Lawn Thread - MEGA

[Ekliptix]

2 weeks ago I modified a new dethatching blade to fit my Ego mower. Had to cut off the tips of the blade (too big), and hone out the washer it came with to fit the non-standard EGO shaft.
Worked fine. Filled 8 bags with dead grass.

Fertilized right after.



Grass today. It could use a mow. I have not started watering yet.

[2002civic]

looking good.

Since moving back to Calgary last summer I have a lawn in need of some TLC.

Previous owners were the no fertilizer or chemical type so have already overseeded and thrown down some fertilizer this year. Wish me luck!

[JfuckinC]

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What kind of seeds did you throw down? If it was generic Scotts stuff, it was probably mostly Annual Rye, which only lasts one season. Also, you probably don't need to be watering yet. It depends on your lawn, but both my front and rear are still pretty moist, and not from the art room.

Fuck maybe that’s what it is. That’s depressing lol.

[schurchill39]

We redid our whole yard last year and put new sod down. The front came back nice and lush but the back where the kids were playing in the snow all winter has quite a few brown spots. Its going to take some loving to get brought back. I did a fall fertilizer but it didn't seem to do much in the back.

[npham]

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2 weeks ago I modified a new dethatching blade to fit my Ego mower. Had to cut off the tips of the blade (too big), and hone out the washer it came with to fit the non-standard EGO shaft.
Worked fine. Filled 8 bags with dead grass.

Can you send me a link to the blade you bought/how it was modified? I think we have the same mower or at least the same sized Ego.

[Ekliptix]

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Can you send me a link to the blade you bought/how it was modified? I think we have the same mower or at least the same sized Ego.

I got this: https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/p...cher+blade#srp
It was too wide to fit within my mower deck, so I used a cut off wheel to trim ~1/2 of each end of the blade so it'd fit in the mower deck.
Btw, they have a smaller blade that'd likely fit without cutting, but I wanted maximum width. https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/p...cher+blade#srp

The blade comes with a variety of washers and adapters for various mowers. None of them worked with my Ego shaft, so I took one of the washers that was slightly to small/tight to fit on the Ego shaft. I put it in my vice and used a file to enlarge the size of the hole in the washer until it fit on my Ego mower shaft. I've said shaft enough now.

If you're in the SE, you can come and borrow the blade if you want. PM me.

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https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01...IK6Y9EEQB&th=1

[Ekliptix]

^sweet, better price.

[JfuckinC]

So what kinda seed lasts longer than a year? This was deadly last year lol



For reference:

[Tik-Tok]

Most seed mixes are a combination of annual and perennial. Just keep seeding with the same mixture and after a few years the perennials will be dominant.

I had a similar problem and switched seeds to find something better. Ive ended up with a large spot in the middle of the lawn now that's a different shade of green than the rest because of it.

It's been slowly taking over the rest of the yard, and almost looks like camouflage in some places lol

[killramos]

Did you happen to pile a ton of snow there? Use salt on the sidewalk much?

That almost looks more like salt kill to me?

With maybe a hair of scalping

[ExtraSlow]

You can buy better seed that's 0 percent annual. Ideally it's some portion fescue.

[haggis88]

I see some sprouting in my reseeded dead bits! Yay!