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PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 9:33 am 
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Burleson,TX - GN-1 Bermuda
Cevan Twilley
This was the last pallet of GN-1 I had to lay down. The dark GN-1 is about 3 weeks old. I was a pallet short and got it put down this weekend.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 11:18 pm 
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I would suggest you pretend you have a fungus disease and hit the yard with ordinary corn meal at 20 pounds per 1,000 square feet. Too many sod farms over fertilize their sod right before selling it to green it up. That leaves the sod ripe for fungus disease when overwatered. As soon as you start to water daily because you have new sod, it can start downhill. This happens too often and is too easy to prevent.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 5:21 am 
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I will be dropping the CGM this weekend ;)


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I don't believe CGM has the same anti-fungal properties that corn meal does. You will need to apply both CGM and corn meal, two different products for different purposes.


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Thank for the clarification. would you suggest mixing togethe and applying?


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Use horticultural or whole ground cornmeal for fungal problems (or prevention). If you think the grass has been over-fertilized (which it probably was by the grower), do not use the corn gluten meal. Not only is it a pre-emergent but it is a powerful fertilizer also. If you didn't do it, roll your yard to reduce/eliminate air pockets under the sod.

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Hey Cevan. The lawn looks awesome. I can't say I'm not jealous. It also looks like you prepped the ground really well too.

Can I ask a few questions?

Where did you get the sod?

How much per pallet?

How many sq. ft. is your yard and how many pallets did you need? Or how many sq. ft. will one pallet fill?

I have wanted to sod my backyard for awhile, but just haven't. I keep pushing it aside to do other things. I'm not sure if I'll sod now or do a winter rye and then sod in the spring. Or not sod at all depending on the cost.

Thanks.


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 8:38 am 
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Can I ask a few questions? yes

Where did you get the sod? TurfGrass America in Arlington,TX

How much per pallet? 94.50 A pallett, Pallett contains 450 sqft

How many sq. ft. is your yard?2000

how many pallets did you need? 5.5 I only bought 5 and letting the side with less grass spread.

If your in my side of town give me a holler and drop on by. I never could find a lawn rake for rent so I gathered some scrap wood and made a 10ft spade to level the grade. Cost me .25 in hardeware ;) I still have it if you want it.


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Thanks!


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What's that contraption leaning up against your fence in the second and third pictures? Was that for leveling the soil?

Just a suggestion for your fence. I don't have any specific recommendation but when you have a climbing vine or an espalier on the fence, it cools the yard considerably in the summer. The fence reflects the heat while the greenery absorbs it. If you don't already know what you want to use, you might post one of your pictures on the Shrubs forum and ask for suggestions of what to put against the fence.

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Yes that the Rake I built to level the yard. Worked out really well. Made from scrap from when they built our house..

Thanks for the idea. I will look into that next spring.


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