TomCat's new digs!

[Denali]

Looks like it gets great sunlight... Sitting in your alfresco area, looking at your garden. That imust feel great!

 

[Pushka]

When instant takes three weeks

Well, yes, that’s true. But go from dirt to green in a couple of hours.

 

[get me outta here]

If you need a bit of top up/dressing all that soil in gutter will come in handy.

Turf is here!
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[love_the_life]

Instant gratification.

For whom? The dogs or TomCat?

 

[travelislife]

I need to get some turf in the next couple of weeks. Still haven’t decided what type. What did you go for? Did you run any sprinklers/irrigation?

 

[blackcat20]

I need to get some turf in the next couple of weeks. Still haven’t decided what type. What did you go for? Did you run any sprinklers/irrigation?

We got the Sir Walter. It's a bit more expensive but hard wearing, lower allergy and has a smaller dormancy over winter.

Ran out of time to organise irrigation, sprinkler will have to do.

We ended up with a bit more than we ordered so we turfed the whole nature strip. Still need to prep the front yard before we can turf it.

 

[RooFlyer]

Be aware that the grass selected won’t keep pure. You’ll get other sorts in, like the lighter ‘winter grass’. Annoying at first, then meh, it’s all grass.

I put irrigation sprinklers into a small area. Waste of time. Therapeutic to hand water.

 

[cove]

Because the subsoil allowed ponding based on your recent photo after rain you need to apply water quite slowly. We have a product that will do that. The latest WiFi battery controls that you can connect to a tap are quite suitable for that area
I am really not into hand watering even though it may be good for you somehow.
The trick is to apply the water accurately and at a rate that won’t cause any run off.
To be safety compliant the lavender /purple coloured products should be used if you use your reclaimed water supply pipes for watering.

 

[get me outta here]

Just reading a ‘what to do in the garden in December’ and saw this on lawn care:
“Also, the nitrogen content in dogs’ urine can burn your grass or make dry patches worse. Training your dog to go to the toilet in an out-of-view part of the lawn is a non-invasive way to combat this. Alternatively, you can also purchase mineral-based ‘dog rocks’ that you place in your dog’s drinking water to filter out impurities, making it less likely to burn your lawn.”

We got the Sir Walter. It's a bit more expensive but hard wearing, lower allergy and has a smaller dormancy over winter.

Ran out of time to organise irrigation, sprinkler will have to do.

We ended up with a bit more than we ordered so we turfed the whole nature strip. Still need to prep the front yard before we can turf it.

 

[blackcat20]

Because the subsoil allowed ponding based on your recent photo after rain you need to apply water quite slowly. We have a product that will do that. The latest WiFi battery controls that you can connect to a tap are quite suitable for that area
I am really not into hand watering even though it may be good for you somehow.
The trick is to apply the water accurately and at a rate that won’t cause any run off.
To be safety compliant the lavender /purple coloured products should be used if you use your reclaimed water supply pipes for watering.

Unfortunately Mother Nature had other plans overnight....

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

Be aware that the grass selected won’t keep pure. You’ll get other sorts in, like the lighter ‘winter grass’. Annoying at first, then meh, it’s all grass.
I put irrigation sprinklers into a small area. Waste of time. Therapeutic to hand water.

In a couple of months BC is going to be too busy to hand water ............

 

[cove]

We had flooding rain in Los Angeles too which is really unusual.
I hope your new lawn didn’t float away.

 

[Pushka]

Unfortunately Mother Nature had other plans overnight....

Mother Nature rules!

In a couple of months BC is going to be too busy to hand water ............

She’s timed it well. By that time hopefully Autumn kicks in.

 

[blackcat20]

In a couple of months BC is going to be too busy to hand water ............

A good sprinkler and a tap timer does the job.

 

[Pushka]

A good sprinkler and a tap timer does the job.

I like pottering around in the garden doing the watering myself. The only issue is summer holidays.

 

[blackcat20]

I like pottering around in the garden doing the watering myself. The only issue is summer holidays.

That's where the timer comes in handy .

I do love just poking around in the garden, will be nice once we have plants in.

 

[blackcat20]

Got our Christmas tree up last night. Now need to hunt for some decorations for the front of the house.

 

[Pushka]

Got our Christmas tree up last night. Now need to hunt for some decorations for the front of the house.

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

Half Christmas Trees Are Here To Keep Your Pets From Ruining Christmas !!

O M G !!!

 

[blackcat20]

Fortunately as Bella has got older, she's got less interested in crash-tackling the tree.