I’m a gardener not a grounds keeper. Need proof? Read on!
Zebra stripes!
I striped the lawn with a poor Spring application of crabgrass preventer and fertilizer. It’s now late summer and the crabgrass is growing in stripes too!
Splotches!
Hey, we built a retaining wall! Back to the lawn, my attempt to fix the stripes ended in a broken spreader and splotches resultant of another poor fertilizer application. I’m 2 for 2, 3rd time is the charm, right? Well, sort of…
Free Compost.
Rows of black gold.
Load of crap.
Piles of crap.
The crap has spread.
![](http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6201/6054882762_63ec771cf8.jpg "The "Before," actually 2 days after.")
The "Before," actually 2 days after.
2 weeks after.
3 weeks after.
We applied the compost on a hot day, the circles you see are where the grass “cooked” under the piles before spreading. All in all the compost worked nicely.
The "before" and 3 weeks "after" compost.
Lessons in lawn care take years to learn, next year I know a few ways NOT to do things.
