What have you done to your house today

[GallopingFord]

Are there any products that you can throw on the yard that kills crab grass? or will it just effect regular grass too?

 

[Newman]

Are there any products that you can throw on the yard that kills crab grass? or will it just effect regular grass too?

I had some stuff last year that kinda killed crabgrass and demolished Bermuda grass. But not the St aug.

I read somewhere that wetting the grass and then sprinkling baking soda on it. But have yet to try it.

 

[weather man]

Are there any products that you can throw on the yard that kills crab grass? or will it just effect regular grass too?

They used to sell crabgrass killer, but they took it off the market up here. The stuff in the multi-herbicide just slows it down now. That's why putting the preventer down is so important.

 

[skwerl]

Anything that will kill crabgrass will kill or seriously weaken pretty much everything else as well. IMO you could use a systemic herbicide such as Roundup and apply it with a brush applicator. It would be time consuming but you could wipe it on the crabgrass and not get it on the desirable grass.

 

[weather man]

Anything that will kill crabgrass will kill or seriously weaken pretty much everything else as well. IMO you could use a systemic herbicide such as Roundup and apply it with a brush applicator. It would be time consuming but you could wipe it on the crabgrass and not get it on the desirable grass.

You have to really dilute the roundup if you do that. Not that I would know that from experience or anything.

 

[Newman]

I've tried roundup spraying them into the roots/stem. And it doesn't do anything

 

[skwerl]

Roundup is systemic, absorbed through the leaves. The plant cannot absorb it through the roots effectively.

 

[weather man]

I've tried roundup spraying them into the roots/stem. And it doesn't do anything

That's weird, normally roundup will leave a nice dead patch. Before I marked my 2 gallon spot tanks, I accidently gave my yard spots. Man was I ever pissed!

 

[Newman]

Roundup is systemic, absorbed through the leaves. The plant cannot absorb it through the roots effectively.

Noted. Will try it next weekend .

 

[mikeysgt]

I'm really debating buying this right now
http://m.costco.com/Avalon-10'-x-10'-Louvered-Vinyl-Pergola.product.100038238.html


We have no shade on our backyard patio and been looking at pergola kits

 

[GallopingFord]

Builder reps came and removed floor under fridge.

Now I need to wait for the other rep to call me back and tell me when they replacing them. This is madness. Right now my fridge is relocated in my living room.

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[mikeysgt]

Love the look of your living room Cam, minus the fridge of course. Any idea what color that is on your wall?

 

[Herknav]

Sure makes it easier to get a beer...

 

[mikeysgt]

Cleaned up most of the palm trees in my backyard. Have to hire someone to come clean up the taller queen palms soon. Filled up two more cans of the old mulch the previous owner had laid in the playground area. Still have about 6 full cans to go so I have to get rid of it little by little each week. I want to build a pergola and a BBQ area in the corner there, but my wife would rather have a pergola right outside our backdoor. I think it'd look nicer having a seating area, BBQ area in the corner instead. I'm gonna have to fight her on the location.

 

[claudermilk]

Sure makes it easier to get a beer...

...and a good choice of beer at that.

 

[claudermilk]

I got to tear the kitchen sink apart. I friggin hate plumbing.

The wife plugs up the sink "honey....why is the water coming up the other side when I run the disposal?" Aw shit.

Starting with the simple, I open the cleanout & run the snake up that. Run out of snake before hitting anything. So that means i have to do the nasty & get under the cabinet and tear pipes apart. Not what I had planned for the evening.

I knew I was really in for some fun when the T junction start spitting water when I touch it. The damn thing splits clean in half in my hands. The good news is the sink is now drained, but the tray that fit under the pipes was too small. Yay. Did I mention I hate fixing plumbing?

New PVC T and J-trap now in, and that should not happen again. The silver lining is that thing was ready to go any moment, so a potentially larger mess was avoided. But I hate fixing plumbing...

 

[Wicked GT]

Got my garage shelving finished last night... can finally start clearing out the area around my workbench!!!

 

[Taxman]

Not a great pic, but got my TV hung up and all my wiring tucked away.

 

[claudermilk]

Nice. I need to do that eventually.

 

[retfr8flyr]

Are there any products that you can throw on the yard that kills crab grass? or will it just effect regular grass too?

Cam this stuff actually works fairly well. http://www.ortho.com/smg/goprod/ortho-weed-b-gon-max-crabgrass-control-hose-sprayer/prod10001

Your best bet is to put down a pre-emergent like Scotts Turf Builder With Halts Crabgrass Preventer in late Feb or early March. I use the Scotts system on my yard and it works well. I just put down what and when the web site tells me.


Earl