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2/26/00. Here's what the lawn looked like before the first mowing of the 2000 season. This mowing was needed earlier than usual, due to the very mild weather for the last week or so. Not too bad, but some tip burn from the ice and snow during January and early February.
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2/26/00. Here's what the lawn looked like after the first mowing of the 2000 season. With the tip burn gone, it looks pretty good for a February lawn! Winterizing the lawn last fall really paid off.
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3/14/00. After the third mowing. Greening up really nicely, 10 days and two small rain showers after applying fertilizer.
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3/14/00. I think this is due to a too heavy application of lawn food. I must have stopped here, and not released the lever on the spreader handle.
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4/24/00. Really green and luxurious this year.
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5/7/00. Still looking good. Watered in preparation for broadleaf week control application.
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5/7/00. Here you can tell the green is not quite a bright as it had been, and there are a few brown blades--could be from lack of rain for over a week. Getting ready to weed and feed.
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5/8/00. Here we have a patch of clover mixed in with the lawn grass.
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5/8/00. Here we see the effects of the broadleaf weed control on the patch of clover.
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6/7/00. From this view, the lawn still looks pretty good.
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6/7/00. Here you can see there's a lot of dead grass mixed in.
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6/19/00. Now the dead grass isn't hidden. Don't know whether it's the dry weather, or the weed killer.
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9/20/00. Lawn mowed closely, dethatched, and mowed again. Brown areas are the results of an application of RoundUp on weed patches.
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9/20/00. Closeup of dethatched area.
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9/21/00. Overseeded lawn.
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9/24/00. Better view of RoundUp effects.
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9/27/00. Finally--seeds sprouting.
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10/4/00. Looking better.
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10/15/00. Seeded areas filling in.
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10/27/00. Purtty. Lots of new grass up. Warm weather this fall has been very helpful.
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11/7/00. Even the leaves can't make this lawn look bad now. Very pleased with the way this looks.
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