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Need advice on smart products for home like Nest, Amazon speaker shyt. Etc. Only my washer and dryer smartphone ready....

Need a slew of shyt done. Over the next year, only been here for a month.

Paint, Gutters, resod lawn, fence, pavers and landscaping....
 
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JerkPork said:
I got that scotts weed and feed grain and went threw the 15k sqft bag on my back and side yard alone. I spread that stuff about 2 weeks ago and no more dandelions back there. That crab grass is mostly dead, some still hanging by a thread. Grass in general is lookin different, there's like 3 different type of grass back there and they all doing their own thing :mjlol:, but overall it's lookin good.

Now I gotta get another 15sqft bag for my front yard:sadcam:
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Which product did you buy exactly?

Did you spread the stuff with that little wagon type contraption that I've seen on TV?

I'm a newb to this lawncare shyt. I need help!
 
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Kalik said:
Need advice on smart products for home like Nest, Amazon speaker shyt. Etc. Only my washer and dryer smartphone ready....

Need a slew of shyt done. Over the next year, only been here for a month.

Paint, Gutters, resod lawn, fence, pavers and landscaping....
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I've got the SmartThings v2 hub - Smart Home. Intelligent Living.

...Which comes with a couple of open/close sensors, a water leak sensor, a multipurpose sensor, and an outlet - it isnt perfect but it works. Some folks have lots of issues with it, others have no issues with it. Im sort of in the middle.

I also have:

ecobee3 Thermosthat - Smart WiFi Thermostats by ecobee |
Carbon Monoxide/smoke detector - Battery -
Lights - Got some OSRAM LED outside lights and Indoor - LIGHTIFY | Light is OSRAM

Got my outside lights to turn on at sunset and turn off at sunrise. I never have to worry about them. Got my indoor lights to turn on at different scenarios. Like, turn on if i door opens and its dark outside or turn on/off based on motion.

Cameras I got 3 of these - Blink: Home Security Camera System - They are battery powered and wifi.

For my TV - got Logitech Home Hub - Harmony Hub-Smart Home Control-Logitech

That's hooked up to my TV, FireTV, and Reciever.

Also got a Amazon Echo. Which talks to mostly everything connected to my SmartThings and Logitech Hub. I can change the temperature, Turn on/off lights. Tell Harmony hub to "Watch TV" and it'll turn on the necessary devices and set it to the proper inputs, and dim lights if i wanted to all at the same time....all with my voice.

Now it's all still a work in progress and it's convenient in some cases. Just don't have time to make it perfect.

Gonna add a Ring Video Doorbell and maybe some smart locks for my doors.

Sorry if my format is all fukked up.

All this stuff can get expensive, i only buy when they go on sale.

Edit: was trying to add the amazon links but they didnt show up right.
 
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OfTheCross said:
Which product did you buy exactly?

Did you spread the stuff with that little wagon type contraption that I've seen on TV?

I'm a newb to this lawncare shyt. I need help!
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Scotts 15,000 sq ft. Turf Builder Weed and Feed Zero Phosphorus Fertilizer-29725 - The Home Depot
Scotts Turf Builder Mini Broadcast Spreader-76121 - The Home Depot

Instructions on what to do and what setting to set your spreader is on the back of the bag. Also spread on wet grass so the grains can stick. Don't spread it if its gonna ran within 24 hours.
 
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