Ravings of a Textual Deviant

This spring, my brother mentioned that he’s been using eco-lawn. He made it sound like the best thing since homemade bread, especially the part about only having to mow it once a month and not needing to water, pesticize, or fertilize. Anything that lets me be both ecological and lazy while still having a decent-looking yard sounded too good to pass up.

It’s not like we ever water, pesticize, or fertilize anyway. (Fiancé does the mowing, as the mower is decidedly un-ergonomic for me.) I have a very Darwinian attitude towards my landscaping. Anything desirable that is strong enough to survive on its own is better for it. Weeds that are strong enough to survive on their own are fodder for weed-eater-induced catharsis.

Finally, I couple of weeks ago, I shelled out for the 50-lb. bag.

So, last weekend, Fiancé took a break from re-siding the north face of the house (but that’s another story) and dethatched the lawn for what was probably the first time in eight years. After way, way, waaaaaay too much raking, we handed off our chemical-free grass clippings to my dad for some serious composting, and settled in to await the delivery of our magic beans seed.

Yesterday, I got out the spreader (apparently I’ve had one for some time, although I don’t remember acquiring it) and proceeded to sow about 17 lbs. of seed all over the lawn. And believe me, it needed it. Since then, I have been moving the sprinkler around the yard, hoping to encourage Supergrass to save us.

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