Yard Care (2 Viewers)

[Toe]

Rubber tire mulch - yay or nay?

I've heard plusses and minuses on both, with the minuses that are consistently mentioned being environmental. I want to know if it's going to stink more than year one, or give me cancer if I'm surrounded by rubber mulch on my patio.

We did try it on one of our front trees....3 small bags. It looks great and you cannot even tell it's rubber. We also did a blower test and the regular mulch seemed to be lighter than rubber.

All opinions welcome!

The primary purpose of mulch is supposed to be to feed and protect your plants (including protecting the roots, which is much more important than a lot of people realize). This rubber 'mulch' and gravel 'mulch' stuff really doesn't do crap for that. In the long run they also tend to end up embedded in the dirt, which can be a pain in the ass to deal with in the future. And yeah, there's definitely some questionable chemicals released by rubber mulch.

What would you recommend for real grass that will be high traffic? Is it too late in the season to fix that.
The grass is still green and alive, the area is just a solid inch or so. which is lower than the other areas at about 3.75 inches

Are you doing a cool-season or warm-season lawn? Look for something that tolerates high traffic (might say recommended for sports fields or something) and salt tolerant (which tends to hold up better to pee). If you want to get fancy, look up what has performed well in NTEP evaluations near you: https://www.ntep.org/

 

[Frogsker30]

The primary purpose of mulch is supposed to be to feed and protect your plants (including protecting the roots, which is much more important than a lot of people realize). This rubber 'mulch' and gravel 'mulch' stuff really doesn't do crap for that. In the long run they also tend to end up embedded in the dirt, which can be a pain in the ass to deal with in the future. And yeah, there's definitely some questionable chemicals released by rubber mulch.



Are you doing a cool-season or warm-season lawn? Look for something that tolerates high traffic (might say recommended for sports fields or something) and salt tolerant (which tends to hold up better to pee). If you want to get fancy, look up what has performed well in NTEP evaluations near you: https://www.ntep.org/

Ive been eying this:

FIELDER’S CHOICE™ Elite Perennial Ryegrass Blend - Twin City Seed Company

The Twin City Seed Fielder’s Choice™ Perennial Ryegrass Seed Blend features four elite cultivars of Perennial ryegrass, 3 of which are approved by the Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance (TWCA) meaning that the blend shows exceptional drought tolerance. This blend exhibits rapid establishment...

twincityseed.com

 

[2010sarenevercoming]

Watered my yard like 6 inches worth today.

 

[HCFord1]

Watered my yard like 6 inches worth today.

I keep thinking to myself "i should probably finally turn the sprinklers on this year" and then i look at the forecast and see that it's supposed to rain 3 out of the next 5 days. I don't think I've ever made it to June without turning on the sprinklers before.

 

[Pipe Line]

Watered my yard like 6 inches worth today.

Soooooooooooooooo glad I invested in the in ground sprinklers last year and was stoked for them this year..........preciate it mother nature

 

[Pipe Line]

I keep thinking to myself "i should probably finally turn the sprinklers on this year" and then i look at the forecast and see that it's supposed to rain 3 out of the next 5 days. I don't think I've ever made it to June without turning on the sprinklers before.

Just got our water bill the other day. Cheapest one I think I've ever seen since being married. Wild

 

[Toe]

Ive been eying this:

FIELDER’S CHOICE™ Elite Perennial Ryegrass Blend - Twin City Seed Company

The Twin City Seed Fielder’s Choice™ Perennial Ryegrass Seed Blend features four elite cultivars of Perennial ryegrass, 3 of which are approved by the Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance (TWCA) meaning that the blend shows exceptional drought tolerance. This blend exhibits rapid establishment...

twincityseed.com

Probably a solid choice, assuming you live in an area where it's cool enough for perennial ryegrass. You might consider blending in some Kentucky bluegrass, as it spreads to fill in any bare patches, unlike ryegrass or fescue.

Edit: this blend is 50/50 KBG and perennial ryegrass, and they say it's a good blend for high-traffic areas:

50/50 Athletic Seed Mixture - Twin City Seed Company

TCS 50/50 ATHLETIC SEED MIX is a combination of premium Kentucky Bluegrasses and fine-textured Perennial Ryegrasses. It is designed for superior turf quality in full sun to light shade where the turf areas receive higher than normal traffic. The combination of Kentucky Bluegrasses and...

twincityseed.com

 

[Frogsker30]

Probably a solid choice, assuming you live in an area where it's cool enough for perennial ryegrass. You might consider blending in some Kentucky bluegrass, as it spreads to fill in any bare patches, unlike ryegrass or fescue.

Edit: this blend is 50/50 KBG and perennial ryegrass, and they say it's a good blend for high-traffic areas:

50/50 Athletic Seed Mixture - Twin City Seed Company

TCS 50/50 ATHLETIC SEED MIX is a combination of premium Kentucky Bluegrasses and fine-textured Perennial Ryegrasses. It is designed for superior turf quality in full sun to light shade where the turf areas receive higher than normal traffic. The combination of Kentucky Bluegrasses and...

twincityseed.com

Fwiw I’m in Omaha

 

[Toe]

Fwiw I’m in Omaha

That should be OK. See my edit above if you didn't already.

 

[Frogsker30]

That should be OK. See my edit above if you didn't already.

Thank you kind toe

 

[Dell Husker]

Best weed eater string and go

 

[Toe]

Best weed eater string and go

I use Ugly Twist. Spiral lines tend to be a bit quieter, and this one is a bi-component line where the edges are a tougher type of plastic. https://www.lowes.com/search?searchTerm=ugly+twist

Project Farm did a test on string a while back, although he didn't test the bi-component version of Ugly Twist.

 

[Toe]

If anybody needs tools, Target's got a Fiskars loppers + hedge shears + pruner set on sale for $25. I paid that price a couple months ago for a Fiskars set from Costco that didn't include the shears, and the loppers and pruner in this set is nicer than the Costco set.

Fiskars 3pc Tree & Shrub Care Set

Read reviews and buy Fiskars 3pc Tree & Shrub Care Set at Target. Choose from contactless Same Day Delivery, Drive Up and more.

www.target.com

 

[Baron Winnebago]

My cousin decided to help her husband and sprayed the dandelions in their yard with Roundup.

Good. Fuck them dandelions

 

[Toe]

There do make a couple kinds of grass seeds that are glyphosate-resistant, so that you can use glyphosate as a weed killer for the lawn...

 

[Frogsker30]

For the first time in 4 years at my house, I notice a shroom in my yard...

 

[Boondock_St_Sker]

For the first time in 4 years at my house, I notice a shroom in my yard...

Is that a good thing? I have some shrooms scattered throughout my yard

 

[Toe]

Is that a good thing? I have some shrooms scattered throughout my yard

If you see a mushroom growing in your yard, it means that you've got a mushroom growing in your yard.

 

[Boondock_St_Sker]

If you see a mushroom growing in your yard, it means that you've got a mushroom growing in your yard.

another question...I have an alley behind my property that I believe belongs to the city of Swimtown...There are weeds GALORE back there. I've tried Roundup and other things but nothing kills that shit...any suggestions?

 

[vailhusker]

another question...I have an alley behind my property that I believe belongs to the city of Swimtown...There are weeds GALORE back there. I've tried Roundup and other things but nothing kills that shit...any suggestions?

If you don't want to use the fire, I would go to the local farm store and see what they have for ground clear or vegetation control. We used to have some stuff that would nuke everything and then we would cover it with our grass clippings to keep them from coming back.