Like many environmentally conscious lawn owners, I am converting my lawn to clover . . . clover doesn't require much maintenance or water; clover doesn't need any chemicals to thrive; clover attracts pollinating insects; and clover is resistant to dog urine-- and I'm having success with the seeds that I planted last week, they are starting to sprout, but I need more seeds to spread on the rest of the lawn-- not just the parts Lola killed with her urine, so I ordered a five-pound bag yesterday from Amazon before I went to play pickleball and when I returned from pickleball, there was a five-pound bag of white clover sitting on my porch-- which strikes me as nuts . . . is there a guy driving around with bags of clover in his car, waiting for the call? and honestly, I actually didn't want the seeds that quickly-- if I wanted them NOW I would have gone to Home Depot, but I didn't really feel like seeding the lawn yesterday because my legs were tired and first before I spread the seeds, I was going to walk around with these special spiked shoe attachments I borrowed from Stacey and aerate the lawn-- I'll get a picture of these things once I strap them on and use them and I also bailed today-- we were out late last night (not drinking and not dancing . . . we were at a Pakistani wedding) and I realized that sometimes you don't want things shipped to you that quickly because then you've actually got to do the chore, like seeding the lawn or fixing the toilet, and you envisioned doing the chore in a few days, not RIGHT NOW . . . so be careful when you order from Amazon because you might not get the lag time you were looking for.
Last sentence bad you apologizing for your length, this one has you spreading your seed. Gee wiz. Anyway, those aeration shoes don’t really have much impact on your soil. Borrow a real aerator or pay someone to do it. Last time I had it done zson came home from school and burst into the house exclaiming “Dad! Someone shitted all over the lawn!”
ReplyDeleteThey are driving around with surplus white clover because nobody wants it. Return that shit and get microclover!
ReplyDeletego long on moss!
ReplyDeletemicroclover? isn't bigger better? and can you plant moss?
ReplyDeleteand zman, with my incredible calf and quad strength, I will crush it with the aeration shoes.
I thought about going with a clover lawn for all the reasons you cite but that also means I’ll have a yard full of bees and other stinging insects and I don’t need that in my life. Like Rob, my botany professor has a moss lawn. Dave’s torso is a similarly mossy situation so maybe that’s ideal for his yard too.
ReplyDeletehow did rob create a moss lawn?
ReplyDeleteand i like bee stongs-- good for my arthritis.
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