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Misc Gardening Thread

It would be nice to find something that worked on fire ants and yellow jackets and left the other insects alone. It's a good thing I was cutting grass in the light rain this morning. I rolled right over a yellow jacket nest in the ground and otherwise I would have gotten lit up.
 
weather bubba said:
It would be nice to find something that worked on fire ants and yellow jackets and left the other insects alone. It's a good thing I was cutting grass in the light rain this morning. I rolled right over a yellow jacket nest in the ground and otherwise I would have gotten lit up.
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Just roll around with the yellow jackets till it don’t hurt no more, become immune to their venom
 
My yard is mostly shaded by large oaks, especially in the back. Once I cleared out the mess of ivy and downed trees, I planted tall fescue where I wanted grass. Its filled in nicely. The front is a different story. The front half of the yard is mostly centipede which invaded from the neighbors and is decent enough, its more of a coastal plain grass, but it grows. I had planted fescue in the back half of the front yard, it was fine at first, but weeds have taken most of it. I'm almost thinking I go bermuda in that section instead. It gets more sun then anywhere else, probably 5 or 6 hours, the soil isn't great, it spreads, and it is a warm season grass like the centipede. I just have to make a decision because its overseeding time with fescue, and I've already done the back.
 
J.C. said:
My yard is mostly shaded by large oaks, especially in the back. Once I cleared out the mess of ivy and downed trees, I planted tall fescue where I wanted grass. Its filled in nicely. The front is a different story. The front half of the yard is mostly centipede which invaded from the neighbors and is decent enough, its more of a coastal plain grass, but it grows. I had planted fescue in the back half of the front yard, it was fine at first, but weeds have taken most of it. I'm almost thinking I go bermuda in that section instead. It gets more sun then anywhere else, probably 5 or 6 hours, the soil isn't great, it spreads, and it is a warm season grass like the centipede. I just have to make a decision because its overseeding time with fescue, and I've already done the back.
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Sod or seed?
 
SD said:
Sod or seed?
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Seed. I would only go sod if I had a sprinkler system.

I just walked the front, the centipede has some empty patches in it, but it is already invading some of the area where the fescue was. I almost think I till and plant centipede seed, and also overseed with centipede where it already is. I honestly know nothing of centipede grass other than it grows linear and is a little bit more of a slow grower. It also requires water, which I'll do. I just don't have a system in place.

They say centipede is shade intolerant, but I know it is because it completely took over one area that is pretty shady, and is actually one of the thicker sections.
 
J.C. said:
Seed. I would only go sod if I had a sprinkler system.

I just walked the front, the centipede has some empty patches in it, but it is already invading some of the area where the fescue was. I almost think I till and plant centipede seed, and also overseed with centipede where it already is. I honestly know nothing of centipede grass other than it grows linear and is a little bit more of a slow grower. It also requires water, which I'll do. I just don't have a system in place.

They say centipede is shade intolerant, but I know it is because it completely took over one area that is pretty shady, and is actually one of the thicker sections.
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Centipede should be fine any seeded bermuda requires a lot of hours of sun I've learned the hard way around my fence line. Are you planning on seeding now or spring?
 
SD said:
Centipede should be fine any seeded bermuda requires a lot of hours of sun I've learned the hard way around my fence line. Are you planning on sending now or spring?
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I was going to wait until spring, at least from everything I've ready about either Bermuda or Centipede. So just the shade from your fence has prevented the Bermuda from thriving?
 
J.C. said:
I was going to wait until spring, at least from everything I've ready about either Bermuda or Centipede. So just the shade from your fence has prevented the Bermuda from thriving?
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Yeah the shade line especially on the west side is noticeably thinner than everything else
 
SD said:
Yeah the shade line especially on the west side is noticeably thinner than everything else
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As much as the Centipede has spread already, and what you said about the shade, I’m rolling with centipede. Thanks for the input!
 
I also think my soil is pretty acidic. I planted a red maple along with some Virginia pines and the maple has grown about 15 feet in five years. The pines have grown around 8 feet in four years.
 
LickWx said:
Shane could make a killing with all he knows about grass.
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I've thought about it but a true turf service is too niche. Most folks are looking for a grass mower or a service like trugreen where they do enough to look better than their neighbors but not enough to go full golf course lawn
 
SD said:
I've thought about it but a true turf service is too niche. Most folks are looking for a grass mower or a service like trugreen where they do enough to look better than their neighbors but not enough to go full golf course lawn
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I think you are in an excellent area for a niche service like that though. The folks over in Hayes Barton would be more than willing to pay for your services.
 
Chopped some leaf lettuce off last night for supper. Hoping It can produce one more time mid- late October. Gotta cut a bunch more this weekend. It's time, August 1st gamble paid off. Cabbage,Turnips, Brochleigh look great.
 
Anyone know a good source for native trees. They don’t have to be big, I’m fine with yearling airpruned trees from someone’s home. Oaks hickories preferred.
 
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So ready to plant my peas, melons, and weed s this year. 🦌 Usually eat the weed s and leave everything else al one, so I'll plant the ugly thing

I start out my apple trees in buckets, and the deer found them
 
JQPublic said:
Anyone know a good source for native trees. They don’t have to be big, I’m fine with yearling airpruned trees from someone’s home. Oaks hickories preferred.
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Most large nurseries should have some. Red oaks get planted all over the place and are available in 20-30 gallon sizes. Stay away from the "Autumn Blaze" maples aka Freeman Maples. Can't recall seeing hickory available but someone probably has it.
 
Going in the ground this weekend...green zucchini, yellow squash, and stringless green pods. Also have sunflowers and hollyhocks to attract the pollinators.
 
cyclogent said:
Going in the ground this weekend...green zucchini, yellow squash, and stringless green pods. Also have sunflowers and hollyhocks to attract the pollinators.
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Same. I tilled before the rain and may run over it again. Everything will start going down once I harden off my tomatoes.
 
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