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Its SPRING, BASTARDS! Need discuss gardens and crap.

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Wait until the 70's and the ground is soft and mushy. They do better in warm weather so no sense in getting a rush and risking a frost or cold night.
 
OK, in case anybody was wondering I got the coiled hoses, which are very nice, and those firemans style nozzles are quite good too. Only downside is our water pressure is weak for some reason so we arent really getting the output we want. Contractor is coming over next week to inspect pipes.
 
I have a large area (12'x6') of grass to replace. Dogs have basically torn it up, so I want to clean it up. Our yard is all zoysia grass, so would the best way to do that be to buy plugs ? Apparently there are 4 types of zoysia grass, so somehow I need to match up what I have with what I need.

Thanks in advance for any help that anyone can provide !!
 
I'm thinking that I'll actually have time for serious yard work/gardening this spring/summer. I'll do about 75-100 tomato plants, a few dozen squashes of various varieties, I'll plant peas next week, then about 1000 feet of rows of corn, 1/4 that in beans. Plus, my wife wants a "regular sized" garden in the back yard. Lettuce, onions, etc. Going to try to put in a big strawberry patch again (a couple hundred plants) - this time I'll kill all the grass & weeds before plowing, so I have half a fighting chance at weed control. Plus I'll put in about a dozen fruit trees (cherry, pear, peach, plum), grape vines (concord & white), and blueberry bushes, provided I have enough time.
 
meh. skipping the veggie garden this year. i have a lot of other things to do. like get 3 tons of crushed gravel for a path through the back yard, a couple trees and shit tons of flowers.

... the new patio will come next year.
 
I've got 2 things to figure out in the next month or so:
1. What type of grass seed to use for my back yard. It's about 70% weeds, 10% grass, and 20% dirt where I tore it up while moving materials for finishing my basement. I think I just need to spray the whole back yard with weed killer and seed/straw the entire thing.

2. What type of tree(s) to plant in my front yard. It's fairly small (maybe 30x60) and I already have a Japanese Maple and Crape Myrtle near the house. I'll have to see what Costco has.
 
DrPizza said:
I'm thinking that I'll actually have time for serious yard work/gardening this spring/summer. I'll do about 75-100 tomato plants, a few dozen squashes of various varieties, I'll plant peas next week, then about 1000 feet of rows of corn, 1/4 that in beans. Plus, my wife wants a "regular sized" garden in the back yard. Lettuce, onions, etc. Going to try to put in a big strawberry patch again (a couple hundred plants) - this time I'll kill all the grass & weeds before plowing, so I have half a fighting chance at weed control. Plus I'll put in about a dozen fruit trees (cherry, pear, peach, plum), grape vines (concord & white), and blueberry bushes, provided I have enough time.
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Holy crap...thats quite a "garden". 75-100 tomato plants? My gf and I had 15 tomato plants and we were giving away what we didn't eat and what we couldn't can. They were still producing at the time of first frost and I had a ton of green tomatoes. I'm assuming you fence it in or else the goats would eat all of the plants?

P.S. Is there an official garden thread started for this season?
 
I find that the fittings break way faster than the actual hose, good thing you can replace the fitting.
 
Anyone made a patio out of paving stones? Debating on doing that or jjust having the concrete guys come buy and pour one.
 
lupi said:
Anyone made a patio out of paving stones? Debating on doing that or jjust having the concrete guys come buy and pour one.
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This is my goal for this summer. I thought of doing concrete but no matter what, it will crack down the road. Also with the stones, it kind of adds to the patio itself more than just a slab of concrete would.
 
DrPizza said:
I'm thinking that I'll actually have time for serious yard work/gardening this spring/summer. I'll do about 75-100 tomato plants, a few dozen squashes of various varieties, I'll plant peas next week, then about 1000 feet of rows of corn, 1/4 that in beans. Plus, my wife wants a "regular sized" garden in the back yard. Lettuce, onions, etc. Going to try to put in a big strawberry patch again (a couple hundred plants) - this time I'll kill all the grass & weeds before plowing, so I have half a fighting chance at weed control. Plus I'll put in about a dozen fruit trees (cherry, pear, peach, plum), grape vines (concord & white), and blueberry bushes, provided I have enough time.
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Do you know much about grass? Cuz a couple guys here have asked some general lawn questions which I cant answer.
 
I haven't even mowed the lawn yet much less anything else. The grass is pretty shaggy from the 80° weather we had a few weeks ago, but now it's back into the 40s, and I have some nasty allergies or head cold going on so I don't think mowing the grass would be a good idea atm.
 
For anyone who uses the Black & Decker 18v yard tools (or power tools), I have some good news. As anyone who has bought these tools knows, after 3 years the batteries are pretty much dead after 5 minutes of use.

I called a local battery store, Batteries Plus, and they refurb the B&D 18v batteries, upgrading them from the 1.5a NaCD batteries to 2.1a NiMH, as well as warrantying them for a year for $42 each.

I'm on my 4th year of using the B&D yard tools, and rather than toss the entire set due to dead batteries, this allows me to re-use what I have and not toss anything. The combo set sells for $200 on Amazon, so this seems like a good deal for anyone using Black and Derty equipment.
 
IcePickFreak said:
I haven't even mowed the lawn yet much less anything else. The grass is pretty shaggy from the 80° weather we had a few weeks ago, but now it's back into the 40s, and I have some nasty allergies or head cold going on so I don't think mowing the grass would be a good idea atm.
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We had the same problem in Virginia. Too hot. Too wet. Too cold. Too dry. Grass is dead.
 
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