CowboyTaco
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Tow it to Toyota for the frame recall. Replace the leaf springs and that takes care of 90%+ that I see from the pics. How's the engine?
The Home Improvement Thread
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Wow that's way worse than I was thinking it was. Clapped out for sure!yep. I went out and grabbed a few pics while I was outside working earlier. Looks like a scene from the titanic
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balakay
BabyMax
Did some yard work today. 5 of the 6 Gulf Stream Nandinas we put in the front of the house are doing good. The last one I think is too far gone. 5 out of 6 is more than I thought I'd successfully keep alive though so that's nice. My front yard is finally almost all grass except a few small spots that still have some clover. My problem is I have a couple of bald spots that I just can't get any grass to grow in. My only guess is that it's because they're low spots and hold water for a while after a rain. What's the best thing to do to level the spots out? I know my neighbor used sand to level out his yard but he already had full grass and was just leveling it all out the same, not filling in low spots. it looks like in the deepest spots, I'll need about 2" of material to get it up level. Can I use sand or should I use some kind of top soil?
Silverback
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At my old place when they put in the yard it was super wet and when they walked on it to lay the sod it was fucked.. just tons of high and low spots all over from foot prints. I just got some topsoil and spread it and let the sprinklers and rain level it out. Took a few months but it came out level and the grass looked great.
Oswego
n00b
Ive seen a ton of pro's using sand on youtube when I was researching mine, but they didn't have 2" difference in grade. Thats pretty significant.
I know the videos I watched they would do a little bit every so often as to not choke out and kill the existing grass when they had bad grade issues.
My yard flooded last night and Ive got a 3-4* grade so it was dumping buckets and I lost a good bit of top soil to erosion
I know the videos I watched they would do a little bit every so often as to not choke out and kill the existing grass when they had bad grade issues.
My yard flooded last night and Ive got a 3-4* grade so it was dumping buckets and I lost a good bit of top soil to erosion
PSU Taco85
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I just finished grading some low spots on my back lawn. They were areas that had settled over time. I use some topsoil I had laying around. Will have to rake out some of the finer stones and plant some seed this week. There are more areas I need to fix but this was the major offenders. Never heard of using sand, but I was also short about 1-2” of soil.
Oswego
n00b
You kinda missed the boat with seed. Might take, but doubtful it will fill in great unless you water it all the time. Needed to seed about 40-50 days ago and even that's not optimal to do in spring. if you wait till fall it's got the best chances to thrive. Thats when I'm doing the rest of mine. Even the second patch I seeded a few weeks ago is not doing nearly as well as the first patch I seeded 40+ days ago right after what was supposed to be our last frost. And I'm watering it a few times each day. Just don't want you to have high expectations or put in all that work watering and seeding when summer drought is not friendly to new short grass roots. About 2-3 weeks ago I started doing deep waterings to promote long deep root growth so the stuff doesn't burn come summer
every pro Ive watched on the tube uses sand - no idea why but all of them have golf course looking yards so they must know their stuff
every pro Ive watched on the tube uses sand - no idea why but all of them have golf course looking yards so they must know their stuff
PSU Taco85
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yeah unfortunately I didn't time seeding very well, but had to fill these holes in, felt like a motocross track trying to mow the grass
I seeded last night and have been watering through the day which I'll continue to do for a week or so. I'm not expecting great results but even if I get some seeds sprouting it beats the dirt getting washed away. I will probably reseed the whole yard next year. That video looks interesting, I picked up a 50 lb bag of play sand the other day to experiment on the smaller holes I have around the yard.
Oswego
n00b
and made in the USA!
If you saw my first fill in spot compared to the other one a few yards away that was a couple week later the difference is staggering so I stopped seeding till fall. Also about to stop watering that second patch because I don't think it will make it through summer so why not cut my losses now and stop wasting time and resources on it.
if you are working from home still - try 2-3 light waterings per day at first then progress to longer and fewer waterings so the roots push down to develop deeper - will increase your chances of it living w/o you watering it all the time when summer hits hard
if I have time tonight Ill post some before/after pics. Think I'm on day 50 for one spot and 40 something for the other.
yeah unfortunately I didn't time seeding very well, but had to fill these holes in, felt like a motocross track trying to mow the grass
If you saw my first fill in spot compared to the other one a few yards away that was a couple week later the difference is staggering so I stopped seeding till fall. Also about to stop watering that second patch because I don't think it will make it through summer so why not cut my losses now and stop wasting time and resources on it.
if you are working from home still - try 2-3 light waterings per day at first then progress to longer and fewer waterings so the roots push down to develop deeper - will increase your chances of it living w/o you watering it all the time when summer hits hard
if I have time tonight Ill post some before/after pics. Think I'm on day 50 for one spot and 40 something for the other.
PSU Taco85
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I did see the pics, looked like a golf course compared to a desert
I will try the watering, being that I'm home all the time, I've been hitting it early in the morning, then right after lunch, then around dinner time. Time will tell but even if I get a few blades I'll be happy.
Oswego
n00b
thats where I was at as well.
I think the pros use sand because the blades of grass grow through it from the bottom. Ive seen that work in some areas in my yard that I just had extra sand from when I planted my bushes. The other spots where I used road base - ain't nothing growing in that chemical filled compacted crap
I think the pros use sand because the blades of grass grow through it from the bottom. Ive seen that work in some areas in my yard that I just had extra sand from when I planted my bushes. The other spots where I used road base - ain't nothing growing in that chemical filled compacted crap
Oswego
n00b
Here's the bed Ive never shown that I planted a couple weeks later as of ten min ago
and the good bed. both have similar shade/sun/soil. same seed and same watering schedules. Only difference is time. weeds took over the new bed super fast. my guess is they were already going by the time I tilled. Other older bed I may have caught early enough so they never took root before the grass. only weeds I got there is in the middle where my hand throwing of the seed from the perimeter failed.
and the good bed. both have similar shade/sun/soil. same seed and same watering schedules. Only difference is time. weeds took over the new bed super fast. my guess is they were already going by the time I tilled. Other older bed I may have caught early enough so they never took root before the grass. only weeds I got there is in the middle where my hand throwing of the seed from the perimeter failed.
PSU Taco85
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they look pretty decent. Here’s my 4 patches as of yesterday. I planted the seeds Sunday night.
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Oswego
n00b
if you put some dry peat moss on top it will help keep it wet throughout the day and will still allow the grass to grow. It's supposed to be better than hay. You prob get allot of sun so it may help.
How to Protect Grass Seedlings With Peat Moss
I didn't do it but I also made a ton of other mistakes seeding. I'm very lucky I got some of the good results I did because I did just about everything wrong
How to Protect Grass Seedlings With Peat Moss
I didn't do it but I also made a ton of other mistakes seeding. I'm very lucky I got some of the good results I did because I did just about everything wrong
tex
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I am collecting materials to make a deer stand that will be 12x8. You need more than 8x8.