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  1. 4 hours ago, SimonBolivar said:

    Holy yellow spots batman! 

    Is it possible that the weed and feed that I laid out back on March 20th could be messing up my grass today? Everything was going great until the storms rolled through this weekend and we got a ton of rain. 

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    It's hard to see because it's mostly behind the column but it looks significantly worse off than the houses on either side of me.

     

     

     

    Here is the specific Weed & Feed I used:

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    2, 4-D, 2-ethylhexyl ester 1.108% Mecoprop-p acid 0.167% Dicamba acid 0.071%

    I had to go look at the specs. That's the active ingredients list. It's the same as regular 3 way post herbicide. 2,4-D, mecoprop, and dicamba. It's not going to root prune like the pre. It looks like you cut more than a third of the height and got into the stems.

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  2. Here's another link. Wolfpack includes the combos. Some of these can be mixed at home and some are not available to homeowners.

    https://turf.ces.ncsu.edu/take-all-root-rot-in-turf/#:~:text=Overview,for golf course putting greens.

    "Maintain soil at pH 5.5 to 6.0 on intensively managed St. Augustinegrass lawns. To reduce the risk of disease, apply no more than 10 to 20 pounds of lime per 1,000 square feet of turf per season. Use acid-forming fertilizers on sites with near-neutral to alkaline soils (pH 7.0+) to lower the soil pH. Topdressing with sphagnum peat moss has proven to aid in the recovery of take-all damaged St. Augustinegrass lawns. Evenly distribute 1 bale of sphagnum peat moss per 1000 feet2 of lawn."

    https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/lawn-garden/take-all-root-rot-on-st-augustinegrass/

    It likes high pH. There's a lot of alkaline soil in Texas. Unless you are in the Piney Woods you are not likely to achieve a 6. My last soil test in the Frisco/McKinney area was a 7.75. The rec was 4# of sulfur per thousand. 

    There's some evidence that suggests that peat moss inhibits the disease. One bale per thousand is pretty cheap. It's worth the investment. 

    There's no consensus on remedies. Hence the laundry list of options. It was only described and named a disease in the 90s though there's evidence of outbreaks in buffalograss in Kansas described in 43. Back then it was called "the yellows". 

    You might have to curtail pre-emergent or limit it to the coldest, sleepiest time of the year. Post spray doesn't seem to be detrimental. 

    I had a pathology prof at a field day downplay its threat to StA. I tuned out at that point. "Why don't you get out of the lab and stop trying to control all the variables. Get out there in the field and see what it's doing."

     

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  3. Lowe is one of several Republican House members and candidates who have suggested the state could charge women who have an abortion with felony murder of a child. He said as much again Wednesday. Then he turned right around and claimed he never said it.

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    In Texas, that would be the felony criminal law against baby killing. The penalty is either death or life without parole. Yet in the very next breath, Lowe complained that: “People say, ‘You want to kill women who have an abortion.’ That is the sickest thing I’ve ever heard.” Nobody seemed to notice the blatant backflip.

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    O’Shea began, “I’m not running against Representative Goldman. I’m running to be obedient to God.”

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    After the forum Wednesday, he said: “The reality of it is that Ukraine lost. They never were going to be able to have the manpower or the weaponry.” The U.S. should have sought peace, he said. America can’t afford the aid.

     

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  4. the NHL hoped his deep pockets and reputation for revitalizing distressed assets would finally lift the franchise to stability.

    It took just over a year for that optimism to crack. In August 2020, reports surfaced that he failed to pay players signing bonuses. Gutierrez blamed it on their lack of experience owning a sports franchise. As more vendors and employees began cropping up with complaints about unpaid invoices and strongarm tactics, it became clear that it was a feature of Meruelo’s business practices, not a bug.

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    It was a massive misstep. It meant the franchise had no suitable place to play while Meruelo attempted to get politicians, unions and voters behind a $2 billion development plan in Tempe that included a new arena. As he worked to secure that project, Meruelo’s years of hubris came back to bite him. Grassroots organizers pounded his track record and credit rating, citing a financial analysis commissioned by the Tempe City Council. Campaign materials characterized him as “corrupt,” “scandal-plagued” and a “deadbeat billionaire.” Local trade and worker unions lobbied against the plan. And Meruelo didn’t dive deep into his coffers to counteract that negative messaging. He said last week he poured $7 million into the referendum; campaign finance records show that he spent just over $1 million.

  5. 44 minutes ago, texasdago said:

    Dude, there are millions of Italians who still worship at the altar of Mussolini... quite literally.  Google Predappio.

    THAT'S FUCKED UP 

     

    Still, some couldn’t resist as the crowd stopped outside the cemetery where Mussolini is laid to rest to listen to prayers and greetings from Mussolini’s great-granddaughter, Orsola.

     

    “After 100 years, we are still here to pay homage to the man this state wanted, and who we will never stop admiring,” Orsola Mussolini said, to cheers.

     

    She listed her great-grandfather’s accomplishments, citing an infrastructure boom that built schools, hospitals and public buildings, reclaimed malaria-infested swamps for cities, and the extension of a pension system to non-government workers. She was joined by her sister Vittoria, who led the crowd in a prayer.

    https://apnews.com/article/italy-mussolini-crypt-fascist-sympathers-commemoration-e2805969ab5b3aef7b61081dd575b7a6

  6. 29 minutes ago, Tailgate said:

    Landscaper friends- how can I tell what type of Bermuda grass I have? I called to get some delivered for a backyard area I need to sod. They said they had three different kinds…when I look online it’s difficult to tell.

    I can tell between common and hybrid but that's about it.

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