Category: Yard Work

Any work done on the yard

Watering

When I came home this evening it was obvious that Mile Hi had returned. They were supposed to come back and do another round of overseeding. Instead, it appears they did another round of everything. I don’t know if they spread seed but I don’t really care at this point. Either they did or they didn’t. Either something grows or it doesn’t. Just in case what they did was helpful, Dana did some watering. I may go out there at some point soon and do a bit of raking and put down my own seed (especially in the really bald spots. I’ve still got some seed left from last year’s seeding. It’s supposed to possibly rain over night tonight. One can only hope.

Watering

I woke up this morning and decided to do some watering. There was considerable dew on the grass but I don’t think it rained recently. We have Mile Hi coming sometime today and it is not supposed to be a rainy day so I decided it was a good idea to run the water a bit (the usual 20 minutes per section).

Mowing

The grass is finally dry enough that I can mow. It appeared to us that Mile Hi Aeration may have aerated but it we couldn’t find any sign of seeding on our lawn so they are coming back tomorrow sometime (supposedly) to seed again. I decided that it was important to get out the mower (finally broke down and bought one–got a great deal too–and now I don’t have to mooch off the neighbors every time I need to mow) and give the yard a trim. Even though there are still bald spots (which will hopefully be taken care of by Mile Hi’s seeding) the yard is starting to look greener. We’ll see.

Watering

Looks like summer weather is upon us. Yesterday it was in the mid to high 70s and today it’s likely to be the same or even warmer. I was out early with the morning watering. I realized that it’s so dark I can’t tell what it is I’m watering when I start the sprinkler but by the time I go out to move it to the other side of the yard it is light enough out that I can verify that I covered the spots intended (which so far I’ve done without fail). Another morning of 20 minutes for the north side of the lawn and 20 minutes for the south.

Neighbors are great

As I was finishing up with the watering, I noticed that Michelle and Matt were out working on their yard… and then I noticed they were working on ours too. As you may recall from last year, Dana took the dirt pile that was on the northwest corner of the yard and weeded it, turned it, leveled it and gave it a border. We never did get around to planting anything in it, however, and this year as winter passed we noticed that all sorts of grass found its way into the bed. Dana tried getting rid of as much of it as she could but it was a serious uphill climb. Michelle decided that she wanted to help. She took a cutting from some of her sage and planted it in the bed and took a cutting from some plant she uses as ground cover and planted that as well. She made it look so easy. Guess when your thumbs are green your plants will grow. Wish my thumbs were less flesh-tone.

Watering

Now that the lawn has been aerated and possibly fertilized and maybe even seeded, it’s time to get back into the habit of watering. I ran the water on the front yard for a good 20 minutes per side. Looked like the yard was soaking it up. We’ll see. Once we confirm if the lawn was actually seeded I’ll make a decision about whether I want to add my own see. We’ll see.