The seeds WE use on our lawns
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Topic: The seeds WE use on our lawns
Posted By: Sansome
Subject: The seeds WE use on our lawns
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2020 at 6:15pm
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High traffic- full sun fescue. Check the bottom post on this page, Listed are the topics that we will be discussed In this thread. |
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Posted By: CSL
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2020 at 9:00pm
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Nothing but weeds here but some of it looks like grass. |
Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2020 at 9:16pm
Mow it and show it, that’s what my grandfather always said. |
CSL wrote:Posted By: mr randal
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2020 at 10:32pm
| I can actually get behind this- I maintain 5 or so lawns in my work life, and am known for my hand edging. |
Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2020 at 10:57pm
My F-ing lawn mower won’t stay running for more than 5 seconds, This was the second time in a row that I had to use the weed eater on the lawn. Glad to have a professional onboard, my thoughts were to maybe attract some Gardner’s To the forum, and if they happened to like denim- even better. Edit- if I had to hand trim the edges of my lawn, I think I would pin #1,354,218 to my chest, Then jump off that red bridge you have up your way. |
Posted By: Dr_Heech
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2020 at 11:39pm
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Not so much a gardener, but l am into vintage denim. I would imagine that if the lawnmower still had old fuel in it then that could be the problem when it comes to continuous running. Wouldn't hurt to change the oil and air filter after cleaning out the carb of any crap first. Strange thread title? But not as strange as the horse/fence one. |
Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2020 at 11:59pm
Cleaning the carb feels like homework (I don't like it) your right, thats probably the problem. I was looking at the big hole in my fence, while trying to remove my camper. I live in a horse friendly neighborhood, most of the horses are friendly, not so sure about the owners, chewed up fences all over the place, my thoughts were- draw some horse people to the forum, and if they like denim... all the better  edit- wait til you see my- show us your chickens in the neighborhood, that thread is sure to catch fire!
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Posted By: Dr_Heech
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2020 at 12:17am
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Chicken shit fades, not so much. I'm hanging on for your forthcoming "photos of all the levis l'm going to put into the BOOK which is going to be finished one day" - thread. Gotta go to work soon so... |
Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2020 at 12:24am
Shooting for 2022 now, it's only 12 years late, was going to ask if your locked down, good to see your still working- get to work
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Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2020 at 11:40am
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Here are the topics we can post here. Show us your fruit trees. Show us your vintage family photos. What not to wear while picking blackberries. Show us your foraged food. The top soil we make for our garden. Show us your fruit cobbler. Show us your garden. Show us where your cat sleeps. Any other ideas- welcome Show us your cool guy- brother-in-laws potting shack If you have a brother-in-law that throws down some cool Bowls and coffee mugs WE- want you! |
Posted By: Bob Dale
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2020 at 8:47pm
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Shoulda bought a TORO Sansome, one pull start guarantee. I rent , but am responsible for mowing our yard and its a corner lot so roughly an hour or of push mowing... i would edge initially but this year i cheated and used a little roundup before i stopped caring and dropped the mower down to 2/2 ... I'm the only person in my neighborhood it seems who isnt retired or working from home. These people treat their yards better than some folks treat their pets. 4 houses down a lady uses a reel mower and then has a small section of sodded fescue under a magnolia she trims with scissors She also keeps roses competitively i believe |
Posted By: robroy
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2020 at 9:09pm
| Fully shade, Kentucky blue grass and delta mix. I love that fine blade, even though I live in California and it’s so hard to keep that shade mix going. |
Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2020 at 12:34am
I use napalm to edge my yard, I lowered my mower when I was young, it never worked out wellWith a lumpy yard..... I won a $1,000 Commercial grade -Toro mower at a raffle, rainbird sprinklers put on a picnic and display at a local park- Most of the people made the early exit, they went through 10-15 numbers of people who were no longer there. So I won, sold it on eBay the following week....got me a cheap mower  No highly manicured yards around my neighborhood. Robroy- I sprinkled a small bag of that grass in the side yard, I like the texture. |
Posted By: robroy
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2020 at 5:26am
Be still my beating heart. Yo bob, you got her number? |
Posted By: Dr_Heech
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2020 at 12:50pm
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Where l work, our club is switching from a Toro fleet to a John Deere one. Always preferd the driving position(s) of the Toro machines. The cut on both is similar though... |
Posted By: mr randal
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2020 at 1:35pm
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My company always used electric toros, and I always hated them. They’re a pain to lug around to various yards during the day- heavy and awkward (who designed these damn things- there’s no way to pick them up easily as the metal housing has fairly sharp edges underneath and picking it up by the handle is awkward and spine wrecking). A few years ago I tried a rotary push mower, with some trepidation- lo and behold it was much easier to transport and did at least as good (I’d say superior) a job- even on overgrown lawns (with a little creative raking). I’ve never looked back, except to wonder why I lugged the toros around for so long. Bear in mind I’m a gardener in a dense urban environment, so most of the lawns are on the smaller side. I wouldn’t relish cutting 9 holes with it! Sansome- I believe I have noticed some clipped lawns in your neighborhood- over on the Reagan side. |
Posted By: Bob Dale
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2020 at 4:24pm
Well, i think its 918 644 4444 |
Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2020 at 5:14pm
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Ah- yea there are some halfway decent lawns, over in Regs neighborhood- Definitely nothing too extra. |
Posted By: Bob Dale
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2020 at 6:21pm
Last commercial landscaping outfit i worked with invested in http://https://www.walker.com/?utm_term=&utm_campaign=Dynamic+Search&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=7715750040&hsa_cam=8987712889&hsa_grp=88069349502&hsa_ad=412887825017&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=dsa-652300067033&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI45XdzLqM6QIVwZ-zCh1-wAN4EAAYASAAEgKvyPD_BwE" rel="nofollow - Walker first riding mower id ever encountered that bagged clippings. Prior to the upgrade we had Kubota zt mowers. All our trimmers were from Stihl. I was 'foreman/driver' on a truck i wanna say we did 4 storage units , 2O residences, and a retirement community each week. I was paid hourly at first then weekly through the summer. |
Posted By: CSL
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2020 at 12:00am
| The best mower I ever had was a used one with a military decal on top of the engine. I have no idea of the brand. My room mate got it from the thrift store. I had no experience with gasoline mowers at that point so after a while when it started to malfunction I assumed it was done, took it back to the thrift store & bought another used one. It was then, after using the replacement, that I realized that I'd thrown away a great machine. It easily cut anything I put it over & never bogged down. No machine I've had since has had that kind of power. Always wondered what it was. Some kind of military-spec, commando mower... |
Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2020 at 1:46am
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Bottom of page 1- check the wide range of topics in 1 thread. Mowed by weed eater. https://flic.kr/p/2iVQouU" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2iVQouU" rel="nofollow - tgwuiog by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on FlickrThis was all lawn 5 years ago- 5 in one cherry tree in the background, In the center is a pink flamingo pomegranate-0 tart, just sweet. https://flic.kr/p/2iVUGT8" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2iVUGT8" rel="nofollow - wm3 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on Flickrhttps://flic.kr/p/2iVQoxu" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2iVQoxu" rel="nofollow - wm1 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on Flickrhttps://flic.kr/p/2iVQoCu" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2iVQoCu" rel="nofollow - wm by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on FlickrShow us your tobacco plant. https://flic.kr/p/2iVTanU" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2iVTanU" rel="nofollow - tp by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on FlickrMaking top soil https://flic.kr/p/2iVQozJ" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2iVQozJ" rel="nofollow - ts by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on FlickrWhen the un used potatoes start to sprout, I plant them in the kitchen garden beds, and forget about them....I was pleasantly surprised when I found these. https://flic.kr/p/2iVQotS" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2iVQotS" rel="nofollow - fp by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on FlickrThe new Covid garden https://flic.kr/p/2iVTa7P" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2iVTa7P" rel="nofollow - covid garden by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on Flickrhttps://flic.kr/p/2iVTa4h" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2iVTa4h" rel="nofollow - hso by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on FlickrMy sister has been going through old family slides, she texted me this one, looks like 1974, Red woods trip https://flic.kr/p/2iVTa4h" rel="nofollow"> https://flic.kr/p/2iVTa4h" rel="nofollow - hso by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on FlickrMy Mothers mom on the left(red sweatshirt) Both of her parents were from Italy Grandfather Haywood- Both parents from England My aunt and her 2 kids Mother is in the Bib overalls Me in the blue jacket and my sister. https://flic.kr/p/2iVUGNi" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2iVUGNi" rel="nofollow - vff by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on Flickr |
Posted By: Bob Dale
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2020 at 2:29pm
  
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Posted By: hollows
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2020 at 8:03pm
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I aspire to be known for my hand edging. Wait, wrong thread. ------------- I make things out of http://www.hollowsleather.com" rel="nofollow - leather . |
Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2020 at 8:19pm
Let’s add it to the list Show us your hand trimmed edges. Or The edges WE hand trim? Either one will work. The chemicals we use to trim our edges. Show us your chemical trimmed edges. Same |
Posted By: CSL
Date Posted: 03 May 2020 at 5:52pm
 I do most of our mowing with a tractor. Just got this battery powered wacker by Shindaiwa for the fine grooming. Not bad...
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Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 03 May 2020 at 6:43pm
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That’s what you call a no nonsense weed eater, looks a lot like cattle country CSL? I can hardly manage just under a quarter acre, I can’t imagine 60 times that amount. Nice wide open spaces, California has a lot to offer. |
Posted By: CSL
Date Posted: 03 May 2020 at 6:50pm
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Yeah, it's a lot of time on the tractor, Sansome. Luckily I like being on the tractor. There are some cattle ranches around here. Also oil fields & general agriculture. A lot of grape vines gone in recently. Sucking up all our water...
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Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 08 May 2020 at 12:55am
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Lawn, gardens, foraged food, top soil, vintage family photos- what more could you want, all in one place. my father-in-law Russ- 1972 https://flic.kr/p/2iYPsPd" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2iYPsPd" rel="nofollow - op18 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on FlickrRuss 1954 with his pet rooster. https://flic.kr/p/2iYPsLY" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2iYPsLY" rel="nofollow - orp54 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on FlickrRuss far right- grandparents middle- His mother and sister far left 1958-59 https://flic.kr/p/2iYMT48" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2iYMT48" rel="nofollow - orp57 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on FlickrMy Italian side of the family, I'll ask my aunt about the age of the photo, My grandmother had 12 brothers and sisters- 9 made it to adulthood, and had kids of their own. I believe Carlo is far left? He was killed in Italy during WW2. https://flic.kr/p/2iYMTeU" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2iYMTeU" rel="nofollow - op14 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on Flickr |
Posted By: likeacannon
Date Posted: 08 May 2020 at 2:46pm
| Great pictures Mike, that last one reminds me of old family photos my mom (one of 12 as well) has shown me. |
Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 08 May 2020 at 3:21pm
Thanks- my aunt has a bunch of old family photos- plus my grandmother took so many pictures, it really was a picture taking generation. Before the lockdown, I went down to San Diego for my great aunts funeral, been meaning to post the pictures of the old Catholic Church, where it Was held. My grandmothers parents settled in downtown San Diego- this church I’m talking about was used for the families weddings and funerals. When I get around to it- my aunt also has a civil war sword/ discharge papers and frock coat- from my grandfathers side of the family.....and somewhere, I have his letters from the war, I just have to find them. |
Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 16 May 2020 at 6:04pm
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major excitement around these parts- just walked out the front door- our free range yard bunny picked herself a bouquet of flowers- pictures of it going into the grinder. https://flic.kr/p/2j2NMRW" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2j2NMRW" rel="nofollow - yb4 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2j2JzfN" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2j2JzfN" rel="nofollow - yb by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2j2NMTj" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2j2NMTj" rel="nofollow - yb3 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2j2Jzb9" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2j2Jzb9" rel="nofollow - yb2 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2j2NMX7" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2j2NMX7" rel="nofollow - yb1 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on Flickr |
Posted By: likeacannon
Date Posted: 16 May 2020 at 9:30pm
| Nice hairdo! |
Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 16 May 2020 at 9:54pm
shes half- what they call a ( lion Head bunny)
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Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 19 May 2020 at 12:12am
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covid garden progression https://flic.kr/p/2j3x9oh" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2j3x9oh" rel="nofollow - c19 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on FlickrSnap Pea's https://flic.kr/p/2j3x9pK" rel="nofollow">  https://flic.kr/p/2j3x9pK" rel="nofollow - c19-1 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/52982610@N06/" rel="nofollow - bottleswest , on Flickr |
Posted By: CSL
Date Posted: 19 May 2020 at 1:01pm
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Coming along nicely. We couldn't do anything like that here without a chicken wire cover from all points of attack, even underneath. Been meaning for years to build something like that for my wife.
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Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 19 May 2020 at 2:16pm
Is it a deer problem Carl? Having a garden and fruit trees is one of those simple pleasures in life....I’m excited to be able To pick a few bowls of cherries off our trees this year. |
Posted By: CSL
Date Posted: 19 May 2020 at 9:11pm
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Mike, No. It's ground squirrels & rabbits. They eat everything except for the gnarliest cacti.
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Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 19 May 2020 at 10:26pm
Rats get through chicken wire, 4 years ago, when California banned a certain type of poison- rats were so out of control at our place- rats found our corn, within 2 hours, our entire crop was gone. |
Posted By: CSL
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 2:23am
| Yeah. Rats are the worst, with their little human hands... |
Posted By: mr randal
Date Posted: 22 May 2020 at 6:56pm
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A few months ago I drove by a small local park and there was a robot lawnmower cutting the grass- it was about the size of a regular electric mower sans handle and shaped like a tiny Volkswagen bug. There was no one next to it, but I’m guessing someone was watching it from nearby. I had a fantasy of being in a Freeside park courtesy of William Gibson. Has anyone else seen this bit of the future? |
Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 22 May 2020 at 8:14pm
Can’t say I’ve seen anything like that, maybe you can get some video- or pictures next time your around the area? |
Posted By: CSL
Date Posted: 22 May 2020 at 9:04pm
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Sounds terrific! I want one. I couldn't imagine doing without our robot vacuum cleaner. With three dogs & three cats it's a huge help keeping loose fur under control.
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Posted By: bartlebyyphonics
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2020 at 1:51am
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this from back in July, thought may be of interest to the gardeners here finally made a visit to Derek Jarman's unwalled garden in desert like circumstance of Dungeness... [those are nuclear power stations in the background... churning sea is in front... shingle stretches for miles ... we went in one of hottest days of the year for socially distanced sea side jollity; mistake as no shade for miles ... ] he is known for his queer-punk films (see his 1978 Jubilee) and re-visioning of historical figures (see his films on St. Sebastian, Caravaggio and Wittgenstein) - also did pop videos for Pet Shop Boys and Throbbing Gristle... this garden is known for being a working with what you get in a strange environment (bleak sea, power stations in the background) rather than enforcing a plan... ... what I like to call a trash-zen aesthetic ... the cottage is known a Prospect Cottage, it has this extract from John Donne on the exterior wall Busy old fool, unruly Sun, Why dost thou thus, Through windows, and through curtains, call on us ? Must to thy motions lovers' seasons run ? Saucy pedantic wretch, go chide Late school-boys and sour prentices, Go tell court-huntsmen that the king will ride, Call country ants to harvest offices ; Love, all alike, no season knows nor clime, Nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time. In that the world's contracted thus ; Thine age asks ease, and since thy duties be To warm the world, that's done in warming us. Shine here to us, and thou art everywhere ; This bed thy center is, these walls thy sphere             the trailer for his film 'The Garden' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f813HEt1S9g 'pop video' with Throbbing Gristle here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoRx4pzl2o8 trailer for 'Jubilee' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU8ZB1lb-d4 |
Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2020 at 9:20pm
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Nice post^^^ is it the time of the year?Seems the majority of the photos coming from the UK- look like sunny sky‘s Where’s all the clouds? |