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Beasagdeux t1_jdsmszn wrote

Reply to comment by raggedtoad in Maine Yard Care by AppointmentNo3240

don't be that way dude.

You be you.. but not everyone like mowing. My husband has hated it for as long as I have known him... our 30 yo son hates it as well.. though tbf he has horrible grass allergies.

I am also not a fan of gas powered chores. And even less of a fan of paying to water the damned lawn. The lawn is mostly clover... never had any issues with it for decades.. until the last 2 or 3 years.

So between the weather and the lawnmower... I'll be happy as heck to turn my yard into something other than grass.

I don't much care what it looks like as long as the neighbors don't complain and I don't have to mow.

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AnxiousWillingness t1_jdsjl25 wrote

Reply to Maine Yard Care by AppointmentNo3240

You can thatch and put out your spring fertilizer anytime after dormancy ends. So south of Portland, probably no later than early April this year. Just make sure it's firm enough that you don't rip up everything.

Bugs is pretty broad, and varies widely on the product you're using too. We use a lot of acelepryn for grub control and hump that out anytime between mid April and late early June depending on where in Maine we are that day. Down south, should probably be done by the end of April. Or you can make a fall app, after 8/15.

Crabgrass preemergent needs to go out by mid may, maybe sooner this year because it's been so warm.

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jamilynnfitz t1_jdsh5rn wrote

Reply to Maine Yard Care by AppointmentNo3240

It's recommend to avoid clearing away last year's leaf clutter until temps are regularly above 50* because lots of beneficial insects and invertebrates over winter in those places.

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