It’s raining tonight again.  It’s really been crazy, like it should be Spring right now and not summer.  For the last two weeks we’ve had almost non-stop rain, perhaps one or two days without it.  The Scott’s Patchmaster is doing great, but it’s not really getting a chance to get it’s roots deep in the [...]

Continue Reading Some Site Updates, Scott’s PatchMaster, Lasers, and Helicopters

Tags: grass, Helicopter, laser, Lawn, patchmaster, rocketry, Topsoil

This is just a quick update on things.  The Scott’s Patchmaster is now right at 28 days and is growing nicely.  We’ve had a huge amount of rain here in the NE the last week so that certainly hasn’t hurt things by keeping the patch mulch wet.  My only fear is that the weather will [...]

Continue Reading Weekend Update: Lawns and Scott’s Patchmaster (28 day report)

Tags: grass, grass seed, Lawn, patchmaster, rain, summer, till, Topsoil

This news article was too good to pass up. Apparently these people have been dragging up live missiles for a few years now. The one in the picture sure looks like a Sidewinder air-to-air missile.  I would have dumped it back myself.  I love explosives and technology, but this is really too much to ‘hang [...]

Continue Reading Live Sidewinder Missile Caught by Fisherman

Tags: military, missiles, Photography

I was reading an article today where a guy tweeted his vacation plans and location, and then was promptly robbed while he was away. There are still the question as to whether it was random or not, but it should go out as a general message to those who blog, tweet, livejournal or other things. [...]

Continue Reading A Cautionary Tale: Don’t blog Your Entire Life!

Tags: News

Yes, the ants have been driving us crazy around here. There have not only been a lot of them outside, but also inside. It’s time to get rid of the ants! Near the beginning of Spring I went into one of the local Home Depot’s looking for some pesticide to kill ants with.  At the [...]

Continue Reading Wholesale Elimination of Ants in and Around the House

Tags: ants, pesticide