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CrawDude
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re: New Build - Centipede or St. Aug Sod?
Posted by CrawDude on 1/16/26 at 10:49 pm to GeauxTime9
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Any other types you’d recommend for that area and type of soil? Bermuda? Zoysia?
Bermudagrass requires full sun, likely a problem for your backyard, but there are zoysia cultivars that do well in shade and sun. No personal experience with zoysia but several on this board do, and I’m sure they will weigh in with the pros & cons.
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re: New Build - Centipede or St. Aug Sod?
Posted by CrawDude on 1/16/26 at 8:47 pm to GeauxTime9
Red clay soil, usually indicates an acidic soil (need a soil test to verify) favors centipede. Shade definitely favors St Augustine. If the soil is not too highly acidic (pH 4.5-5.5) I’d choose St Augustine.
Atrazine (if Bermudagrass is dormant) or Simazine. Pre-emergent back in late Sept- early October - very effective for Poa.
Annual Bluegrass - LSU AgCenter
Annual Bluegrass - LSU AgCenter
re: Winter Virginia Button Weed Strategy?
Posted by CrawDude on 1/15/26 at 6:18 pm to Royalfishing
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Does Speedzone Southern still work on VBW?
Yes.
For those that don’t know, same formulation as Fertilome Weed Free Zone, often recommended on this board. It’s a Trimec herbicide + carfentrazone.
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do i just fill the rest up with dirt to where the roots seem to meet the base of the tree?
Yes, but not too high, not any higher than the base of the trunk root flare.
Nice job on the retaining wall.
re: Thermostat?
Posted by CrawDude on 1/14/26 at 11:14 am to RetiredSaintsLsuFan
Thermostats are usually located in close proximity to the return air plenums (grills), often located in hallways for aesthetics, I suspect that’s your case.
No, something isn’t right with the thermostat or the way it’s wired, or the programming that would kick on the heat strips with a 1 degree decrease in temperature setting.
To even out temperatures in the house look into a new thermostat like the Honeywell T9 or T10 models that have multiple sensors that you can purchase and place in various rooms that will feed back to the main thermostat and try to average out temperature in the house.
No, something isn’t right with the thermostat or the way it’s wired, or the programming that would kick on the heat strips with a 1 degree decrease in temperature setting.
To even out temperatures in the house look into a new thermostat like the Honeywell T9 or T10 models that have multiple sensors that you can purchase and place in various rooms that will feed back to the main thermostat and try to average out temperature in the house.
re: Winter Weeds
Posted by CrawDude on 1/14/26 at 10:31 am to bayoubengals88
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No need to wait.
This - use post-emergent herbicides to control weeds when they are present. Immature weeds are easier to control than when mature.
re: Share some strange history about your state
Posted by CrawDude on 1/11/26 at 11:53 pm to TheArrogantCorndog
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Ada Leboeuf was the first white woman condemned to death in the state of Louisiana. (Under HP Long) 1929 My great uncle was her coconspirator and was released in 1941
My great grandfather was on the jury that convicted her and the Doc.
re: Stickers Across My Yard
Posted by CrawDude on 1/10/26 at 12:37 pm to Shanegolang
Now is the time to control before they mature and form the seed (sticker) pods. Choose a reasonably warm day to spray (60-70s F).
Fertilome Weed Free Zone (1 fld oz) + Atrazine (8.6 fld oz) + 2 teaspoon of surfactant (spreader sticker) mixed in 1 or 2 gallons of water, sprayed over 1000 square feet would be good choice, and probably what I would choose.
But there are other options - Trimec, MSM Turf, Celsius, …..
Lawn Burweed
Fertilome Weed Free Zone (1 fld oz) + Atrazine (8.6 fld oz) + 2 teaspoon of surfactant (spreader sticker) mixed in 1 or 2 gallons of water, sprayed over 1000 square feet would be good choice, and probably what I would choose.
But there are other options - Trimec, MSM Turf, Celsius, …..
Lawn Burweed
Yes, OK to use MSM Turf on centipede. The concentration-surfactant mixture- you mentioned for spot or whole lawn spraying are correct.
Weed Free Zone + Atrazine + surfactant mixture is also good on dollarweed.
Weed Free Zone + Atrazine + surfactant mixture is also good on dollarweed.
re: Whole home dehumidifiers
Posted by CrawDude on 1/7/26 at 8:19 pm to Will Cover
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Will Cover
This is one of the better short (7 min) install videos of a whole house dehumidifier in New Orleans - “This Old House” segment.
Whole House Dehumidifiers are more common in humid areas of the USA that have much longer spring and fall shoulder seasons than we do in the Deep South where HVAC have long run times much of the year.
Gray seeds pods - don’t think I’ve ever seen that, sure it’s VBW?
Assuming it is, I’d wait until spring when new growth emerges and go at with a vengeance with herbicides. VBW reproduces-spreads via underground rhizomes, above-ground stolons, and above-ground and below-ground seeds. It’s why it so difficult to control. It requires persistence and patience, multiple sprayings of post emergent herbicides, 3-6 week intervals the entire growing season, perhaps over a few years,
Too often, many wait until it matures (presence of white flowers) before they attempt control, which becomes very problematic to control it at that point. Note all the areas you presently see it now, and when new growth begins in April (you have look carefully for the new growth as it grows so close to the soil surface), begin your spraying program - Weed Free Zone, MSM Turf, Celsius - through spring-summer-early fall.
This article should help Virginia Buttonweed - LSU AgCenter
Assuming it is, I’d wait until spring when new growth emerges and go at with a vengeance with herbicides. VBW reproduces-spreads via underground rhizomes, above-ground stolons, and above-ground and below-ground seeds. It’s why it so difficult to control. It requires persistence and patience, multiple sprayings of post emergent herbicides, 3-6 week intervals the entire growing season, perhaps over a few years,
Too often, many wait until it matures (presence of white flowers) before they attempt control, which becomes very problematic to control it at that point. Note all the areas you presently see it now, and when new growth begins in April (you have look carefully for the new growth as it grows so close to the soil surface), begin your spraying program - Weed Free Zone, MSM Turf, Celsius - through spring-summer-early fall.
This article should help Virginia Buttonweed - LSU AgCenter
You can try Ken Rust with Louisiana Pond Management. LINK
If his group doesn’t install, I’m sure he could suggest electricians that do.
If his group doesn’t install, I’m sure he could suggest electricians that do.
I’ve had the vaccine and as I recall I was a little achy for a day or 2 after the second injection but no other issues. If you had chickenpox as a kid you carry the dormant virus that causes shingles.
My maternal grandfather had shingles in old age and it was extremely painful for him.
My maternal grandfather had shingles in old age and it was extremely painful for him.
re: Creatine for 40+ yr old woman
Posted by CrawDude on 11/30/25 at 12:35 pm to tankyank13
re: Do y’all turn the water to house off when gone for two weeks?
Posted by CrawDude on 11/17/25 at 1:58 pm to Commander Rabb
Yes
re: New hose real recommendations.
Posted by CrawDude on 11/13/25 at 1:57 pm to OysterPoBoy
Eley LINK
Pricey and in this case you get what you pay for. Well worth the $ and all their accessories are top notch as well.
Pricey and in this case you get what you pay for. Well worth the $ and all their accessories are top notch as well.
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The Southern Sugar Maple is recommended by LSU Ag for planting in Louisiana. Any idea where to find these and some that have some size? I'm striking out.
Doug Young Nursery in Forest Hill has Southern Sugar Maple listed in their catalog. Best to call first as in my experience on occasion they don’t have materials listed in their catalog in stock.
DYN Price Catalog page 23
One of the few wholesale nurseries that sell to the public, wholesale price plus sales tax.
Also, many large retail garden centers can order it for you, their suppliers will put it on the truck with their next delivery to the store - just speak to a manager.
re: Grass (?) Identification
Posted by CrawDude on 11/1/25 at 8:51 pm to Tigers4Lyfe
The “fronds” are seedheads, and though the top photo of the seedheads is blurry I think I can make out some “Y” shaped seedheads. If so, then it would be bahiagrass. Just Google bahiagrass seedheads and see if that what you have. If so bahiagrass can be controlled with MSM Turf (metsulfuron methyl).
re: Raised Garden Bed Build Info
Posted by CrawDude on 10/30/25 at 10:30 am to 3BlockUber
Perfectly fine and how I vegetable garden, but why are you thinking of sealing the inside with caulk?
I just replaced my boards This past spring, I think I got 6 or 7 years out of the old boards. I used 2 x 12 treated lumber, though you don’t have to go that high. 3 feet is a good width as you can reach the middle of the bed from either side without crawling into the bed.
Your next question might be what should you use as a planting mix. Something similar to this is what I use, but the bulk of the planting mix is what the retail garden centers call “garden soil or garden mix” which is composted forestry products with added sand to help with drainage.
I just replaced my boards This past spring, I think I got 6 or 7 years out of the old boards. I used 2 x 12 treated lumber, though you don’t have to go that high. 3 feet is a good width as you can reach the middle of the bed from either side without crawling into the bed.
Your next question might be what should you use as a planting mix. Something similar to this is what I use, but the bulk of the planting mix is what the retail garden centers call “garden soil or garden mix” which is composted forestry products with added sand to help with drainage.
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