant anyway. Or at least the first cut after a fertilizer app if you're worried about sucking it up.

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by Komskies

Anyone used something like this before? Wondering how well they work.

http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/p...t=2,2160,40710

My lawn isn't very big, so I was thinking of getting something like this for $30 as opposed to renting a machine from home depot every year.

I have this. Maybe have about 1000 sq feet total between front and back.

It takes me about an hour to do it every 8 inches.

I'm having a hell of a time with my grass. I can't get anything to grow. I have no weeds but the grass is thin and ####ty.

I've fertilized, thatched by hand and overseeded with several different types of seed. Nothing will grow except some scruffy grass and thistle when I let it grow up.

The plugs that are coming up with the aerator are just powder. Bad soil maybe?

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

I have this. Maybe have about 1000 sq feet total between front and back.

It takes me about an hour to do it every 8 inches.

I'm having a hell of a time with my grass. I can't get anything to grow. I have no weeds but the grass is thin and ####ty.

I've fertilized, thatched by hand and overseeded with several different types of seed. Nothing will grow except some scruffy grass and thistle when I let it grow up.

The plugs that are coming up with the aerator are just powder. Bad soil maybe?

Do you have big trees in that area? Root systems of mature trees suck up a lot of moisture from the soil.

[DoubleK]

No, it's relatively new build. Honestly, the best grass is underneath the cherry tree I have in the front (east) yard.

The dirt is very fine, mostly silt I think, there is nothing to hold the moisture.

The worst parts are right around the foundation, especially in the front. The soil is so loose and it's literally just powder.

I'm probably going to make a flower bed there, but that's a problem because it will be fully shaded by the tree.

[jwslam]

Originally Posted by Komskies

Anyone used something like this before? Wondering how well they work.

http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/p...t=2,2160,40710

My lawn isn't very big, so I was thinking of getting something like this for $30 as opposed to renting a machine from home depot every year.

If anyone is looking for one, I have one I'll let go for $10 picked up NW

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Sunnyside Greenhouses turns 100 but closes...

https://globalnews.ca/news/4081515/c...edium=Facebook

I'm deeply saddened by this, but at the same time I admit we've gone to closer and more convenient other places in recent times for plants and gardening equipment.

[calf]

Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse

Sunnyside Greenhouses turns 100 but closes...

https://globalnews.ca/news/4081515/c...edium=Facebook

I'm deeply saddened by this, but at the same time I admit we've gone to closer and more convenient other places in recent times for plants and gardening equipment.

This sucks! They have been my go-to for many things yard related. I remember going many times with my dad growing up and was looking forward to doing the same with my kid. Booooo