Lawn From Hell: A new beginning
Mowed the front and back lawns on Sunday. I'm trying to get the lawnmower to run out of gas so I can change the oil. I'll probably get a new sparkplug and air filter and such as well. I think I need to get the blade sharpened as well. I bagged it to get all the crap from all winter, including leaves and such. Took three empties to get it done.
One thing I noticed while doing it was how dry everything was. It just rained too, so I get the feeling my lawn is going to die if I don't do something drastic. Drastic meaning get my sprinkler system running again. I doubt it will be difficult, just have to get into the garage and get to it.
This coming Wednesday, I'll be spraying the yard for weeds as well. There are a lot of them so I need to spray them all away, plus get the ant hills. If I get the sprinkler system working, that should be easier, since I'm supposed to spray the area lightly with water after I drop the ant poison.
Then I'll also finish up with the weed whacker and also trim the other hedges around the front and side of the house, followed by getting the back, which will be a bitch and a half, I'm sure. I think once I get everything under control it should be easy, but getting it under control will be the kicker.
Anyway, after the lawn mowing I wasn't a zombie, though I was dead tired and had to cool off for a while. I sat in front of my computer and played Civilization III with the fan on me for a couple of hours.
I think what I need is some sort of instruction that has a list of things I need to do and when I need to do them. Maybe there's a book out there somewhere on managing a lawn in Texas. I know it's pretty darned hot here so most grass will just die off unless it's pampered.
We'll see what I find in the way of books or whatnot. Maybe a pamphlet from a company in the lawn care business. Or I could just pay someone to take care of it. It's like snowplow service in the Northeast. Every summer someone does lawn maintenance. I think it's about 80 to 100 dollars a month for everything. Lawn, hedges, edging, etc.