Pix of Oshkosh this week

"W P Dixon"
WOW!,
Only 80 degrees and your grass is brown?

It's not the 80 degrees that turned the grass brown, it's the 90's, the
wind, and the lack of rain that we've had for the past 2 weeks. But all is
not lost, the weeds have loved it, they're growing, well....like weeds!!
We've got lambsquarter that is 4 and 5 feet tall and all budded out, and the
ragweed is coming on strong. My eyes can hardly wait.

Jim

I can't complain to much , alot of rain and that has kept our temps way down
for this time of year. But I have to cut the grass every four days or it
gets knee high to a giraffe!

Patrick

"Jim Burns" wrote in message
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"W P Dixon"
WOW!,
Only 80 degrees and your grass is brown?

It's not the 80 degrees that turned the grass brown, it's the 90's, the
wind, and the lack of rain that we've had for the past 2 weeks. But all
is
not lost, the weeds have loved it, they're growing, well....like weeds!!
We've got lambsquarter that is 4 and 5 feet tall and all budded out, and
the
ragweed is coming on strong. My eyes can hardly wait.

Jim

I kid you not... I mowed our lawn once in June and have not cut it yet in
July. The only reason I cut it in June was because the weeds had headed out
and were much taller than the grass.
Jim

I kid you not... I mowed our lawn once in June and have not cut it yet in
July. The only reason I cut it in June was because the weeds had headed
out
and were much taller than the grass.

My son has been thrilled to not have to mow the lawn at home. He, too, has
only mowed a couple of times since the drought got started in late June.

Unfortunately we've got a very nice underground sprinkler system at the inn,
and I therefore still must mow *that* lawn weekly. The areas that are not
hit with the sprinklers are completely, 100% dead, to the point where when I
go over them with the mower a big cloud of dust and dirt goes flying...

We're starting to get some good sweet corn here, though, so apparently all
is not lost -- yet.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:

Unfortunately we've got a very nice underground sprinkler system at the inn,
and I therefore still must mow *that* lawn weekly.

Doesn't it have an "off" control?

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.

Unfortunately we've got a very nice underground sprinkler system at the
inn, and I therefore still must mow *that* lawn weekly.

Doesn't it have an "off" control?

Well. sure -- but for some silly reason, people expect nice landscaping at a
hotel...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"George Patterson" wrote in message
news:s%7De.4995$Zx3.1500@trndny05...
Jay Honeck wrote:

Unfortunately we've got a very nice underground sprinkler system at the
inn,
and I therefore still must mow *that* lawn weekly.

Doesn't it have an "off" control?

Mary's in charge of that button.

The areas that are not hit with the sprinklers are completely, 100% dead...

Im not a turf grass scientist, Jay, but I've been assured that grass
does not die when it gets dry; it just goes dormant and will green up
when rain arrives.

As an aside, I have not watered my lawn for at least 20 years, or
fertilized it, either. It has NEVER in my memory turned brown during
that period, and we've had our droughts in central PA, too. In fact,
we're having one now. Farmers are in serious trouble.

And yet I have to mow it every damn week. I mow it high, 3", and
leave the clippings.

If you regularly water your lawn, especially not deeply enough, it
becomes "hooked" on that watering. Roots seek that shallow water.

If you don't water it, the grass "learns" to send its roots deep,
where there is some moisture even during droughts.

vince norris

vincent p. norris wrote:
As an aside, I have not watered my lawn for at least 20 years, or
fertilized it, either. It has NEVER in my memory turned brown during
that period, and we've had our droughts in central PA, too. In fact,
we're having one now. Farmers are in serious trouble.
And yet I have to mow it every damn week. I mow it high, 3", and
leave the clippings.

Psst... that's not grass, it's all weeds!

As an aside, I have not watered my lawn for at least 20 years, or
fertilized it, either. It has NEVER in my memory turned brown during
that period, and we've had our droughts in central PA, too. In fact,
we're having one now. Farmers are in serious trouble.
And yet I have to mow it every damn week. I mow it high, 3", and
leave the clippings.

Psst... that's not grass, it's all weeds!

I have news for you, John: One of the best ways to prevent weeds to
to mow your lawn at 3". Read a book on lawn care.

vince norris