question on preserving yard

[jeric2]

I have secured the hunt of a lifetime on a property that is simply amazing. I will not be able to do the yard in one (or two or ten) sessions. I do not want my carefully dug holes to yield dead grass. Is there something I can put on the plugs after I replace them to keep the grass nice and green and living? I dig clean plugs and replace them with care, I just don't want any grass to die or brown and have the homeowner say I can't come back. Thanks.

 

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[airscapes]

well I think it depends on the weather.. if it rains heavy shortly after your done, you are probably good to go.. if it is hot and dry for days.. probably not so much.. I have dug the heck out of my own lawn but would never consider doing it in summer when it does not rain.. Only thing that would be helpful is to water in the plugs but that would be a way big pain in the butt.. after all you are disturbing the roots of plants, just like if you transplanted something.. last thing you do is water in real good so the roots get over the shock of being disturbed as quickly as they can and the plant does not wilt do to the shock. Good luck!

 

[releventchair]

Maybe practice probing/recovering shallow targets with a large screwdriver.Hinge plugs for deeper ones. airscapes has a good point to save watering,hunt after a rain and when forecast shows high probability of rain following your hunt, and return intermittently after your activities to check plug condition. Sometimes a skunk or other critter will mess with them. I pack a plug down pretty firm to keep air from drying underneath and push edges of area around plug against it but try to keep roots the same level they were originally.. One site the equipment used to mow will suck up a small plug so I make them horseshoe sized.
Good of you to care about conditions after your digs. Way to go. H.H.

 

[BugsyDiggs]

I only cut Capitol " U " shape holes and fold them over. It keeps the roots good on one side and they get much faster recovery. I redid a bunch of spots I hit lastyear and only the plugs I fully dig out in a circle had trouble staying green. Squirrels really dig up old holes too and hide nuts. So I fix anything I see from me or anione else that digs.

 

[BC1969]

Releventchair hit on a good thing to remember, from my own experience, hinged plugs are OK sometimes, I almost always just use a screwdriver, for when the ground is dry, the watering the plug idea can really backfire, since skunks and rats ( possums ) will smell that wet soil and pull the plug looking for bugs drawn to the water.
Like others said if you must plug, always hinge it, not sure if that matters in all locations, but it sure helps in my state.
If really concerned if that will kill it, go into a hidden corner or somewhere, and do a couple test plugs, then come back next week, green is good yellow circles...bleh! Lol.

Mike