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Good luck with the plants overnight. BTW, your lawn looks awesome.
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Originally Posted by Zoisite
The lawn really does look awesome, doesn't it.
Thanks but that was the old lawn... I did a complete renovation last August and did 4 test plots using Rye grass only.
I used seeds from Scotts, Pennington, GrandSlam (Ryan Knorr), and 5 Iron (United Seeds)
Don't let the Pennington and Scotts fool you here, its the worst. Weeds, thinning, and poor germination rates but I do love the color. 5 Iron is my favorite
Here's the 5 Iron in front and the old lawn on the right.
It's been raining here for 2 days (Charlotte NC) and very cool for late May. I LOVE this weather and always think it's my AngloSaxon DNA coming through lol. Brought a couple potted warm-loving plants (peppers, okra, basil) inside and covered a few outside overnight.
NONE of my spinach plants germinated this year. I always blamed early heat for past failures but it's been a very cool spring so who knows the reason. Bush beans also had poor germination but the vining beans (purple) are doing well. Lettuce seeds punked out too.
Tomatoes (cherry) have been producing (and eaten often) for 2 weeks, purchased those baby plants on impulse along with some sweet peppers. After having such trouble with seeds this year that was a good $5 spent.
NONE of my spinach plants germinated this year. I always blamed early heat for past failures but it's been a very cool spring so who knows the reason.
Sometimes I wonder too. Either they bolt too fast or don't grow right, odd. This spring wasn't hot so no idea why they didn't do well. Maybe its the rain and clouds for you?
Cool timelapse. I've never done that because I can see my entire garden from our living room windows and look out them 100 times a day. I love looking at birds and of course the garden.
My backyard is south-facing and that has been a "must-have" with every house we've bought in last 30 years.
Not much shade except under a young oak tree. Sun all day long except when it's a cloudy day haha, it just stopped raining here after 2.5 days of rain. So funny that immediately after rain stopped birds had to get a bath in birdbath.
Cool timelapse. I've never done that because I can see my entire garden from our living room windows and look out them 100 times a day. I love looking at birds and of course the garden.
My backyard is south-facing and that has been a "must-have" with every house we've bought in last 30 years.
Not much shade except under a young oak tree. Sun all day long except when it's a cloudy day haha, it just stopped raining here after 2.5 days of rain. So funny that immediately after rain stopped birds had to get a bath in birdbath.
I kid you not I spend so much time filling that bird bath. We have robins here that look like chickens they are so fat. They take one dip and then shake and a dip and a shake again and I have to fill it again. I do love it when the goldfinch and cardinal babies take a bath……baby splashes!
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