Micro* said:

"Eggs Zachtly" wrote in message
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Please don't feed the trolls/kooks. Thanks.

NOT a troll, just looking for answers!

Not you. The netkook you replied to. You based your opinion on Steveo upon
the kook's comments. While Steveo and I don't see eye-to-eye on some
things, I have the utmost respect for his knowledge of turf grasses and
their care. Killfiling him, based on a netkook's reply to him was *not* a
bright move on your part, IMO.

You saw them spread the weed? How? Transplants? Seed? Herbaceous cuttings?

this appeared right after they areated my law.

And the weeds appeared in the plug holes!!!

Of course they did! Weeds are aggressive nusiances, but they still prefer
the same conditions as the plants you wish to keep (food, water, air),
which you gladly provided when you areated your lawn. You made a bunch of
holes, airborne seeds hit your turf, you water and it washes the seeds down
the holes. Where the fsck do you think they're going to grow?


Ahh! So *that's* how they did it! A core is removed, and a weed transplant
was put in it's place, all in the same pass. Brilliant!

And maybe the bugs I have now????

Most likely. I believe you when you say that you had zero insects living
in
your lawn. Congrats on maintaining such a sterile environment. You'll
probably live to be 100+.

Maybe I'm wrong, but, I think I said "what you would expect to see"

My point, which you obviously failed to grasp, was you *need* some insects
and other organisms to thrive in your lawn, in order for it to stay
healthy. Your choice in treatments, and how aggressive you attacked the
unknown was troubling, to me.


By the way, Steveo, Maybe you wouldn't think this funny if you came out
and
renovated my backyard in the 100+ deg. heat.

Maybe the heat had something to do with your lawn dying? Nah. I'm sure
your
yard didn't have heat until the lawn died. And, we all know that weeds
don't thrive in heat. And, insects usually take summers off. How often did
you water, btw?

The lawn was doing fine in the heat, the problem started after the heat wave
broke. Watering was done acording to the sod farms instructions.

Can you be a bit more specific? I'm not familiar with your "sod farm",
sorry. Was it twice a day? Once a day? For how long, each application?


Or, maybe the lawn didn't survive because you totally wrecked the entire
ecosystem that was in place in your yard. Let's see, you dug up the rest
of
the lawn. Then you "flooded" it with Sevin.

Could you elaborate on what rate per 1000 square feet, "flooded" is? I
couldn't find it on my bottle of Carbaryl. And, you know that Sevin is not
really a selective pesticide, right? It will kill beneficial organisms as
well as pests. And, it kills on contact.

I suppose I shouldn't have used the word "flooded", it was applied at the
recommed rate then watered in,as recommended by the UCSD ag.extension.

Ya, "flooded" was pretty much a poor choice. Still, my point remains that
you didn't just kill what you were after, you killed everything that came
in contact with the Carbaryl, both good and bad. In fact, you didn't
actually know what you were after. You over-reacted, and killed it all.
This leaves your lawn quite vulnerable. The bad "bugs" will most likely
return before the beneficial ones. The balance takes a while to happen.


Then you tilled the lawn. How deep did you till?
6"
At what rate did you apply the compost? How many yards per 1000 square
feet?

2

Two cubic yards per 1000 square feet? Ok, so you top-dressed. The second
tilling was probably over-kill.

Then you tilled again.

One last application of (I'm guessing, your "Bayer granules" was a bit
vague) Imidacloprid.

I don't remember the active ingredient.

Do you remember the product name? I'm pretty sure I'm correct from your
vague description of the product. Still, going on assumptions isn't a good
idea. Again, though, you most likely put down a broad-spectrum pesticide,
further delaying the good health of your lawn.


That should take care of any earthworms, parasitic
wasps (which eat grubs, btw), and other beneficial creatures. Oh, and I
don't think I'd put in a vegetable garden in the near future. The label
stipulates that food crops cannot be planted for a year after Imidacloprid
application. Thus, two growing seasons would have elapsed before harvest.
I wonder if kids should play out on a treated lawn before that year is up.
Do ya have kids, Micro?

I don't think I'll be planting any veggies in the front lawn in the near
future.

You didn't specify the front/side/back lawn until now, did you? You made it
sound as though your entire lawn was affected.


Yes I have kids, they're probably older than you and have no green
and purple horns growing out of their heads.

They *may* be older than me, and if so, then you'd have grandkids running
around on your poisoned turf, and you'd probably be much too old to be
doing your own yardwork. Yes, I have grandkids, and I'm quite careful about
what I treat, and where.


But, don't worry... the half life is only 720 days. And, apparently, it's
quite alright to treat yearly. Makes sense to me! I guess nematodes were
not on the list of possible solutions to your insect woes.

Appplied Bacillus thuringiensis when the problem first appeared before
renovation.

Really? Which strain? It makes a huge difference, you know.


You had one "perceived" bad experience with some rinky-dink lawn company,

Trugreen chemlawn, natonwide, doubt it's "rinky-dink".

which probably had nothing to do with your lawn problem, and lumped *ALL*
lawn services into the "not a good thing" category. Ever had a bad
experience at a restaurant? Guess there's no good restaurants, then.

I suppose if I had a food poisoning in a restaurant and they passed they're
unwashed pots,pans and utensiles to other restaurants, I would lump them all
together.

You're still hung-up on the evil lawn company, huh? You really need to get
past that. Nature put the weeds there, not some conspiring lawn company
employee.

Do you clean your tools between each lawn. Gosh, why do that, might hurt
business.

Just to clarify, I'm a horticulturist, not a lawn specialist. I know about
lawns as part of my training, and my job, but not to the extent of someone
that does it on a daily basis. Oh, and to answer your question about my
tools: If I'm working in a bed that has known disease problems, or I'm
removing toxic plants such as poison ivy or Foxglove, then you betchya I
clean them thoroughly before moving to another location.


You come in, ****ing and moaning because you had some weeds,

Read the original post, it was not about the weeds.

I didn't respond to your original post, did I? The description of the hills
sounds like ants. Not being from San Diego, I am unfamiliar with local
pests, there.

Other than dumping a bunch of pesticides and compost, did you have your
soil tested for the proper nutrients, minerals, and pH levels? Often,
controlling pests is as easy as ensuring the plants have everything they
need. Healthy plants tend to ward-off pests with little intervention from
man.

--
Eggs

-Two peanuts walk into a bar. One was a salted.