#9039514 - 05/25/17 09:27 AM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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markw
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From what I've seen Scott's Turf Builder Max has the highest amount of iron of the bags I've checked at 5%. Milorganite is listed at 2.5% so you would technically have to throw down twice the amount of Milorganite to achieve the same dosage as Turf Builider.
That being said Milorganite loads the soil with a better slow release nitrogen that won't burn the lawn and throws down a lot of great food to help other organic matter grow in your soil and has a better type of iron that is more easily consumed by the grass.
I keep hearing about Milorganite, but I was under the impression it's US only... I'll pick up some turf builder on the way home, thanks!
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#9039515 - 05/25/17 09:27 AM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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markw
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Does Milorganite stain at all as some reviews of the Scotts Turf Builder Max said it satined their driveway/walkway.
From what I've read, it's idiot proof. Doesn't burn, doesn't stain, can go on the lawn, garden, etc
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#9039575 - 05/25/17 10:01 AM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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markw
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It is only available in the States but next time I swing down I'm buying myself a few bags, that and concentrated pre emergents to take care of the weeds the lazy way.
Damn, scotts it is! I've got a few jugs of the US weed stuff, used it last year and killed off most of the weeds, this year I've been pulling as I see them; hasn't been bad... not one weed on the lawn currently
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#9040416 - 05/26/17 04:43 AM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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Wildout
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From what I've seen Scott's Turf Builder Max has the highest amount of iron of the bags I've checked at 5%. Milorganite is listed at 2.5% so you would technically have to throw down twice the amount of Milorganite to achieve the same dosage as Turf Builider.
That being said Milorganite loads the soil with a better slow release nitrogen that won't burn the lawn and throws down a lot of great food to help other organic matter grow in your soil and has a better type of iron that is more easily consumed by the grass. Does Milorganite stain at all as some reviews of the Scotts Turf Builder Max said it satined their driveway/walkway.
Milorganite doesn't stain. I stopped using Scotts Max Green because of the yo-yo effect. Put it down grass looks really green, 3 weeks later back to normal, put more down looks great & then 3 weeks later back to normal. Pretty much synthetic fertilizers only feed the blade so as soon as you cut it, you're moneys gone...whereas Milorganite feeds the soil.
Milorganite used to be local that's when I stocked up, but last year they banned it. I grabbed the last stock at my local Rona. Now gotta head to the states for it.
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#9042673 - 05/28/17 06:47 PM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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Big Tasty
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All the effort is paying off.
Last year. First spring in new house.
Today after a fresh mow.
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#9042718 - 05/28/17 08:28 PM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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Risky Business
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wow, great work.
deets...
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#9042742 - 05/28/17 10:00 PM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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Denis Si
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Fuck, weed is destroying my driveway. I have 5 going right thRough the goddamn asphalt. How to kill em?
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#9042819 - 05/29/17 07:50 AM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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#9042824 - 05/29/17 08:16 AM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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SW20_MR2
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Looks awesome, Tasty!
One thing I'm going to try this fall is to rent a slit seeder. The last 2 springs, I've re-seeded and top dressed with triple mix with mixed results. Peat moss seemed to have helped in a few areas, but growth is sporadic. The slit seeder puts the seeds directly into the soil, so it should help with keeping the seeds more moist.
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#9042858 - 05/29/17 09:59 AM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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xza8
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Fuck, weed is destroying my driveway. I have 5 going right thRough the goddamn asphalt. How to kill em?
Boiling water + vinegar.
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#9043046 - 05/29/17 02:57 PM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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SuPeR-MaRiO
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Fuck, weed is destroying my driveway. I have 5 going right thRough the goddamn asphalt. How to kill em? Boiling water + vinegar.
+ salt ?
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#9043370 - 05/30/17 07:03 AM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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LNXGUY
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I've been guilty of that as well, shorter = more better! 
My front lawn is like concrete, I'm honestly thinking of sodding the entire thing. 2-3in of topsoil + sod and we're done.
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#9043383 - 05/30/17 07:25 AM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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furball
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Fucking neighbours look like farm fields with the fucking foot-high dandelions all around me. 
My backyard looks like shit -- fucking moss growing in some shadier areas...
Picked up some Weed B Gon and will spray that shit all over to see if it helps. (I also have a massive 4L or so jug of Round Up ... didn't realize there's a fucking diff between ALL-KILLER vs Weed Killers ..  )
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#9043384 - 05/30/17 07:29 AM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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TYJelly
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Fucking neighbours look like farm fields with the fucking foot-high dandelions all around me. My backyard looks like shit -- fucking moss growing in some shadier areas... Picked up some Weed B Gon and will spray that shit all over to see if it helps. (I also have a massive 4L or so jug of Round Up ... didn't realize there's a fucking diff between ALL-KILLER vs Weed Killers .. )
You can kill moss with dawn dish soap and water. It won't fix the condition causing it though so it'll likely return.
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#9043438 - 05/30/17 08:37 AM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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spd-dmn
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Speaking of fertilizers, how does Milorganite compare to Magic Carpet?
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#9043808 - 05/30/17 01:19 PM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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Risky Business
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Cutting short looks much cleaner/tidier.
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#9043893 - 05/30/17 02:18 PM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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markw
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Does everyone leave their grass clippings on the ground? Anyone bag them? I think a problem I had a few years back was I would leave them on the ground but I was cutting the grass short (and not often enough) which was resulting in longer clippings which in turn were doing more harm than good. I think the clippings were drowning out the rest of the grass.
I cut at the highest setting, and I leave them on the ground. It's fine unless I miss a day and it starts to get long.. then I'd prefer to bag it.... But durham won't take grass in brown bags. I've got 3 in my garage now that they kicked holes into (to see whats in there), left a sticker on the bag, and left it at the end of my driveway.
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#9043919 - 05/30/17 02:28 PM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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SuPeR-MaRiO
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Yea I know mow at the second highest setting, but if i don't do it on time it gets long. I bag it and throw other yard wasted on top. Not sure how thats going to play out in Toronto. In Markham it was great. NEVER had a problem with grass in the brown bags (even then i put yard waste ontop)
I'm pretty sure nowhere in the province can you bag (yard, garbage etc) your grass
Kicking holes in the bags? Clever but 
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#9043982 - 05/30/17 03:05 PM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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spd-dmn
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You can brown bag grass clippings in vaughan and maybe a few other places?
Not in durham tho.. came as a shocker the first time i saw that.
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#9044026 - 05/30/17 03:29 PM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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LNXGUY
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You guys can bag grass clippings and put them at the curb?
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#9044113 - 05/30/17 04:46 PM
Re: now we have car detail, how about a thread for lawn detail?
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Wildout
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I bag the first couple of mowes & then mulch the rest of the year.
I've brown bagged my clippings since 2010 & so far they've taken them. (Durham) 
Watch now that I've said that, they won't take it tomorrow.
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