I would rather not round up and start over. The lawn itself is about 1/3 acre, the crab grass is really bad in a couple of isolated areas and the bermuda has taken over a couple of patches (10 foot in diameter), but can be found throughout the lawn (except in a couple of shady spots). I could round up the areas that are major problems, but my preference, if possible, would be to work through most of it. I would most likely reseed with tall fescue. Where it is worst is on a couple of spots where there is a slope and not much grass grew. I don't know if I watered too much and the grass seed washed away or what, but there are a couple of rolling mounds and all of them seem to be a bit bare and full of crab grass and bermuda. The directions on the turflon say not to reseed for 4 weeks after an application, but I'm afraid of what the bermuda grass might do in 4 weeks! As for watering, I started out watering for 4 minutes, 3x per day, 6 days per week when the seed was first sprayed in. Now I am watering for 15 minutes, 2x per day, 4 days per week. I must admit, I do have some collection areas that never dry out, but those slopes don't seem to get enough water. As for fertilizer, I haven't given it much thought. I realize that the post emerigants that I am spraying are not organic, but after having read through this site over the past few days, I would like to convert to organic practices. I haven't found anyone having much success organically with bermuda, however. The weather here is in the 100 degree range likely for about another month. It is also dry. I live in the Central Valley of California (Merced) if that means anything to you. IT'S HOT! I really appreciate your help. I am enjoying the challenges of taking care of this lawn, but I truly have no idea what I'm doing. Thanks!

There are 3 good nurseries with heirloom tomatoes on Gray Street in the North Side/College Hill area. They're called 'Rahn's,' 'Funkie's' and one other one right between on the same side of the street, all in a radius of about a quarter mile.

Hi Kim! And Rosie, I saw this just now on Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/Curtis-Wagner-Hanging-Basket-Drip/dp/B00AI5CD0M/ref=pd_sim_sbs_86_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=518A3E61UFL&dpSrc=sims&preST=AC_UL160_SR150%2C160&psc=1&refRID=QYBFPJPRXZS2D98THBW7 It's something that basically attaches to the bottom of your hanging basket (come in different sizes), and catches drips. The 5 gallon bucket idea is a good one, too. However, that takes time. I know a woman who raises orchids, and every day she soaks her (she has many) in a 5 gallon bucket, but then sets each in her sink to drain. Unless one has more than a few buckets, seems to me it would take a long time. But the hanging thingy doesn't need to be watched or timed. Probably not good for orchids, but maybe for Hoyas in hanging baskets? Glad that at least some don't need wintering over. I guess I could do it in my garage, but remembering to go out there and water them might be a trick. I'd rather just leave one in one place, like in front of a window near my AV light carts. Nice to meet you, Kim! DJ

Yes vesfl, my Mary rose is nice and saturated deep pink. I believe this is because it only receives morning sun. I really like the nonstop blooming. The fragrance is actually pretty good, needmore. I just never cut any anymore, because they only last about a day or so cut. That's a real bummer, because cutting is a at least half the fun for me. I like to enjoy my blooms indoors, especially when it's too hot to be out much. My Mary Rose is VERY heavily virused, but still blooms really well. I am LOVING this cooler weather! I cannot remember it ever being like this in midAugust. I sure hope we don't get a furnace blast of heat after this, but it's likely. We are supposed to have a week of mild temps. Then September will probably bring our Santa Ana winds, heat, and fire. I dread that, but at least my water and electricity will get a break this week. Ingrid, I know what you mean. It really is always something, isn't it? Goodness, I think if everything was ever all perfect at once, I'd invite everyone I knew over for a look! I'd also make a utube video and post it here:) I don't have any raidiating heat, like you do. I know makes a big difference, plus the temp difference is substantial considering how few miles we are apart. I'm no fan of those LONG MRI's either. I've been putting it off, and it needed to be done. Yesterday I was worthless afterwards, as they had given me Valium in the IV. I've had lots of muscle spasms lately,(always worse in the summer heat) and they needed me to be still for two hours. When I came home, I was still dopey and dumb. Best not to garden like that. I'm thankful it was such a cool day, and not even the pots required water. I just watched some TV with Sebastian. Interestingly, I have found he will lay on the bed with me if I remove the comforter. Following the advice of someone here,(sorry name escapes me atm) removing the scent of Millie seems to help. He does however, continue to lose weight. I'm going to have to send him back in with my son soon. It's just so hard. In order to get the 75% discount,(which I need) he has to go to work with my son all day. Sebastian gets squeezed in for his tests or exams whenever they have time. He hates it there, and I feel terrible sending him all day long, adding to his stress. One day, he even came home without being seen at all, because they were so busy. I can't complain though, this would already have cost me thousands instead of hundreds, and I'm so grateful. The scary/confusing thing is that he has lost nearly 5lbs in 2 months. He is VERY sensitive to my health and emotions, plus Millie is bothering him. The head vet there says that amount of weight cannot be emotional. Yet, they are not finding anything. It's very troubling, and just adds to my stress, which in turn, probably adds to his. He really does stress out when I do. Sorry guys, I probably should have emailed that to Ingrid. I didn't intend to go into all that when I began. Cassandra, I'm not 100% about what I'm going to use. I know I need to do it fast, before my whole garden is affected. I don't spray or use chemicals either, but I'm going to in this barrel. I was just in no shape to have my dad stop somewhere yesterday so I could look over my options. I'll research and update it here. I know exactly what you mean about a bell going off on n your head. I have all sorts of bugs, and I complain about them, but most of the time I don't even identify them because I'm not going to do anything to them. When Jim posted pictures, I heard that same dingdong:) That's why it's never bloomed! When I looked, sure enough, the ends looked burnt and they crumbled off when I touched them. The midge can get into your whole garden and all your roses. You could have no blooms, and no new growth. Whatever we do, we need to do it fast. It's something like every 14 days the larvae hatch out of the soil and start eating and multiplying again. They can devastate an entire rose garden. Let me know what you do, too. I'm going to research and do something today. Lisa