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Old 06-29-2015, 11:48 AM   #181
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That's what I've had previous years... what did you spray it with?
Spray won't do anything, as it is a contact insecticide, and they are protected by being inside the leaves.

I hired an arborist, was just over $100, charged per inch diameter of the tree. They drill small holes around the trunk, inject the insecticide (I also got them to fertilize to help speed recovery), then they plug the holes with small dowels. This effectively makes the leaves poisonous to insects, which will kill any insects that eat them. This has no impact on animals that may eat the leaves or larvae. Within a couple of days all of them were dead, and the tree is starting to sprout new healthy growth.

Had one guy try and sell me on spraying insecticidal soap, don't do this, they will spray multiple times (charging you each time), and they may or may not kill the leaf miner.

The systematic insecticide is good for the year, and the fertilizer is good for two. I will likely get them to reapply the insecticide May next year to be sure they are gone.
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How do you properly select bushes/shrubs? Lets say I have an area where a 3-4ft shrub would work best.

Do you select plants that have a maturity of the max size you are looking for, or do you select say a 7-8ft shrub and trim it every year to keep it the size you want?
I always go with the maturity of that max size and buy one in the 3 to 5 gallon size rather than the 1 gallon starter size. They will still need a bit of trimming or shaping on and off but they definitely hold their shape much better and don't end up woody...too many branches and not enough leaves.
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Spray won't do anything, as it is a contact insecticide, and they are protected by being inside the leaves.

I hired an arborist, was just over $100, charged per inch diameter of the tree. They drill small holes around the trunk, inject the insecticide (I also got them to fertilize to help speed recovery), then they plug the holes with small dowels. This effectively makes the leaves poisonous to insects, which will kill any insects that eat them. This has no impact on animals that may eat the leaves or larvae. Within a couple of days all of them were dead, and the tree is starting to sprout new healthy growth.

Had one guy try and sell me on spraying insecticidal soap, don't do this, they will spray multiple times (charging you each time), and they may or may not kill the leaf miner.

The systematic insecticide is good for the year, and the fertilizer is good for two. I will likely get them to reapply the insecticide May next year to be sure they are gone.
Can you PM the name of who you used.... my tree is looking rough.
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Old 06-30-2015, 02:20 PM   #184
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We are looking to put some trees in our yard. Something that grows dense but not to big. Anyone on here ever dealt with Dakota Birch trees?
I was looking at these. Apparently, they don't do well when exposed to Chinook winds so situating them to the East of your home would be best.
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Old 07-03-2015, 12:07 AM   #185
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Can you PM the name of who you used.... my tree is looking rough.

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Anyone have any issues with sudden and growing/spreading dead spots on their lawn? I've noticed these patches showing up a few weeks ago and they seem to be getting bigger.

My lawn is in impeccable condition, so I'm pretty sure these spots are due to an external factor, not a lack of watering/fertilizer/over-seeing. I've done some raking and tons of dead grass comes right out, and did some manual aeration, and it seems that the layer of dead grass separates easily from the top soil. Any ideas if it's bugs/fungus? Best treatments/remedies?
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Old 07-04-2015, 02:25 PM   #187
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Anyone have any issues with sudden and growing/spreading dead spots on their lawn? I've noticed these patches showing up a few weeks ago and they seem to be getting bigger.

My lawn is in impeccable condition, so I'm pretty sure these spots are due to an external factor, not a lack of watering/fertilizer/over-seeing. I've done some raking and tons of dead grass comes right out, and did some manual aeration, and it seems that the layer of dead grass separates easily from the top soil. Any ideas if it's bugs/fungus? Best treatments/remedies?
Dog urine, fairy ring, lawn mushrooms?
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Old 07-04-2015, 05:03 PM   #188
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Anyone have any issues with sudden and growing/spreading dead spots on their lawn? I've noticed these patches showing up a few weeks ago and they seem to be getting bigger.

My lawn is in impeccable condition, so I'm pretty sure these spots are due to an external factor, not a lack of watering/fertilizer/over-seeing. I've done some raking and tons of dead grass comes right out, and did some manual aeration, and it seems that the layer of dead grass separates easily from the top soil. Any ideas if it's bugs/fungus? Best treatments/remedies?
Mine has been doing that, but I think it is due to finally giving up on picking dandelions and going with the Nuke it From Orbit roundup treatment. I reseeded a few weeks ago, but it didn't take. Will have to wait until fall.
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Has anyone ever rented a mini excavator? I have to dig out about a foot of soil/clay in my backyard over roughly 500 sq ft. Too much to do by hand and I would love to rent something to make my job far easier.

Any personal experience? How hard are they to operate and produce a decent result? I am repacking it with road crush so it isn't the end of the world if I dig too low but still, I would prefer not to move loads of extra gravel.
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Old 07-05-2015, 05:39 PM   #190
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Has anyone ever rented a mini excavator? I have to dig out about a foot of soil/clay in my backyard over roughly 500 sq ft. Too much to do by hand and I would love to rent something to make my job far easier.

Any personal experience? How hard are they to operate and produce a decent result? I am repacking it with road crush so it isn't the end of the world if I dig too low but still, I would prefer not to move loads of extra gravel.
If you have past experience running a skid steer then it won't be much of a issue. If you've never ran any equipment before it might be a little bit of a gong show.
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Then it may be a gong show. I have driven some large equipment but nothing with independent left and right steering like a skid steer. My only digging experience is with the toy ones in the park that I am pretty incredible with.
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Has anyone ever seen something like this? Appears to be only targeting the new growth


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Looks like sawfly to me.

Malathion (if you can get it) should do the trick.
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Has anyone ever rented a mini excavator? I have to dig out about a foot of soil/clay in my backyard over roughly 500 sq ft. Too much to do by hand and I would love to rent something to make my job far easier.

Any personal experience? How hard are they to operate and produce a decent result? I am repacking it with road crush so it isn't the end of the world if I dig too low but still, I would prefer not to move loads of extra gravel.
You can learn by watching YouTube videos, there's lots that walk you through it. 500 square feet? I'd do it with a wheel barrow and shovel. But I'm pretty macho.
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You can learn by watching YouTube videos, there's lots that walk you through it. 500 square feet? I'd do it with a wheel barrow and shovel. But I'm pretty macho.
I could do it by hand, but I have always wanted to drive one of these things and this is my biggest landscaping project.
The alternative is renting one to dig a big hole somewhere and that would probably get me in trouble.

Digging by hand is probably the appropriate plan though, but not nearly as fun.
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I could do it by hand, but I have always wanted to drive one of these things and this is my biggest landscaping project.
The alternative is renting one to dig a big hole somewhere and that would probably get me in trouble.

Digging by hand is probably the appropriate plan though, but not nearly as fun.
Well if it is easy to get in there and little risk to the rest of your yard I'd say go for it. If it's too hard, you can always fall back to the shovel. We rented a Kubota last year but hired a pro to run it. We still had a few hours left on the rental when the main work was finished. My wife was bored and watched a few YouTube videos and was out digging up the yard before I could stop her. She cleared away a nice apron around our in ground trampoline that we later filled with pea gravel. Next thing she did was use the blade to level out some spots on our driveway.

Here's her after a half hour:


And don't forget to call before you dig!

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Anyone have any issues with sudden and growing/spreading dead spots on their lawn? I've noticed these patches showing up a few weeks ago and they seem to be getting bigger.

My lawn is in impeccable condition, so I'm pretty sure these spots are due to an external factor, not a lack of watering/fertilizer/over-seeing. I've done some raking and tons of dead grass comes right out, and did some manual aeration, and it seems that the layer of dead grass separates easily from the top soil. Any ideas if it's bugs/fungus? Best treatments/remedies?
Mine started doing this too! WTF
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Anyone have any issues with sudden and growing/spreading dead spots on their lawn? I've noticed these patches showing up a few weeks ago and they seem to be getting bigger.

My lawn is in impeccable condition, so I'm pretty sure these spots are due to an external factor, not a lack of watering/fertilizer/over-seeing. I've done some raking and tons of dead grass comes right out, and did some manual aeration, and it seems that the layer of dead grass separates easily from the top soil. Any ideas if it's bugs/fungus? Best treatments/remedies?
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Mine started doing this too! WTF
I've had the same thing starting as well. Happened last year around this time. Grass was flawless and then random patches start browning. The "brown" spots aren't fully dead and the grass is still alive there (picture looks worse than it is), but there is a good amount of dead grass now. (not leftover from spring).

I couldn't see any bugs at quick glance (cinch), but the timing leads me to think it might be as they start doing their dirty work about now in their lifecycle.

Would be nice to figure out, as grass is well watered, fertilized.

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I'd trade you guys, cause I know where the large brown patches on my lawn came from...overfertilizing during the June heat wave, resulting in massive burning. and thus sadly ends my relationship with the normally reliable Scotts Turfbuilder. I will henceforth switch to organic which is supposedly burn/stupid-proof.
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I've had spots like that appearing too. We found big ants nests at some of them, though I don't think I've ever heard of ants killing off grass.
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