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Red wrote:
On Oct 14, 10:59 am, Steveo wrote: Red wrote: he got a restricted use pesticide license just to buy insecticide to kill all the earthworms in the yard because he could feel the little mounds when he walked on the grass. Evidently used it all on one application. DDT? Wife didn't say which one. I don't think you can buy DDT in the US can you? Don't see it on the restricted list. No it has been banned. It was a tongue in cheek question, never mind. I try to avoid most of the bizarre inquiries in here as much as I can. Less flames. |
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"Neon John" wrote in message ... What do you do when there is a 3 foot layer of leaves? Blow 'em up into a big pile. Jump and play in the pile, recalling one's youth. Then set 'em afire and enjoy the warmth and the lovely odor. Burning leaves are one of my favorite smells, a warm reminder that fall is here at last. Then wait for the police or state EPA to show up. Burning leaves is illegal in lots of places these days. Bob |
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"Bob F" wrote in message
. .. "Neon John" wrote in message ... What do you do when there is a 3 foot layer of leaves? Blow 'em up into a big pile. Jump and play in the pile, recalling one's youth. Then set 'em afire and enjoy the warmth and the lovely odor. Burning leaves are one of my favorite smells, a warm reminder that fall is here at last. Then wait for the police or state EPA to show up. Burning leaves is illegal in lots of places these days. Bob Even when there's a drought in many places? :-) |
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"Jim" wrote in message ... the people who have figured out composting are way ahead in the sporting event known as gardening and their carry over knowledge resulting from their understanding of how there is life in that compost pile enables them to have the better healthier lawns through allowing all living things to work in harmony with one another. I have never figured out how one would evenly distribute homegrown compost over a lawn. Any suggestions? Bob |
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"Bob F" wrote in message
. .. "Jim" wrote in message ... the people who have figured out composting are way ahead in the sporting event known as gardening and their carry over knowledge resulting from their understanding of how there is life in that compost pile enables them to have the better healthier lawns through allowing all living things to work in harmony with one another. I have never figured out how one would evenly distribute homegrown compost over a lawn. Any suggestions? Bob Not a serious suggestion at all: Grind to aspirin-size bits in your food processor. A year later, when that's done, spread it on the lawn. |
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
snip Not a serious suggestion at all: Grind to aspirin-size bits in your food processor. A year later, when that's done, spread it on the lawn. Good lawn winterize? (pain free lawn) |
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Bob F wrote:
Jim wrote: the people who have figured out composting are way ahead in the sporting event known as gardening and their carry over knowledge resulting from their understanding of how there is life in that compost pile enables them to have the better healthier lawns through allowing all living things to work in harmony with one another. I have never figured out how one would evenly distribute homegrown compost over a lawn. Any suggestions? Bob Bob, it is the knowledge of what is going on in a home grown compost pile and that knowledge of how life in the compose pile allows lawn lovers to keep life in the soil underneath their lawn so as to improve the natural health of the lawn I was speaking of. traditionally speaking most home compost piles get moved onto the garden in the fall and then cut into the soil. sometimes some of the compost ends up in flower beds or flower pots. the lawn naturally produces the compose best suited for its needs. they are called grass clippings. mulching mowers do a one or two fold better job of returning these clippings to the lawn than do side discharge mowers. the concept itself works best when the lawn is cut on a frequent and regular schedule meaning we are reducing the amount of grass being removed by the mowing process. infrequent mowing will generate more clippings than the lawn can handle and produce the result of thatch build up which in and of itself procreates a host of other devastating problems for the lawn. people who are not willing to mow twice a week instead of once a week will usually receive no great benefit from a mulching mower. as for attempting to apply traditional homemade compost to a lawn? my vision of that process appears to be a costly one as a result of the drying, grinding and more grinding in order to obtain a dry granular product with consistencies favorable for broadcast spreaders. best, Jim |
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"Bob F" wrote in message . .. "Jim" wrote in message ... the people who have figured out composting are way ahead in the sporting event known as gardening and their carry over knowledge resulting from their understanding of how there is life in that compost pile enables them to have the better healthier lawns through allowing all living things to work in harmony with one another. I have never figured out how one would evenly distribute homegrown compost over a lawn. Any suggestions? Bob Well Bob, you take a shovel and sling it all over an area. Then, you take a leaf rake and rake it in. Or, you could dump a pile in an area and use a bow rake to rake it out, then turn it over, tines up, to work it in. |
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"cat daddy" wrote in message ... "Bob F" wrote in message . .. "Jim" wrote in message ... the people who have figured out composting are way ahead in the sporting event known as gardening and their carry over knowledge resulting from their understanding of how there is life in that compost pile enables them to have the better healthier lawns through allowing all living things to work in harmony with one another. I have never figured out how one would evenly distribute homegrown compost over a lawn. Any suggestions? Bob Well Bob, you take a shovel and sling it all over an area. Then, you take a leaf rake and rake it in. Or, you could dump a pile in an area and use a bow rake to rake it out, then turn it over, tines up, to work it in. That could be a LOT of work for a large yard. I might just wait for a better idea. Bob |
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"Bob F" wrote in message . .. I have never figured out how one would evenly distribute homegrown compost over a lawn. Any suggestions? You scoop up a shovelfull and fling it. With a bit of practice you can get pretty controlled flings- my husband is very good at it. He hand topdressed 20,000 sq ft of lawn this way just last month. -- Toni Hills of Kentucky USDA Zone 6b http://www.cearbhaill.com |
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"Bob F" wrote in message ... "cat daddy" wrote in message ... "Bob F" wrote in message . .. "Jim" wrote in message ... the people who have figured out composting are way ahead in the sporting event known as gardening and their carry over knowledge resulting from their understanding of how there is life in that compost pile enables them to have the better healthier lawns through allowing all living things to work in harmony with one another. I have never figured out how one would evenly distribute homegrown compost over a lawn. Any suggestions? Bob Well Bob, you take a shovel and sling it all over an area. Then, you take a leaf rake and rake it in. Or, you could dump a pile in an area and use a bow rake to rake it out, then turn it over, tines up, to work it in. That could be a LOT of work for a large yard. I might just wait for a better idea. Bob Wuss... Okay, Google John Deere Loader Manure Spreader |
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Bob F wrote:
"cat daddy" wrote in message ... "Bob F" wrote in message . .. "Jim" wrote in message ... the people who have figured out composting are way ahead in the sporting event known as gardening and their carry over knowledge resulting from their understanding of how there is life in that compost pile enables them to have the better healthier lawns through allowing all living things to work in harmony with one another. I have never figured out how one would evenly distribute homegrown compost over a lawn. Any suggestions? Bob Well Bob, you take a shovel and sling it all over an area. Then, you take a leaf rake and rake it in. Or, you could dump a pile in an area and use a bow rake to rake it out, then turn it over, tines up, to work it in. That could be a LOT of work for a large yard. I might just wait for a better idea. Bob Why don't you get a compost spreader? You could buy one or rent one. |
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On Oct 21, 8:30 pm, "Buderschnookie" wrote:
"Bob F" wrote in message . .. I have never figured out how one would evenly distribute homegrown compost over a lawn. Any suggestions? You scoop up a shovelfull and fling it. With a bit of practice you can get pretty controlled flings- my husband is very good at it. He hand topdressed 20,000 sq ft of lawn this way just last month. -- Toni Hills of Kentucky USDA Zone 6bhttp://www.cearbhaill.com Yep. It doesn't take a lot of practice to spread it pretty evenly and we are not talking "exactly even" here anyhow, just a generaly even cover with no piles or obvious bare spots gets it. A good scoopshovel or big flat shovel is the best tool. Harry K |
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wrote in message news:PC3Ti.149537$Xa3.146744@attbi_s22... Bob F wrote: I have never figured out how one would evenly distribute homegrown compost over a lawn. Any suggestions? Bob Well Bob, you take a shovel and sling it all over an area. Then, you take a leaf rake and rake it in. Or, you could dump a pile in an area and use a bow rake to rake it out, then turn it over, tines up, to work it in. That could be a LOT of work for a large yard. I might just wait for a better idea. Bob Why don't you get a compost spreader? You could buy one or rent one. I never even knew they existed. Gee - only $1000 for a push one. http://www.bullspreader.com/index_017.htm I guess I need to look a little further. Bob |
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