Saturday, April 26, 2008

Spring has arrived (work that is)

Lawn and yard work is taking up a lot of my time. I have mowed our 3 1/2 acre lawn two times. This is our second spring here and I still have a battle with dandelions. The grass is thicker than last year, but I will spray it again. We bought a 30 gallon sprayer to pull behind the garden tractor. I don't mind a few dandelions, but when it is so thick, it crowds out the grass. So tomorrow, G and I will calculate the ratio of spray to water and how fast I should drive. If it is not raining, that will be how I spend my day.

The previous owner put some type of plastic ground cover under the mulch and then planted the day lilies. Well, the poor things only have a tiny hole to grow out of, so I have pulled that out in the front of the house.

The third project was to till an area for a garden. Next, we will put up a fence to keep the rabbits out and I can start planting.


Lest you think I am complaining, I am not. I am enjoying each and every project. Sometimes I have to be conscious of it, because there always is a LOT more to do.

I have started taking pictures of the various wild flowers in the woods, but will post pictures next time.

5 comments:

  1. I wish we could start working in our gardens, we just had snow again last night!
    Have fun with your projects!

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  3. That reminds me that we should probably be fertilizing the rock ground cover in our front yard

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  4. the bag of herbs I bought last week just rotted in my fridge. I will stay away from gardens!

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