Engineer_Torque

Am I eligible to contribute the full $7100 to my HSA if I have both me and my wife on the HDHP plan, while she has an HMO that only covers herself through her work?

Currently I am considering a trip in early fall (August - September) 2020 to Italy.

Ideally I would like to visit Rome and the Amalfi coast. However, I've never been to Italy, or really outside of the US.

In regards to lodgings, I'd prefer to stay a 3-5 Star Hotels, and would like to plan activities that maximize time. Due to this, I'm not sure if it is better to fly into one location or another.

We would like to do the typical tourist things, sight seeing, etc. We would be a group of 4 adults with US citizenship. Ideally the budget would be less than $8k USD per couple.

Per research thus far, it appears flying in mid September would be the cheapest. However, I'm not sure of the best wa

Do you water in stages? For example, say you want to apply 1 hour of watering per zone. Do you simply do:

• Zone 1 - 60 Minutes
• Zone 2 - 60 Minutes
• Zone 3 - 60 Minutes

or do you do it in stages:

• Zone 1 - 30 Minutes
• Zone 2 - 30 Minutes
• Zone 3 - 30 Minutes
• Zone 1 - 30 Minutes
• Zone 2 - 30 Minutes
• Zone 3 - 30 Minutes

I am trying to do a fertilizer conversion.

It was recommended I put down a 16-16-16 @ 3.75/1000 sq. ft.

If my understanding is correct, this is the same as a 12-12-12 @ 5lbs/1000 sq. ft.

Did I do the math correctly?

My soil savvy results are in: https://imgur.com/a/dEXFTxX

Now looking for product recommendations. The area I'm most unsure of what to put down is for the micronutrients.

I'm looking for product suggestions to treat red thread in the lawn. The lawn is 40,000 sq. ft. so I will need a fair amount. Preferably a granular.

On 5/24/18 I had a 30-0-3 application at the recommended rate. This helped green the lawn up some, but I am considering an application of milorganite to help darken the color and help with some of the red thread.

I've already ordered a soil savvy kit, to get conclusive results.

Would do an application of milorganite now be too much N?

When it comes to my lawn, it's thick, lush, and tall. However, I'm just not getting the color out of it that I want to. The lawn is currently a healthy green overall, but not that dark blue green that screams domination.

I'll probably run a soil test here soon, but the question is, does it all come down to Iron, or does Nitrogen play a part in getting that dark green lawn.

My understanding is 2,4 -d is typically of liquid form. Is there a granular formula? Or is liquid the best way?

The issue is I have 1 acre, and I'm not sure what the best way to apply this is, or track where I've applied. Any advice is appreciated.

Weed is a thin stalk with a small white flowering head. The weed is approximately 5 inches in height. It is scattered throughout a fescue/KBG lawn.

https://imgur.com/a/Ym9StZh

Any ideas on how to treat?

I went to measure my sprinkler system for the new season and used a shallow dish to try and measure. After about 30 minutes it was less than a quarter inch. This seems incorrect to me.

Knowing all systems are different, how long does it take you?

Learning

This is a guide for cool season grasses. Cool-season grasses grow in the upper two-thirds of the United States. In the top-third (or the area roughly defined as New England, the Upper Midwest, High Plains, Northern California, and Pacific Northwest) typically only cool-season grasses are grown.

Map of Grasses

Cool-season grasses grow well there because they are adapted to the cold winters. The most common types of cool-season grasses are Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, fine fescue, and tall fescue. You'll often find the seeds of these grass types mixed together for different needs and uses, such as high traffic, sunny, or dense shade co

I got my first mow in for the season, mowed at roughly 3 inches, and about 3 days later select parts of the lawn have yellowed.

I'm assuming this is potentially caused by dull mower blades so will be bringing them in to get sharpened tomorrow.

However, I had applied milorganite the same day as the mow. I don't believe it's related, but I'm open to feedback.

Is it because it was the first mow of the season, dull blades, or something else?

I have a brand new lawn that was hydroseeded in the fall of last year. This will be the first spring, I would first like to "dethatch" the lawn before beginning my spring lawn care program. The lawn has varying degrees of thatch, some are heavier than others. Additionally there are some spots of snow mold.

I received a recommendation to use a leaf blower instead of a rake, and was curious if anyone had any experience with this method.

The lawn is approximately 1 acre, and located in zone 6a.