bernstem wrote:Looking good.

Still growing strong for me and mowing every 5-7 days. I have backed off the Nitrogen a bit. I was hitting 2 lb fast release per month initially, but am now at 1 lb/month. Currently, I'm fighting some P. Annua in the sidewalk strip and a few patches in the main lawn where I had some infestations from the renovation last year.

I expect that it will be another 2-4 weeks before things really slow down here in St. Louis. Depending on the winter and your soil health, you may not see much in the way of true winter dormancy with KBG.

Bernstem, haven't seen an update from you lately. Looking forward to seeing how your reno has progressed. When do you have your winterizer app scheduled for at this point? Have you ever sprayed iron? I'm thinking about it, but a little nervous since we are hosting Thanksgiving this year. Don't want to screw it up at this point.

Hi trendster,

I am very happy with my selection of cultivars, although I don't have much experience with any others besides what I've seen on the forums. I am totally amazed at this point at how thick and dark the lawn is so far this year (I'm planning on posting some pics this weekend).

The reason why I have TTTF/KBG in the back is because that's what my whole lawn was before I renovated the front. The back was in better condition and I didn't have the nerve to renovate the whole yard. Also, parts of the back are mostly shade so that also factored in on the decision to leave it TTTF/KBG.

The advice I would give you would be to study a lot of last years reno's (especially Bernstem's) and ask lots of questions. The one thing I noticed with my reno and a few others was that topdressing is a big factor and that less is better in regards to topdressing.

Good luck!

Here is the lawn on 4/1. I've mowed 5 times, currently at 2.5". It's been a very warm spring. 90 degrees yesterday and today. Planning on spraying some iron later this week when temperatures get back into the 70s. Overall, I am very happy with the reno. I'm mainly focused on adding as much OM as possible and I'm worried about disease outbreak so I've dropped Corn Meal & Serenade.

I'll admit it, I really haven't taken the time to identify the individual cultivars. Sorry.