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From: The HS that is NoVA
Originally Posted by w1ngman,Mar 10 2006, 01:25 PM
Completion date is estimated to be first of July 
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From: Bumpass, VA
Originally Posted by CaptKirk,Mar 10 2006, 01:28 PM
Oh wow...thats just awesome... Perfect time to enjoy it... in the summer!
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D-I-R-T ...until Fall 
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Originally Posted by w1ngman,Mar 10 2006, 08:24 PM
Yeah...can't go wrong there. Buuuuuut, if there's a down-side to the particulars of the timing, it would be that all this happening now means that I'll have 10 acres of D-I-R-T ...until Fall .
D-I-R-T ...until Fall .
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From: Bumpass, VA
Its all completely cleared...now. But we have a drainfield still to place...and a 400' trench to run from the house to that drainfield. So that's still got some roughin' that will go on with the cleared land. I need to get a tractor on-site with a disc-harrow on the back to chop up the last of any saplings & exposed roots.
If I started all that today I'd be planting grass seed within a month (let's say mid-April at best...cuz I still have an 8-5 M-F job ). Now, that means the grass seed would begin sprouting in, oh, 2 weeks...so first of May I'd have grass starting to grow. June come along and it would be ready for a first clipping. July and August's heat 
would promise...that I wouldn't 
have to cut the grass a second time 
. It'd die from the heat/drought of [a typical] Summer.
Bottomline, Spring is
not the best time to sow grass seed. Especially if you're not in a position to control the water needs (and let's agree, 10 acres ain't controllable 
). Fall is best, cooler days, wet, etc...that's what tender grass appreciates when its trying to gain a footing.
I'll still plant something by mid-April. I don't want the cleared soil to erode away waiting to plant in the Fall. But I'll count on whatever I plant, likely dying from the heat of summertime.
- Dave
If I started all that today I'd be planting grass seed within a month (let's say mid-April at best...cuz I still have an 8-5 M-F job
). Now, that means the grass seed would begin sprouting in, oh, 2 weeks...so first of May I'd have grass starting to grow. June come along and it would be ready for a first clipping. July and August's heat would promise...that I wouldn't have to cut the grass a second time . It'd die from the heat/drought of [a typical] Summer. Bottomline, Spring is
not the best time to sow grass seed. Especially if you're not in a position to control the water needs (and let's agree, 10 acres ain't controllable ). Fall is best, cooler days, wet, etc...that's what tender grass appreciates when its trying to gain a footing.I'll still plant something by mid-April. I don't want the cleared soil to erode away waiting to plant in the Fall. But I'll count on whatever I plant, likely dying from the heat of summertime
.- Dave
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Great pics Dave. Wow...lotsa windows for folks to see you naked ass walkin' about! 
Mine is nearly done...the roof is on and they completed the HVAC today. Plumbing tomorrow and Monday. Wow, amazing how TYMEFLYS. 
Good job!
Mine is nearly done...the roof is on and they completed the HVAC today. Plumbing tomorrow and Monday. Wow, amazing how TYMEFLYS.
Good job!
