I bought a Honda HRX217 when we moved into current house in 2011, embarrassed to say this is the first year I did a full tune up and new blades.

Dayhuff - that is impressive, doesn't even look like the same house

We had a 50ft pine tree fall in my yard over the winter so I have been dealing with low spots as well. Chainsawed and used a backhoe to rip the stump & root system out then spread top soil as best we could and seeded.

Now I have huge patch of fresh grass and various low spots that I have been tossing top soil down a trowel at a time whenever I mow. Yes, I know this may take me forever but since the lawn is now *green* I am not too worried about it

Who wants to share their stats? Total area mowed and method used (push mow, rider, tractor, weedwack only, etc)

I push mow .34 acres which I would guess about average

This is my current trouble spot. Had a 50ft pine here that fell over winter, so this is my first go at leveling and making it somewhat green. Didnt weed/feed as it was bare dirt in spring. Still has a bit of unlevel to it.

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Used a backhoe to pull out stump and root system then tamped down what dirt was left. Then added a few yards of topsoil and raked it out by hand and seeded. Now I have grass but an uneven surface where the ground has settled at different rates.

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Very nice. I find your driveway set up fascinating, do you have two garages?

My arborvitae got pretty disease ravaged over the last 3-4 years. I was slowly trimming away dead and dying parts until I just said F it and ripped them all out and replaced with beach grasses. Stumps were left behind and I figured to rent a grinder from Home Depot and be done with all of it.

Disaster - their grinder didn't work. Got up to speed and pretty much just stopped when it hit stump, needed new belts which naturally they had to order. Had to resort to old school methods of chopping, pulling, crosshatching, drilling, etc so I expect it will be a couple years before they are gone.

My spring lawn excitement came by way of finding out leaving the hose attached to a Woodford 17 anti-siphon push/pull sillcock (lol outdoor spigot) over winter is a big no no as it prevents the water from receding in the valve. My reward was a split copper line inside the foundation, fortunately $36 and an hour of my time fixed the issue.

Not exactly lawn related but put this fence up last weekend in 90 degree heat. Still need to add post caps and put a light back on the outside post.

Needed to hide my firewood and misc yard waste repository since it faces the street. Lucked into 6 large Crown Cork & Seal plastic pallets to keep wood off the ground. Will need to burn these two rotted ones.

And yes, the shed needs some attention

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The pride of my Stihl fleet is a SE61 vacuum cleaner - everybody seems to have a backpack blower and chainsaw but guys do a double take on the vacuum.

Rage inducing.

Family member tried to *help* by mowing my lawn and took it upon themselves to lower the mower deck from my 4" setting to 3"

Since I use a Honda mulching mower I then had to mow again at a different angle on 3.5" just to clear out the clumps of grass laying on the lawn. THEN I had to take my backpack blower and retrace every step to break up the remaining clumps. Huge mess and grass clippings everywhere and I am still left with a lawn missing the best one inch of thick green grass.

So my "helper" cost me twice as much time and effort. #sad

Pro tip - I start in the garage using my handheld Bosch 18v blower then switch to the backpack blower once I get the back corners cleared.

It's much easier to get behind and under stuff with the little guy and it will run 20 mins on high with a 4a pack

I use the vacuum. Time proven method and the 42" handle keeps me in the Safe Zone

I think it will be fine

Wow!

Perfect weekend for yardwork in the Mid-Atlantic region, even treated myself to hand splitting some firewood.

Found some poison ivy in my decorative bed around a large landscape rock. I normally don't use poisons but have no sense of humor for that shit and will eradicate it with extreme prejudice.

I had faith in your sod. Glad it's coming around

Well....you are being so good after your hiatus I didn't want to say anything. Also are you growing a clover patch in the upper center? You may actually pull a DQ before voting even commences.

Wow. Never seen lawn damage like that before, somebody was hungry

Put down Scotts weed and feed 3 days ago - got a thunderstorm tonight so guessing its time to start mowing next week as the front grass is probably 8" in places.

Love my Fisker loppers; not sure if they are all like this but mine have a button you can use to extend the handles a foot or so, very helpful. Def need to remember to sharpen them this week. I don't have much pruning to do but usually grab my folding Corona Razortooths. Found these barely used,` older(from back when they were still made in Japan) at a local garage sale for $1.00 - not for the timid, blade is no joke.

Weed & feed did a pretty good job. My lawn is coming in nice, green and thick with very few dandelions. I like to patrol every couple days with a pair of scissors and just lop any yellow flowers or buds before they get a chance to seed.

I let the thread down. Scotts Weed & Feed plus a week of heavy rains gave me a nice lush 10" carpet of thick green grass. Of course my Honda mulching mower isn't made for that much so my cut is the sloppiest hack job ever. Gonna mow again tomorrow against the grain but may be time for another blade.

I'm in a neighborhood so need a much more controlled burn but still have a fire tonite. We use a mid 70s cast iron Danish woodstove called a Morso - love it! End of the night just close the doors and let it burn itself out.

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Love it! I really need to upgrade my firepit game with a stone wall like you have there.

Anybody else ever wage war on thistle?

Never really had any before and now the rear of my yard (.34 acre) by the compost pile has developed this problem. I pulled all the larger plants and did spot roundup treatment on any new growth. They start out small down in the grass with prickly little leaves and eventually were growing about 2' tall.

They suck as you need heavy gloves to pull and seem to spread easily so I'm wondering if there is a more efficient method