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Brad

2006-08-24, 5:25 pm

I'm in Southern Ontario and have finally got a grub infestation under
control - now I have to re-establish my damaged front lawn. What's the
best approach for me to use and is Fall the best time to do it?

Don

2006-08-24, 8:25 pm


"Brad" <brad.brownlee@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> I'm in Southern Ontario and have finally got a grub infestation under
> control - now I have to re-establish my damaged front lawn. What's the
> best approach for me to use and is Fall the best time to do it?
>

whattaya growing?


john

2006-08-25, 3:25 am

Don wrote:
> "Brad" <brad.brownlee@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:1156452258.779999.262530@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...
> whattaya growing?
>
>

If you have crows visiting your lawn, they will keep white grubs under
control. Unfortunately, since the early depression years crows are very
wary of man. This is not to say crows don't cause other problems.
Brad

2006-08-25, 9:25 am

Grubs aren't the problem now. That's been solved. I'm looking for some
tips or ideas on how best to re-establish the damaged areas. Top dress
and overseed is probably the approach I'm going to use but I need some
guidance on timing.

Brad

2006-08-25, 9:25 am

Grubs aren't the problem now. That's been solved. I'm looking for some
tips or ideas on how best to re-establish the damaged areas. Top dress
and overseed is probably the approach I'm going to use but I need some
guidance on timing.

Don

2006-08-25, 1:25 pm


"Brad" <brad.brownlee@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:1156511542.742373.206620@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...
> Grubs aren't the problem now. That's been solved. I'm looking for some
> tips or ideas on how best to re-establish the damaged areas. Top dress
> and overseed is probably the approach I'm going to use but I need some
> guidance on timing.
>

kinda hard to help you if you won't tell us what you are growing!


Mike

2006-08-25, 1:25 pm


"Don" <don@ld.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Brad" <brad.brownlee@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:1156511542.742373.206620@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...
> kinda hard to help you if you won't tell us what you are growing!
>

Southern ontario - mid sept is a good time to start.


Brad

2006-08-25, 1:25 pm

Sorry Don. Missed your earlier post. This was an established lawn when
we bought the house and it's in a newer subdivision so I'm thinking it
was initially put down as sod as opposed to seeding. Probably a mix of
turf-type Perennial Ryegrass and Kentucky Bluegrass.

Steveo

2006-08-25, 8:25 pm

"Brad" <brad.brownlee@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Grubs aren't the problem now. That's been solved. I'm looking for some
> tips or ideas on how best to re-establish the damaged areas. Top dress
> and overseed is probably the approach I'm going to use but I need some
> guidance on timing.
>

I'd suggest slice seeding if it wasn't grub damage. Did you find big grubs
in the soil below your damaged turf? You must be way yonder up north to
have your lawn destroyed by grubs already. Did it frost there yet?
Brad

2006-08-31, 3:25 am

Thanks for all the replies. Actually, it was grubs and it took me to
the second in-star to solve the problem. The grubs are now gone. My
original post was looking for the best time to repare the lawn. My
solution to repair the damage is to top dress and over seed somewhere
around mid September.

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