Lawn Strategies
Why is it that some areas of the lawn seem to be dying off faster than others?
Oh, that's why.
As September is here, I'm trying to develop a plan to salvage the backyard:
1. Wait until after we host next week's happy hour for Chris's incoming class, and the yard is trampled by drunk law students. Weed in the meantime.
2. Rake and seed/overseed bare patches. Be happy about the "poo area" that is thriving.
3. Water and wait. Be happy that the water bill only comes every 2 months.
This is nothing like the 5-year plan that Minnesotans like to adopt with their lawns, but it is the extent of my attention span right now.
I still want to avoid widespread chemical fertilizer. In fact, we may be run out of Hippietown if we even consider it. That being said, I have a bag of the lawn seed/fertilizer/mulch combo mix for the completely bare patches.
And maybe train Truman to "fertilize" some other areas of the yard. Or at least replace his divets.
posted by JCM @ 1:13 PM
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3 Comments:
Hey now... You leave my 5-year plan alone. :)
Btw, I found out from a neighbor that I can have a 2nd water meter installed that will measure the water that goes to the yard. It's a little late for this summer, but we'll probably do it next year b/c we've been charged several hundred bucks on "sewer" (our water, sewer, trash, etc. all come on the same bill from the city). If they know what proportion drains into the yard, they don't charge as much. Not sure if that's relevant for you.
Wait for the famous Seattle rains and see what happens. Also overseed, overseed, overseed. (Check the slope to make sure that the rain doesn't wash the seed down the sewer.)I'd also suggest waiting until the drunk law students are finished or they will "walk away" the seed.
I am glad someone's five year plan is on track ---- mine fell apart after about 1 1/2 years.
Rich has done nothing but seed, seed, seed for our tiny little lawn.
Now, the comment about hippietown give me pause.
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