09-26-2018, 09:46 PM
Well we got out of Hurricane FloRida relatively unscathed compared to the rest of the state. The floodwaters came closer than I would have liked to our house and they nearly crested the top of a hill into our neighbors' backyard. They back to a hiking trail that is about 8 feet below, and there is a stream another 12 feet below that and about 50 yards away...wow. We did get a leak through the furnace roof vent cap which I confirmed during a storm tonight, fortunately it's right over the decking at the top of the attic access so I've got a bucket there until I get someone out here to fix it. It could have been a lot worse considering the amount of wind and rain we got, and I feel a lot better about our flooding status. That was a once in a lifetime storm so I can't see flooding ever getting worse than that.
We did finally have some success with the lawn. One of my neighbors has a fluffy, impeccable bermuda lawn and we asked him what he used. He told us milorganite was the answer. The stuff is completely organic (byproduct of poop from wastewater plants or something), doesn't burn your lawn and it's CHEAP...like a third of the cost of Scotts stuff. It slowly feeds over about 2-3 weeks. We're about ready to do another application but it dramatically improved the color and thickness of our lawn and helped the grass grow in dead areas it just wouldn't take on before. I'm probably still going to have to do an anti-weed treatment at some point because the only downside is that it feeds EVERYTHING that's in your lawn, but once the bermuda gets thick enough it chokes out everything else. A+ would recommend, you can get it by the bag at Lowes
We did finally have some success with the lawn. One of my neighbors has a fluffy, impeccable bermuda lawn and we asked him what he used. He told us milorganite was the answer. The stuff is completely organic (byproduct of poop from wastewater plants or something), doesn't burn your lawn and it's CHEAP...like a third of the cost of Scotts stuff. It slowly feeds over about 2-3 weeks. We're about ready to do another application but it dramatically improved the color and thickness of our lawn and helped the grass grow in dead areas it just wouldn't take on before. I'm probably still going to have to do an anti-weed treatment at some point because the only downside is that it feeds EVERYTHING that's in your lawn, but once the bermuda gets thick enough it chokes out everything else. A+ would recommend, you can get it by the bag at Lowes
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2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium
Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks
2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium
Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks