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finally some rain
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2022 5:16 pm
by DavidBarkey
Finally getting some rain . Ran out of grass to cut on test drives .
Grass is all brown . Only thing green is the weeds . Garden is doing ok as we water with soaker hoses . When you fix lawn mowers it is hard to do a true test drive unless you have grass to cut .
Rain today and then rain again in a couple of days for a few days.
What do guys do else where when you need to test a machine when there is no grass to cut ?
Re: finally some rain
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2022 5:42 pm
by Timj
DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Sun Jul 24, 2022 5:16 pm
Finally getting some rain . Ran out of grass to cut on test drives .
Grass is all brown . Only thing green is the weeds . Garden is doing ok as we water with soaker hoses . When you fix lawn mowers it is hard to do a true test drive unless you have grass to cut .
Rain today and then rain again in a couple of days for a few days.
What do guys do else where when you need to test a machine when there is no grass to cut ?
We got the storms last night. The NW wind finally blew the humidity out today.
I always have some areas of un-cut grass. It's tall thick and tough. You know quick if what you did will hold but can't judge cut quality.
Re: finally some rain
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2022 5:45 pm
by Harry
The weather predictors keep saying it's going to rain but all I've been getting is promises. Rain again tonight I'll believe it when I see it. Going to take the grand to Niagara Falls tomorrow. It will rain tomorrow when we go to the falls.
Keep the Peace
Harry
Re: finally some rain
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2022 5:54 pm
by JSinMO
We’ve gotten just enough rain to kinda keep things alive. I think we’re about 3 inches behind on rainfall right now. I don’t know about testing mowers, right now all you can do is see how much dust they make! We’re supposed to get some moisture tonigh and tomorrow, we’ll see.
Re: finally some rain
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2022 6:14 pm
by propane1
Some rain coming this week. So “they” say. My grass is still green yet. But another week of this heat could change that a bit. But with the rain and cooler temperatures coming this week, I think we will be ok.
Why does the grass turn brown and the weeds stay green. ?
Noel
You’ll have to grow a patch of weeds to do your testing on Dave.
Re: finally some rain
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2022 6:46 pm
by DavidBarkey
Harry wrote: ↑Sun Jul 24, 2022 5:45 pm
The weather predictors keep saying it's going to rain but all I've been getting is promises. Rain again tonight I'll believe it when I see it. Going to take the grand to Niagara Falls tomorrow. It will rain tomorrow when we go to the falls.
Keep the Peace
Harry
I think thats called Murffeys Law . Have a great time with the yongins .
Re: finally some rain
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2022 6:49 pm
by DavidBarkey
JSinMO wrote: ↑Sun Jul 24, 2022 5:54 pm
We’ve gotten just enough rain to kinda keep things alive. I think we’re about 3 inches behind on rainfall right now. I don’t know about testing mowers, right now all you can do is see how much dust they make! We’re supposed to get some moisture tonigh and tomorrow, we’ll see.
Same problem we have right now . ANd we are a sand pile left by the last ice age . But we have been getting rain on and off all day .
Re: finally some rain
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2022 6:50 pm
by DavidBarkey
Propane57 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 24, 2022 6:14 pm
Some rain coming this week. So “they” say. My grass is still green yet. But another week of this heat could change that a bit. But with the rain and cooler temperatures coming this week, I think we will be ok.
Why does the grass turn brown and the weeds stay green. ?
Noel
You’ll have to grow a patch of weeds to do your testing on Dave.
Thought you need a special lic. to grow weeds .
Re: finally some rain
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2022 7:33 pm
by Eugen
I thought any individual can grow up to three weeds legally. My nephew grows them at his mom's house. Me stay away, my mind is altered naturally enough as it is and when I run the 446 even more so from the exhaust
Re: finally some rain
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2022 8:08 pm
by propane1
4 weeds here you can grow. I should git out of the potatoe growin and try growin weeds.
Take a trip and never leave the farm.
Noel
Re: finally some rain
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2022 8:27 pm
by Eugen
Noel, a couple I know around here were growing some in their garden a couple years ago and someone stole the plants at night
Wish someone came and stole all the weeds between our tomato plants lol I now regret leaving the straw from the winter rye between the rows, it's really hard to go there with the hoe
Re: finally some rain
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2022 8:37 pm
by JSinMO
Wish someone came and stole all the weeds between our tomato plants lol I now regret leaving the straw from the winter rye between the rows, it's really hard to go there with the hoe
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Thats the problem I had when I tried that too. Seems like it just made more of a mess. I have a friend that uses regular yard clippings about 8 inches thick and seems to work better, but he has a lot of time to spend on it.
Re: finally some rain
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2022 6:55 am
by DavidBarkey
Got some much needed rain , enough to give the ground a good soaking . Some Thunder in the afternoon , so got some nitogin too