Did the school not think to run this by the students?

Not sure how I’ve never seen this before

Hi r/lawncare -- hoping someone can help me with an emerging problem.

Backstory: About half our backyard grass died a couple years ago, I believe because the company resurfacing our pool drained the water there and used that area as a dumping ground for plaster and such. Finally got around to replacing some of the topsoil and resodding this summer and it really took well, thriving and growing far better than the surrounding grass. I did regular watering for weeks and have kept up with it since.

In the past 2-3 weeks these brown patches have started to appear. I assume the parallel lines are the edges of the sod. Wondering if anyone has advice on a treatment or other solution for this issue?

Thanks!

Another Burger Bash is in the books and I know there's always a lot of interest in how well these events come off. I'd say it was another success. This year the event moved to Moody Amphitheater downtown, which I thought was a weird venue but which worked out pretty well. It's big, there's zero trouble parking nearby on Saturday at noon, and there's a stage for live music. Plenty of bathrooms, too.

This year definitely seemed far better attended than last year, but the lines were manageable all afternoon. I never waited more than 10 minutes for anything (Lou's being the only place that was taking a while), and since I was there with my wife one of us could wait in a line while the other grabbed something elsewhere and came back. We shared nearly every sample. Even with a quarter of a slider, it is hard to make it through this event eating more than one bite per burger.

Total number of restaurants was about the same. Many repeats from last year but many that I wanted to see again (namely Moreno and NADC) did not return. I tried all but about 2 of the burgers because I had to tap out after about 1 1/2 hours in the sweltering heat, filled completely with beef, cheese, and bread. In fact, I didn't even sample my last year's pick, Lace Burger, since they were just preparing the standard burger they sell at Kitty Cohen's and I just had one there a few weeks ago.

I apologize that some of my pics do not identify the burger producer. Some of the key burgers to note are:

pic 1 - The lineup. I think only Vista Brewing did not show up.

pic 2 - the scene from the stage.

pic 3 - Bob's Oyster - My wife's pick for best burger of the day and not a bad choice. Very solid all around, though no huge frills.

pic 5 - pretty sure this is Lao'd Bar - Which was built starting with a pork sausage patty with lemongrass and makrut lime. What you'd expect from an Asian burger.

pic 6 - Thunder Chief patty melt - Got my vote for the day. Really flavorful, and it just resonated with me as different enough to stand out.

pic 9 - Jewboy - This was a monster with intense beef flavor served on a pretzel bun and dunked in queso (not pictured). The most decadent of the day, and impossible to eat more than a bite or two.

pic 11 - Rogue Provisions - Served on a croissant and it worked like a charm. Excellent cheese on this. My #2 pick.

pic 13 - Lou's - You can't see the giant slab of roasted poblano pepper inside, which is why things were taking so long here. Excellent burger but too high of a pepper to other stuff ratio in this mini format.

pic 14 - La Plancha - Had a tortilla, beans, and ham in it. Again, wholly solid but too much going on late in the day.

pic 15 - JABS - Tastes like every JABS I've ever had, which is totally solid and a complete mess. They also had fries, which are maybe better than the burger. Last year's winner.

pic 16 - Iron Burger - Do you like bacon? Because Iron Burger loves bacon. Also great fries.

pic 17 - Fish Shop - Underrated, I think. That bun was insanely good.

I only had 2 burgers I actively disliked and a couple more that weren't great, mainly because they were overcooked to the point of toughness. Will happily return in 2027 and pledge to take more identifying pics next year!

My mom was going through boxes of Grandma's stuff and found the much coveted photo album yesterday. Gramma got all of us souvenirs, but this was the family favorite. It will be mine some day.

I hope this is acceptable, as it's technically from decades ago.