From woods to lawn

[Butch 194]

 

 

I definitely agree with Sparky's comments on the property value. 

Actually we just appealed our property taxes and had the value reduced by $80,000. That translates to a property tax reduction of $1000. Others were getting theirs appealed because of the real estate market so we did also. There will probably be a reassessment in the near future so they can make up for lost tax revenue.

[Marv 982]

Butch,

Thanks for the info on the annual blue grass. Now I am doing some pondering here. I understand the grass sprouts in the fall and over winters then grows in the spring and develops the seeds for quite a while then dies when temperatures get very hot. This brings up the question when to apply these products to get the best results. I suppose I should contact the manufacturer and ask them.

Marvin

[Butch 194]

Marvin my annual bluegrass is in the process of dying out now but dropped a lot of seeds which will germinate at the end

 

of summer and early fall. I am going to over seed at the end of August to early September. Bluegrass likes 70 weather

 

or warmer to germinate. So the annual bluegrass weed and the good Kentucky bluegrass will be growing together. In the

 

spring I'll put down a preemergence and continue to do so all year long. I'll probably go with a preemergence liquid called

 

Dimension which you can buy on Ebay. It goes a long way. It will supposedly kill young annual bluegrass plants also.

 

Hopefully one year of using Dimension will get rid of the annual bluegrass. The seed that drops next Spring I hope will

 

decay away over the following winter.