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Post by Roderick on Feb 9, 2008 11:36:33 GMT 12
February don't rain...so get plan B into action...our thunderstorm was brilliant 12 hours of rain...we never have water restrictions here either...one good thing about Rotorua...water is good and plentiful...now watch some idiot stuff it up , so they can charge us for it...
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Post by rose on Feb 9, 2008 14:51:04 GMT 12
Morning...sun and hot again today...no sight of rain at all.... ...pretty soon we'll be spitting on our plants just to keep them watered.... The same here :)I'm scared to mow the lawn as I think it will die if I mow it
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Post by Mamalicious on Feb 9, 2008 15:02:50 GMT 12
I should do what everyone else is doing and using the bath or sink water...
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Post by Mamalicious on Feb 9, 2008 15:03:40 GMT 12
I have no lawn to mow at the mo..its completely and utterly DEAD!!
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Post by caronz on Feb 9, 2008 15:15:54 GMT 12
Afternoon all.... Yeh our lawn at the moment is dirt with the odd dandelion stalk
But Rotorua frosts can last til lunchtime! brrrrrrr
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Post by Mamalicious on Feb 9, 2008 15:19:34 GMT 12
Gawd..are you getting frosts already?
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Post by rose on Feb 9, 2008 15:19:35 GMT 12
;Dcaronz our lawn looks green in patches, with dandelion stalks as well, tempting to mow but then I know it will be all brown Might try a bit tomorrow and see, take some before and after pics of one patch
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Post by caronz on Feb 9, 2008 15:21:39 GMT 12
NOOOOOOOOoo but I remember the frosts up there.. wicked things Just dewey here these morning
lol mow the dirt.. lots of fun
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Post by peterj on Feb 9, 2008 20:42:26 GMT 12
Hints from a Lawn Pro
Try to leave your late spring and summer lawns about 70 to 100 mm long. Longer - say up to 150mm if you can bear it.
This helps keep the soil from drying out.
This stops the humas [ the living black soil layer which absorbs and holds any available water ] from getting fried by the sun and getting killed off. It is the dead soil that turns to dust and blows all other the place.
It turns the grass into its own mulch and soil protection layer.
It also means that any water that makes it to the bottom of the grass has some protection from evaporation and is more likely to be absorbed by the humas layer.
Grass actually needs to be at least 50mm long to be healthy and longer is better [ ask a farmer for confirmation. ]
Longer grass also tends to keep the weeds and thistles out.
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Post by Mamalicious on Feb 9, 2008 20:44:29 GMT 12
long grass doesn't keep my weeds out
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Post by frankiec on Feb 9, 2008 20:50:27 GMT 12
It's raining (or at least trying to) in Hamilton.
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Post by Roderick on Feb 9, 2008 22:21:29 GMT 12
we have just had the free big nite out and fireworks at the lakefront tonite...got to see the fireworks , but played cards (euchre...3 handed / cutthroat) rather than go to the show...cause thats what visitors wanted to do (small kiddies to sort out)
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Post by peterj on Feb 10, 2008 0:02:44 GMT 12
long grass doesn't keep my weeds out Get the weeds out Get the long grass in The weeds have a harder time getting back in and the low flat ones can not normally survive - but nothing is 100%.
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Post by ancient1 on Feb 10, 2008 0:30:56 GMT 12
heres some long "grass " for you
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Post by ancient1 on Feb 10, 2008 0:31:34 GMT 12
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