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Scott
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 Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 1:22 am Post subject: Lawn help |
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I have a small, fenced, townhouse backyard. The yard is in horrible
shape, although it is very green. I have lots of weeds, crabgrass,
and a few bare spots. The yard is fairly shady and has good
drainage.
It is now early December (Northern Virginia).
I do not want a perfect yard but would like to do what I can to
improve the current situation.
What are the best, fairly low maintenance, routines for clearing up a
weed infested yard. I'm guessing it has never been fertilized and I
do know there is a grub problem.
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Phisherman
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| Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 4:26 am Post subject: Re: Lawn help |
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On 5 Dec 2004 12:22:43 -0800, shw104@usa.net (Scott) wrote:
| Quote: | I have a small, fenced, townhouse backyard. The yard is in horrible
shape, although it is very green. I have lots of weeds, crabgrass,
and a few bare spots. The yard is fairly shady and has good
drainage.
It is now early December (Northern Virginia).
I do not want a perfect yard but would like to do what I can to
improve the current situation.
What are the best, fairly low maintenance, routines for clearing up a
weed infested yard. I'm guessing it has never been fertilized and I
do know there is a grub problem.
Thanks
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What is done to a lawn in fall will benefit throughout the year. Now
that has passed, it is not too late to apply a winterizer fertilizer. |
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David J Bockman
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| Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 5:30 am Post subject: Re: Lawn help |
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Hi Scott,
I'm in Fairfax. Definitely put down a nice winter feed like Espoma's Turf
Tone.
If a significant snowfall is predicted, you can overseed your lawn. The snow
will insulate the grass seed and the freeze/thaw cycles will help drive the
seed into the earth.
Dave
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| Quote: | I have a small, fenced, townhouse backyard. The yard is in horrible
shape, although it is very green. I have lots of weeds, crabgrass,
and a few bare spots. The yard is fairly shady and has good
drainage.
It is now early December (Northern Virginia).
I do not want a perfect yard but would like to do what I can to
improve the current situation.
What are the best, fairly low maintenance, routines for clearing up a
weed infested yard. I'm guessing it has never been fertilized and I
do know there is a grub problem.
Thanks |
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| Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 11:09 pm Post subject: Re: Lawn help |
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Thanks for the advice..
Does anyone know of any good online stores for ordering yard/garden
supplies?
What is the best way to spread fertiziler and weed killer in a small
yard. It seems foolish and difficult to use a large wheeled spreader.
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Phisherman
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| Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 11:40 pm Post subject: Re: Lawn help |
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On 7 Dec 2004 10:09:12 -0800, shw104@usa.net wrote:
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Thanks for the advice..
Does anyone know of any good online stores for ordering yard/garden
supplies?
What is the best way to spread fertiziler and weed killer in a small
yard. It seems foolish and difficult to use a large wheeled spreader.
Thanks
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There are small spreaders you can buy. There's the hand-held ones
too. The problem is that buying a not-so-popular spreader is you
won't be able to use the recommended settings on the bag. A 1 gallon
capacity garden sprayer does a good job for spot-treating weeds. |
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