What's that on my lawn?

[Rebel SS]

Notice any white, spider-webby looking patches on yer lawn right now? After the heavy snows we've had, which cause it, you have white or gray snow mold. I'm noticing a lot of it right now around here. There is also pink snow mold, you do NOT want that, I've seen that in years past.  Best thing I find to do is rake the area real lightly as soon as noticed, so the grass is "fluffed up" and can dry out. Overseed that area as soon as it warms up in the Spring, after yer Spring raking (you DO Spring rake, right?) and you should be good to go. With the huge amounts of snow we've had, not a lot you can do to prevent it, IMO, except mow it low as late in the season as you can, and make sure leaves and debris are all raked off before that snow hits...

https://lawncaresimplified.typepad.com/lawn_care_simplified_safe/2015/03/handling-snow-mold.html

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[Bobberineyes]

Seen it bad over the years but just one little spot in the front this year, nothing in the backyard.

[glenn57]

nope, none this year. and I've never had to reseed!!!!!!!! I just mess the spot up a bit and all is well!!!!!

[Gunner55]

We had a lot of it every Spring when I worked on the golf course. We'd just lightly rake so it'd dry out & pull up some of the dead stuff then put a little topdressing on it. Usually it would come back pretty quick.

[Rebel SS]

I had some out front this week, but like you said, lightly raked it off. Not gonna be an issue. Grass fills in those spots after fertilizing and overseeding anyway.

[glenn57]

hey Reb,...……………. did you not say somewhere you already put down some lawn seed??????

I got some areas that need work, crab grass kinda took over, so I killed it last fall and I want to get an early start on getting desireable grass growing in them spots!!!!!

wondering once this snow gets the hell outta here if its to early with the soil temps being a tad cool yet???????

[Rebel SS]

Fall is best time to overseed, but now will work. I did a big skwirrel dig spot on my front lawn about a week ago, gets sun all day. That's enough to warm it up to germinate. Have some already coming up. I just did my boulevard last week with a mix of Milorgnite and my seed mixed in. Recent snow just melted off it today, but will come up as it warms up. Most important thing is soil temps around 60-65*. Only negative this time of year is inconsistent temps and rains, and it will cool soil off. But if it's in a spot that gets sun all day, you should be OK. I'll be doing my back yard week after next. Just use a good seed and don't use too much, will overcrowd and kill the seedlings off. Once it gets established, you can overseed again in a month or so. For me, Schulz seed has been the consistent best. They have 4 or 5 varieties. One should work for ya.
Remember to check the test date on pkg list of types of cultivars in it. All are required to have a test date that the seed was tested. Most are usually Jan/Feb 2019 right now. Anything older, and the store is carrying it over. Don't buy it.

[glenn57]

  and yes schulz is the only seed I buy.

[Rebel SS]

and yes schulz is the only seed I buy.

Well, even a blind skwirrel finds a nut every now and then. 

[glenn57]

and yes schulz is the only seed I buy.

Well, even a blind skwirrel finds a nut every now and then. 

[Rebel SS]

Morning Glenn!   

[glenn57]

Morning Glenn!   

morning!!!!!!!!!

[Rebel SS]

Well, my front lawn is now all raked, over-seeded, and fertilized. 
*WHEW*  Bring on the rain.

[glenn57]

All 4 X 20 ft!!

[Rebel SS]

Ya, right. At least I did it myself , even though I'm gonna pay big time tonite & tomorrow.

[glenn57]

I do ALL my own yard work myself to! And like you I head to the pill bottle to!

[Rebel SS]

I'm not even gonna mention the 3 spinal surgeries and crushed discs..

[Steve-o]

[LPS]

 

[Rebel SS]

Don't you have a grocery run to make? Or some rib rub to make?! 

[LPS]

Yup getting wound up for it now.   

[glenn57]

I'm not even gonna mention the 3 spinal surgeries and crushed discs..

yea yea we know!!!!!!!!!

[Rebel SS]

Well, then stop it, ya ever lovin' POT STIRRER!!!! 

[glenn57]

Well, then stop it, ya ever lovin' POT STIRRER!!!! 

take one of them pills Steve-o posted!!!!!!!!!!!!! sounds like the ticket to me!!!!!!!!!

[Rebel SS]

 

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[Rebel SS]

.......After the mow today. Hey Glenn...ahem.....hehe....
Not too bad for a cold, wet Spring. Much better than I thought it was gonna be after 86" snow piled on it. Needs some warmth to fill it in and get growing more, though.

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[glenn57]

.......After the mow today. Hey Glenn...ahem.....hehe....
Not too bad for a cold, wet Spring. Much better than I thought it was gonna be after 86" snow piled on it. Needs some warmth to fill it in and get growing more, though.

yea well I dont gotta mow yet soooooooooo………………….

[Rebel SS]

If you could come down and moon like that, bet it sure would scare those filthy hole-diggin' skwirrels and lawn-munching rabbits outta my yard!   

[Gunner55]

.......After the mow today. Hey Glenn...ahem.....hehe....
Not too bad for a cold, wet Spring. Much better than I thought it was gonna be after 86" snow piled on it. Needs some warmth to fill it in and get growing more, though.

  Looks nice Reb , but that means more mowing than I wanna do these days. 'Bout the only fertilizer & seed I've used in a while is when I was tryin to get some bare areas under the big pines on the north side here started. So dusty otherwise I didn't even like havin the garage door open

[Rebel SS]

My neighbor does it for me, since I can't. Unable to walk on any uneven ground or hill. I do stuff that I can for him in return. Tune ups, his mower and blower, etc.  The back yard gets done with me putting around on the Red Rocket...love that little mower!

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