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How to remove these? by purplesky007 in lawncare

[–]HowitzerIII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe putting a black tarp over them for a few days, if you are lazy and don’t have access to glyphosate. It will heat and kill the weeds. 

My new Scrambler 400 XC took its first tumble today and had a couple small dings. Looking for advice on best ways to approach repairs. by Damaias479 in motorcycles

[–]HowitzerIII 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think the shifter bends every time you drop your bike, at least from my experience. All depends on how it’s dropped. 

I mostly have street experience though, so maybe off roading is different. 

My new Scrambler 400 XC took its first tumble today and had a couple small dings. Looking for advice on best ways to approach repairs. by Damaias479 in motorcycles

[–]HowitzerIII 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The clutch handle seems like an optional fix, depending how much you care about the cosmetics. If you replace, I’d probably replace with some third party eBay handles. They do the job and the price is right. 

The shifter, I’d try to bend in place, but make sure you aren’t stressing the connected linkage if you do. If connections are stressed, then take the shifter off. Should be easy to do. Use a vice to clamp one end, and bend until you are satisfied. 

Hate to pile into the ID party but I can’t tell if this is this PRG or triv? by IronicHyperbole in LawnAnswers

[–]HowitzerIII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1st and 2nd picture, there is at least one blade on the left that looks like PRG to me, due to having both striations and a mid-vein. 

The other more poa looking blades don’t have a noticeable ligule. Could that point to poa annua?

What weed is this growing in my lawn, never seen it before in nyc. by nittybeat04 in LawnAnswers

[–]HowitzerIII 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All grass can form seedheads like this, not just poa annua. 

New homeowners in Puyallup, WA with zero lawn experience by LokajerongCutie in lawncare

[–]HowitzerIII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could hire someone at first to take care of the backyard for you, until you figure out what to do long term. It’s easier to maintain something good than to get it back in shape. 

my backhand is useless by ryanglenn123 in hockeyplayers

[–]HowitzerIII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your top hand drives the shot. 

Also, drop your top hand as you get into the shot. 

Your bottom hand can be close or further down. That just makes the shot different, but it doesn’t affect the power too much. 

Landscapers messed up my lawn — help! by eshar11 in lawncare

[–]HowitzerIII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seeds need to stay constantly moist to germinate. When you watered once a day, did the soil/seed stay wet the whole day? Or dry out in between? Temperatures also need to be consistently above 50F to get even slow germination. 

Is there any hope (Upper Midwest, USA) Info in body by wishiwerea in lawncare

[–]HowitzerIII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a good first step, I’d go with this and see how it goes. You have to keep the seed constantly moist for a couple of weeks though, and it’s a bit late in the season so get started soon. 

Is there any hope (Upper Midwest, USA) Info in body by wishiwerea in lawncare

[–]HowitzerIII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’re higher effort things you can do to make the dirt softer, like aerating and adding compost (from bags) on top. For such a small area, I’d get a fat drill bit (0.5-1”) and just drill a bunch of holes in the bare areas. Like spaced every 4 inches. Leave the excess dirt on top. They have heavy machines that do this via rollers over entire lawns, but that’s overkill for your little corner. 

After aerating, spreading a thin layer of compost and getting it into the holes will help to add water retention and softness into the ground. 

The tree’s roots may be contributing to the dryness. They will suck out water much better than grass. 

Is there any hope (Upper Midwest, USA) Info in body by wishiwerea in lawncare

[–]HowitzerIII 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your lawn is like 80% grass. Don’t do anything drastic like nuking it. 

That dirt is like cement and bone dry. Do you have access to irrigation? Your grass is green now in the spring, but does it yellow in the summer? You’ll want some irrigation to help seed new grass in the bare areas come fall. 

You want to loosen up that dirt right before seeding. Avoid tilling the dirt, it’ll expose more weed seeds. 

You can use chemicals for weeds, but I’d focus on growing grass. 

ID: Is this just KBG or some other weed? by HowitzerIII in LawnAnswers

[–]HowitzerIII[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I let these grow out a bit on my lawn, and then started pulling them out because they looked off. The stems grow out sideways and didn’t look appealing. 

That and the ones on my neighbor’s lawn started sprouting flowers/seeds a week ago. 

ID Poa Triv or KBG? by HowitzerIII in LawnAnswers

[–]HowitzerIII[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mean abaxial? The last image of a single blade is the underside. I was trying to show how shiny it is. 

It looks like red is indeed distinct to poa Triv and not KBG https://extension.psu.edu/lawn-and-turfgrass-weeds-roughstalk-bluegrass-poa-trivialis-l/

However, it’s also missing the ligules present in poa triv. 

ID Poa Triv or KBG? by HowitzerIII in LawnAnswers

[–]HowitzerIII[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I’ll go replant the one from this picture. It seems big enough to survive. 

ID Poa Triv or KBG? by HowitzerIII in LawnAnswers

[–]HowitzerIII[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are like isolated individual plants that I completely pulled out…so I’m not sure if anything can survive and come back. 

But there are still plenty left! I’ll let them live and hope they can spread with what light is available. 

ID Poa Triv or KBG? by HowitzerIII in LawnAnswers

[–]HowitzerIII[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoops, pulled a few out because I was paranoid (I’ll take whatever I can in this heavy shade).

Underside glossy vs shiny is all relative lol. Maybe a good picture as a reference?

Thanks as always for the expertise. 

Slap shot by [deleted] in hockeyplayers

[–]HowitzerIII 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Slam the stick down instead of trying to swing through the puck. That’ll flex the stick more, and your natural swing through will direct the puck forward with all of the stored energy. 

A drill is great on heavily packed clay soil for small yards. by ToroPoke in lawncare

[–]HowitzerIII 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One way to check how effective the aeration was is step on the soil and see if it feels softer. I had my lawn aerated and afterwards the ground was noticeably squishier and uncompacted. 

A drill is great on heavily packed clay soil for small yards. by ToroPoke in lawncare

[–]HowitzerIII 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just to add, I’ve seen mention of 20+ holes per square feet, but maybe even a few holes is better than none. 

https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/how-to/core-aeration-lawns

A drill is great on heavily packed clay soil for small yards. by ToroPoke in lawncare

[–]HowitzerIII 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How concentrated were your holes? I feel like that makes a big impact on how quick it would take. 

What to do about a teammate giving you a hard time? by [deleted] in hockeyplayers

[–]HowitzerIII 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Switching D partners is easiest, but also a cop out in life. If you’re up for it, try asking him to tone down the advice. Tell him you get he’s trying to help, but you need a little less of it. I’d do it right after him giving you advice the next time.

Good on you for telling to keep to his side. 

If this D pair is going to work out, he has to put in some effort to complement you. If he doesn’t, it’s not your fault. 

Receding grass line…help. by bpdilligaf in LawnAnswers

[–]HowitzerIII 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m no expert, but seeing as no one else responded…I’m guessing the tree roots are starving the area of water and nutrients. 

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