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Grex > Nature > #22: The Lawn Care Diary of "Doctor Straight" |  |
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remmers
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response 138 of 172:
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Jul 2 21:44 UTC 1997 |
By the way, I have it on good authority that certain people have
formed the impression that I use pesticides and herbicides
extensively. This is not true -- I recognize the hazards to the
environment and use them quite sparingly. If the weeds aren't
too bad in a given year, I won't use them at all. If things
are getting out of hand, I use a little. I try to limit my use
to a maximum of once a year, and as I said I'll skip years when
things aren't getting out of hand.
My usage sounds not unlike Rane's, actually.
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valerie
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response 139 of 172:
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Jul 2 22:01 UTC 1997 |
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rcurl
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response 140 of 172:
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Jul 3 05:35 UTC 1997 |
The impression might be conveyed by a seeming great interest in Lawn Care.
I tolerate the stuff, but would prefer alternatives, such as a real meadow.
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arabella
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response 141 of 172:
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Jul 3 06:54 UTC 1997 |
I got some of that Eco-Lawn seed mixture recently. I'm thinking
of seeding a couple of bare patches in the backyard (bare because
we left cut sod from building the new veggie beds there too long --
like for about 6 weeks...) with this stuff, and seeing how I like
it before putting it over the whole front lawn (projected for this
fall).
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n8nxf
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response 142 of 172:
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Jul 3 12:20 UTC 1997 |
Every five years or so I trim the sod that grows onto the sidewalk with
my spade. I found that these trimming make *great* sod to patch barren
spots in the yard. I just lay them in the bare spot, soak them with water
and walk on them, while soaking wet, to make sure they are in intimate
contact with the barren soil. Doing this is important as otherwise the
sod will dry out easier.
Ants and centipedes can be a health hazard? How so?
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rcurl
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response 143 of 172:
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Jul 3 16:07 UTC 1997 |
They bite.
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n8nxf
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response 144 of 172:
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Jul 3 18:18 UTC 1997 |
Centipedes bite? OK. So do dogs, cats, mice, hamsters, some large
carnivores pet fish, snakes, spiders, etc.
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e4808mc
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response 145 of 172:
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Jul 3 18:47 UTC 1997 |
Oh, you mean the Nashunal Zoo?
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md
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response 146 of 172:
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Jul 3 22:25 UTC 1997 |
All I know is the guys come and spray some stuff and leave little signs
warning people not to even go near the grass, much less walk on it, and
it's green and lush all summer long, and I give lots of money to the
various "green" people when they come around.
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rcurl
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response 147 of 172:
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Jul 4 18:03 UTC 1997 |
We don't keep any indoor animals that bite loose. Ants and centipedes
would be OK if they agreed not to bite, or stayed in their cages. Our
spiders don't bite, so we don't do anything about them.
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remmers
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response 148 of 172:
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Jul 4 18:25 UTC 1997 |
Re #144: Also professional boxers.
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n8nxf
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response 149 of 172:
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Jul 4 19:03 UTC 1997 |
ROTFL!!
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rcurl
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response 150 of 172:
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Jul 5 18:08 UTC 1997 |
We don't keep those.
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valerie
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response 151 of 172:
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Jul 6 19:14 UTC 1997 |
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rcurl
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response 152 of 172:
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Jul 7 05:03 UTC 1997 |
Sure - but the curator is away at camp for two weeks.
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valerie
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response 153 of 172:
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Jul 8 03:26 UTC 1997 |
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remmers
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response 154 of 172:
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May 5 16:49 UTC 1998 |
Spring is here with a vengeance, so it's time to revive this item.
Haven't done much to the lawn yet this year, except to mow it once
or twice. Everything's growing at a great rate, including the weeds.
Dandelions have made substantial inroads, so I'm afraid I'll have
to zap 'em with weed&feed. In general I don't like to use herbicides,
but one application every couple of years seems to keep things well
enough under control.
The dandelions are having a field day all over town. I blame El Nino.
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scott
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response 155 of 172:
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May 5 23:09 UTC 1998 |
I've already mowed 3 times. And I'll have to do something about the
dandelions, next year.
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remmers
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response 156 of 172:
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May 19 14:24 UTC 1998 |
Gave the lawn the weed & feed treatment. The weeds are under
reasonable control. No more herbicide treatement is planned
for the rest of the season. The grass is growing at such a
rate that I have to mow it every three days just to keep up.
Because of the early fertilization, I'm postpoing the Grandma
Putt treatment for a bit. Plan to do it at the end of May.
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remmers
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response 157 of 172:
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May 25 10:47 UTC 1998 |
Hm, here it is Memorial Day. If the weather stays dry today, I'll
mow the lawn, do the Grandma Putt treatment, and throw on a little
Milorganite for good measure.
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mary
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response 158 of 172:
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May 25 11:25 UTC 1998 |
Oh, great. Our very own chunk of radioactive intoxicated
green space. ;-)
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remmers
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response 159 of 172:
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May 25 20:25 UTC 1998 |
Hey, if one bag spread out over the entire lawn is going to cause
a radioactivity problem, then I pity the poor folks who work at
Franks. They've got bags and bags of Milorganite piled high and
deep there...
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remmers
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response 160 of 172:
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May 31 01:37 UTC 1998 |
Well the lawn has been Milorganited -- it required two bags, not
one -- and given the Grandma Putt Spring Lawn Tonic as well. The
exact recipe was given earlier in this item, but in brief, the
lawn tonic consists of ammonia, beer, listerine, epsom salts, and
dish soap mixed together and applied to the lawn with a hose-end
sprayer. Yummy!
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remmers
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response 161 of 172:
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Apr 18 12:44 UTC 1999 |
The 1999 lawn care season has begun. Time to revive this item.
Only thing I've done so far this season is apply some fertilizer
containing crabgrass preventer. That plus all of our rain and mild
temperatures have caused the grass to green up nicely and grow like
crazy. It could really use a mowing.
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arabella
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response 162 of 172:
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Apr 23 23:25 UTC 1999 |
Our grass (and weeds) definitely need mowing, but it's way too
wet to mow, alas. We have a low spot in the yard that is acting
like a miniature swamp right now. Should dry up by tomorrow,
though, so maybe we will mow then.
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