Carolina Ale House is 'Gun Free Zone'

In contrast with Kroger, Carolina Ale House bans guns. Read about it HERE.

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Zenith Zoysia growth summer 2014

Weekly photos of Zenith Zoysia growth summer 2014.

This has been watered twice this summer, maybe three times. Otherwise, only sporadic rainfall. This was seeded last year, and watered regularly that first season. The soil is a heavy clay soil. The original Fescue mix sewn by the builder did not survive its first summer without watering (before we moved in). See my Tennessee Lawn Grass post for details of best establishment of Zoysia.

I did not want to create a mud yard, so contrary to the best establishment practice, I ran a plug aerator over the lawn, sewed the Zoysia seed, then lightly raked it. This doesn't give coverage as quickly as tilling a good seedbed. But, enough gets started that it will eventually take over and crowd out any Fescue; and the results of seeding in the clay soil are illustrated in these pictures.

I predict two to three more growing seasons to achieve complete coverage. This Zoysia grass is very drought hardy, goes dormant until it gets water, then starts growing again.

July 3 - The orange soil is spray paint. Note stolon (runner) A crossing
from lower left to upper right.

July 10 - The knife tip shows the end of the stolon A. There is a clump of
grass to its right. Stolon B is barely visible at the top of the bare area.

Jonathan Gentry on Ferguson, Missouri

Six+ minutes - worth your time.

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Thank your GI

Today, I checked the temperature in the attic. 117 degrees Fahrenheit. I think about the GI's we have sent over to the hot sandbox. In addition to bugs and bullets, they are dealing with that kind of heat or more daily.

If you think that's not too bad, take your lawn chair up there and sit a while in shorts and a T-shirt. Then think about wearing/carrying boots, pants, jacket, flak vest, helmet, rifle, ammo, food, water, etc., and going for a hike around your attic.

Yeah, thank your GI!

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