Weeds

Well it looks like Summer has -finally- arrive, we’ve had a few 90 degree days this week. Not nearly as bad as they got out west, but I don’t do well in 90 deg days and 80+ % humidity.  I was planning to start digging out for the front sidewalk this weekend, but put it [...]

Continue Reading Weather Slowing Down New Front Sidewalk

Tags: Concrete, grass, Lawn, Radio Control, Weeds

I wanted to provide some photo’s of the Scott’s Patch Master over time.  It has been a few weeks now since I put the paper/seed/fertilizer mix down on the blank spot, and there is grass growing.   It will take some time to fully fill in, but if it survives the summer which is now upon [...]

Continue Reading Scott’s PatchMaster 21 Day Update

Tags: grass, grass seed, Lawn, patchmaster, summer, Weeds

A couple of days ago we posted pictures of the lawn where we had done the Scott’s PatchMaster patch mix over some new topsoil we put down when we were trying to level a large low spot in the lawn. There was no grass to be seen, but I said it would pop up any [...]

Continue Reading Lawn Watch 2009 – First Scott’s PatchMaster Update

Tags: Fill, grass, grass seed, Lawn, patchmaster, Topsoil, Weeds

Okay, I bought some more Scott’s QuickPatch for part of the left side lawn I leveled off with topsoil and applied it tonight.  I put the soil down a week or so ago and we had a major rainstorm which I helped level it out and make it part of the yard.  I put weed [...]

Continue Reading Lawn Watch 2009 *tense music* (1 of 2 posts today)

Tags: grass, grass seed, Lawn, Weeds

I spent some time preparing the other (left)  side yard for more leveling out.   When I say leveling I just mean I’m trying to get the humps and dips out of the terrain that make it difficult to mow and maintain.   The sunken areas also tend to pool water and just don’t look appealing in [...]

Continue Reading Leveling the Uneven Yard

Tags: dirt, Fill, grass, Topsoil, Weeds, yard leveling