Lawn Care and a Potential Tan
It’s very possible that I’ll get that construction worker tan this summer. Ever since the weathers been nice enough to warrant outside activity, I’ve been working on my yard. I’ve turned into one of those obsessive people that spend their whole weekend and half their paycheck on their lawn.
This type of addiction was probably seeded when my Grandpa hired me at a young age to mow his lawn. I would go over at least once a week (sometimes twice) and make that lawn look amazing.
Of course I didn’t start out as this expert yards men - it came with constant lecturing on the RIGHT way to take care of a lawn. Now, years later, all this drudged information has seeped into the very veins that make me function. I now am obsessed with getting ride of crabgrass, dry spots, thatch, grubs, and getting beautiful birds to play around the yard.
I didn’t learn all of this listening to my grandpa though. A lot has come from countless hours in my very own lawn and just as many at Lowes and Lowes.com.
The site is amazing with a huge How-To Library, Interactive Workshop and online help. As for the store - the people were helpful and didn’t mind helping me carry out cart after cart of fertilizer, grass seed, mulch, hoses, sprinklers, shrubs, flowers, shovels, weed killer, and whatever else may have fallen into my cart on the way out.
So I have all this stuff and growing knowledge of what makes a good lawn. Is my lawn perfect right now? Not yet, but it’s only the beginning of spring. Give me some time and gallons of water and I’ll get there.
Right now I just love the fresh air and the hard work in putting a lawn together. My weekends have changed from sitting at my computer for hours on end to being outside and getting my hands dirty. It’s a good feeling and it keeps me energetic.
So maybe with all this working outside on the lawn this summer, I’ll finally get that hard worker tan I’ve always wanted. It will be quite different than my normal, g33k sitting in the basement on his computer all day tan.
Howard Says:
1.5 acres to mow, 2.5 hours on the rider, another hour with Mr. Weedeater. No fertilizer. Long grass is natural.
Don’t forget the flower and vegetable gardens. Volunteers accepted!!