Posted: 5/26/2008 7:39:18 PM EDT
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I give up... I can do just about anything but landscaping... My back yard is nothing but weeds. What I am looking for is someone who can put in a lawn. Anybody know anyone who can do this... Now Crown and seven I have used google and the phonebook and called some landscapers howevever, they don't return my call. So don't go there buddy! In the gold bar area Will work for lawn |
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life explained! On the first day, God created the dog and said: Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of Twenty years. The dog said: 'That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?' So God agreed. On the second day, God created the monkey and said: 'Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span.' The monkey said: 'Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the Dog did?' And God agreed. On the third day, God created the cow and said 'You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years.' The cow said: 'That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?' And God agreed again. On the fourth day, God created man and said: 'Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years.' But man said: 'Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?' 'Okay,' said God, 'You asked for it.' So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone. Life has now been explained to you. There is no need to thank me for this valuable information. I'm doing it as a public service. |
Artificial Turf Easy, rip out current grass, weeds, etc.. Use gallons of round-up if you are to lazy to use a hoe, shovel, & rake... Lay down that black "weed tarp" (I have no idea what it's called). Add crushed gravel (if you want for drainage), lay down artificial turf ... No weeds, no law mowing, no worries about grass not growing... ETA: This company is in Redmond and will do the entire thing for the right price... |
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1. Get a gallon of Round-up concentrate and a 1.5 gallon pump sprayer. (Crossbow is awesome on blackberries.) Add water and repeat as necessary to cover the whole yard. Let die and sit for the recommended period of time. 2. Make sure the area you intend to seed gets enough light. Remove low branches from trees, and even whole trees if necessary. Light and the condition of your soil are probably the most two important factors of planting a lawn. Removing one large tree can make a huge difference. 3. Obtain a metric ass ton of topsoil (how big is your lot/yard?), a large wheel barrow, a few shovels, and a landscape rake, and a standard rake or two. Landscape rakes are about 3 feet wide. 4. Invite friends over with the prospect of free beer. Have them bring any tools they have. (Hide beer in cooler under the metric ass ton of topsoil.) Help them spread out the topsoil, 4 inches will give you a good base, 6" even better. Drink beer, and BBQ some steaks, burgers, etc with friends. Rent a water filled roller after you have spread out the topsoil, fill in low spots, re-rake, re-roll. Can get a bit tedious. 5. Get some grass seed appropriate for sun/shade conditions of your proposed lawn. Lightly rake surface, spread seed, top with peat moss and water. Mow after a few weeks. 6. Yell at folks when they walk on your lawn. Manuel Labor is your friend, and a lawn is not rocket science. |
Not a bad idea! I will have to give them a call... |
I know this not rocket science... But my back yard is just a tad on the big side for one guy... Like 9000 square feet +/-  
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+1 You could mow the yard, and when the weather heats up, begin laying down a plastic tarp over a section for a couple days. Should kill pretty much everything, giving you nutrient rich slate to work with. Down side is that it would take a while to do the whole yard. |
But you can't see the rocks 
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Ah, can't mow because of rocks? Scythe? |
 Here's the deal: #1 How big are these rocks? Cobble size or do you have 1 to 3 man boulders out there? If large rocks, use local kid to pick up and pile after step #2. #2 Mow that crap down, get a DR Trimmer or hire a local kid with a gas powered line trimmer (buy yourself a good Echo or Stihl better yet as you'll need it later) knock it all down to about 4 inches and rake/dispose of debris. #3 Go to a local Co-Op and get a broadleaf herbicide such as Super Trimec or Speedzone. Get a Solo backpack sprayer from Costco, mix death juice per the label (usually about 1-2 ounces per galon of water).This will be your selective herbicide tank, do not use anything but selective turf weed killer in this unit. Spray the vegetation until the point of run off on a nice, windless day in temperatures between 65 and 78 degrees F. DO NOT APPLY IN WINDY OR HOT WEATHER IT WILL NUKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD!!!! Wait two weeks, do it again. This will start getting rid of the weeds in the grass, you will need to re-apply monthly for about a year before total control is achieved. #4 Decide what you want to do with the space. This will get you to a cheap, mowable yard, but with that much room, you could do it it well. IM me if you want some more help. BTW, when I said I couldn't be of much help, I meant the company. I will do arfcom consultations 
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Sorry bub.. BUT..... I just gutted a ~500sq foot back yard (Yes, TINY area). I've got two pits that are getting concrete this weekend to extend the patio, then I'm going to throw a roof on it, add some artificial turf for the muts to shit on, and at that point, I'm out of the landscaping business! |
| +1 on neighbor kid with gas trimmer. spend the dough on a decent one, I just bought a Stihl w/ solid shaft instead of Flex-cable shaft.(I was a little rough on the trimmer my wife bought me and am on the 3rd shaft.) Neighbor kid can make some honest dough and it will stay local, and IF he does a decent job you may want to hire him to maintain the lawn later. |
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What you need is a tractor with a loader and a rotovator, maybe some kind of ripper too to clear out the big rocks, you could probably get by with just a walk behind tiller. Knock that crap down, roundup heavily, roundup again in a couple weeks, and hire/rent the tractor. Be prepared to rake it out by hand, but it should be fairly smooth when the tractor is done. You could amend the soil before or after tillage, or even both. Seed heavily and weed and feed, at this point you're probably better off planning to seed this fall when it rains, or be prepared to keep that seed moist for three weeks. |
Quite possibly the most expensive post ever read here. A guy could let it grow over and take up drug overdoses, for much cheaper. Get a shovel and/or rake. Your problems will become obvious within' minutes. (or, just listen to the round-up part) |
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Fuckin' whiner. I need to send you a picture of my 5 acres before, and now. You think 9,000 SF is an issue? I'm talking about removing 150+ trees AND stumps, plus burning them, leveling ground (okay, not so level but it is getting there) and then working on property lines, which is now in progress. Seriously for the cost of a sprayer ($20-30), a gallon of Round-up concentrate ($50), and a gas powered weed eater ($100, and buy the BIG 600 yards spool of line for another $20), you could have that yard whipped into shape in a week. Hit it with the whacker first, then the round-up and let shit die. Bend over and pick up a rock or two. Set the lawnmower on the highest setting and let it fly. You can always buy a new blade or pull out the Dremel and sharpen the bitch up. That's nothing. Have DR field mower look alike, weed-whacker, pump sprayer, lawn mower with seriously degraded blade, and a few rakes. Time to nut up cowboy. When's the BBQ? |
You assume there was a lawn there... I bought the house 8 years ago and it had nothing as it was new constution. I got me a echo weedwacker but I think I will neew round up or spomething like that... |
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In all honesty, I haul & spread a lot of top soil. If you are interested in hiring me, send me an IM and I will let you know mt ratesd. What is the elevation of the existing yard to the house or patio? If its a few inches lower than needs to be and level then we can just spread top soil over after you get it cut. If not I can level it. The only difference is going to be is you are going to pay more for travel. I also have a 17 yo landscape guy that's cheap that can help. Here is a picture of one I did yesterday 
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