Official 2024 Gardening Thread

[JC-3122]

I’ll probably roll the lawn tomorrow. It’s not supposed to rain until later.

One thing about where I live, it’s very low in areas. So some areas are dryer than others, it’s hard sometimes to complete a job.

 

[SpikedLemonade]

I’ll probably roll the lawn tomorrow. It’s not supposed to rain until later.

One thing about where I live, it’s very low in areas. So some areas are dryer than others, it’s hard sometimes to complete a job.

I stopped rolling the lawn 2 decades ago.

The gurus say compressing the top layer is unhealthy for the lawn.

My lawn is not perfectly even as a result but it is healthy as fuck.

Plus we like it more for our Extreme Croquet games.

 

[SpikedLemonade]

4:15 AM and I am already watered.

NO rain as promised overnight.

 

[JC-3122]

I stopped rolling the lawn 2 decades ago.

The gurus say compressing the top layer is unhealthy for the lawn.

My lawn is not perfectly even as a result but it is healthy as fuck.

Plus we like it more for our Extreme Croquet games.

I would agree to an extent about rolling, but I also have an aerator that pulls plugs out of the grass to keep it from compressing.

Plus it hurts my freaking back when I have to cut over ruts

 

[SpikedLemonade]

I would agree to an extent about rolling, but I also have an aerator that pulls plugs out of the grass to keep it from compressing.

Plus it hurts my freaking back when I have to cut over ruts

I use a John Deere lawn tractor -- NOT a big one -- to avoid the bumps and tow behind an aerator, de-thatcher, spreader and 10 cu ft dumper when necessary.

No way can this lawn be cut by a non-riding lawn mower anymore.

It has been about 10+ years of over seeding by now and it is waaaaaaay to thick.

 

[SpikedLemonade]

Photos coming early this morning

 

[SpikedLemonade]

Tulips almost all gone…

 

[SpikedLemonade]

9 climbing roses bed…

 

[SpikedLemonade]

Front 14-rose bed…

 

[JC-3122]

Getting yard up to speed, and started mulching. Things are starting to perk up, and my wife bought some trays of flowers. We got a nice soaking of gentle rain throughout the day. I imagine you got the same.

 

[JC-3122]

We had these climbing roses, but they got a leaf blight

 

[SpikedLemonade]

We had these climbing roses, but they got a leaf blight

Those are beautiful.

How old were they there?

 

[JC-3122]

Those are beautiful.

How old were they there?

That pic was around 2019. She thinks it was around 3-4 yrs old then. She couldn’t stop the black spot, topical, systemic, nothing worked. So we took it out and went with something simpler..

 

[SpikedLemonade]

That pic was around 2019. She thinks it was around 3-4 yrs old then. She couldn’t stop the black spot, topical, systemic, nothing worked. So we took it out and went with something simpler..

Tragic

 

[HipKat]

This is the front of the back fence, side of my house

 

[HipKat]

 

[SpikedLemonade]

Veggie Garden much growth this past week from all of the rain and now the heat and sun…

 

[SpikedLemonade]

The Pink Flamingo Flower Garden….

 

[SpikedLemonade]

Bat House and Vatican/Canada Flag…

 

[SpikedLemonade]

VIP Lounge and Kiwi…