Yard Care

[2010sarenevercomingback]

Rain last night started making some green pop through in everyone's brown grass around here in Omaha. Debating between doing a pre-emergent vs. some overseeding this spring - yard is pretty good, but has thin spots in places, plus the kids run the back yard ragged. Did some overseeding last fall which definitely helped, but still have some gaps.

Every year the yard looks good early, then the crabgrass takes major advantage of those thin spots when we hit the dog days of summer and takes out some more of the good grass in those areas. Been fighting a back and forth for a few years with some progress.

 

[huskin1]

My yard is a chocolate mess from getting a new septic system put in. Not looking forward to getting it going again having two dogs after I finally had it thick and doing well. Not only that, but I'll have to get the sprinklers in the backyard redone, I better get on it lol.

 

[Scott Hall]

Following up on this, Didn’t do much to end the year last year.

Going to start the grass pad program this year, when should I put down first application of their program? Based on their timeline it thinking end of this month early April.

Lawn is not in great shape, I don’t think it’s ever had a fertilizing program and this is my first time doing it myself. Do have a decent among of crabgrass I need to get under control and I want the lawn in general to be thicker and healthier but I am a novice at this stuff

Crabgrass will germinate after soil at 4inches depth is 55 for 3-4 consecutive days. It’s in the 39-53 range right now around Nebraska according to cropwatch.UNL.edu/soil-temperature

I use a service and they put down fert last week. Haven’t done their pre-emergent yet. It’s a bit too early for that.

 

[Scott Hall]

Rain last night started making some green pop through in everyone's brown grass around here in Omaha. Debating between doing a pre-emergent vs. some overseeding this spring - yard is pretty good, but has thin spots in places, plus the kids run the back yard ragged. Did some overseeding last fall which definitely helped, but still have some gaps.

Every year the yard looks good early, then the crabgrass takes major advantage of those thin spots when we hit the dog days of summer and takes out some more of the good grass in those areas. Been fighting a back and forth for a few years with some progress.

Do the preemergent and fight back on that crab grass

I got a new patio last year that resulted in a ton of my yard getting dug up. They put the grass back but there a large amounts of bare spots. I mixed 2 cups seed to one gallon peat moss with a little water and threw it on the bare spots. It worked extremely well.

 

[Dr.DrakeRamoray]

Crabgrass will germinate after soil at 4inches depth is 55 for 3-4 consecutive days. It’s in the 39-53 range right now around Nebraska according to cropwatch.UNL.edu/soil-temperature

I use a service and they put down fert last week. Haven’t done their pre-emergent yet. It’s a bit too early for that.

Thanks,

I plan on using the grass pad program. Went in and talked to them and they recommended putting preemergent down last weekend of the month. Then just following the program from there and spot treat/supplement as necessary.