It is obvious I have no clue what I am doing when it comes to lawn care and gardening. The previous owners of my house had it professionally landscaped. There is a large number of large trees which makes it very park-like and very private. That is all great, but it also means it requires a whole lot of maintenance. I learned this in March and then continued to learn it throughout the Spring and Summer.
I learned about peonies, daffodils, lilies, azaleas, dogwood trees, and cottonwood trees. I learned about poison ivy the hard way. I learned about weeds and mulching. I learned how heavy those brown home depot bags filled with leaves are by carrying 40+ of them from the back yard to the front curb. I learned about the Scott's 4 step fertilizing program. I learned what rhubarb was and tried it for the first time. I learned that if I plant tomatoes and squash and zuccini in the back the animals will get more of it than I will. I learned how much it costs to have trees trimmed and how they go about doing it. I have learned a lot, but I still have so much more to learn.
Last weekend when I heard that it was supposed to be fairly decent weather this weekend, I decided I would put down the final step of the scott's fertilizing program -- the winterizer. So yesterday I went out and mowed both the front and the back yards to chop up all of the leaves that were covering the lawn. I figured today I would spread go to home depot and buy the fertilizer and then spread it. When I got up this morning and looked out the window I discovered that the yard was completely covered again. I immediately got discouraged. And then decided it was probably too cold by now for it to do much good anyway. And I didn't really feeling like going to the store and didn't really feel like spending the $50-$60 on the stuff anyway. So I think I've already talked myself out of doing it. I am hoping that the 3 other times I put fertilizer down will be enough. I guess I will find out come spring time. I learned today not to wait so long to get it done.
I learned about peonies, daffodils, lilies, azaleas, dogwood trees, and cottonwood trees. I learned about poison ivy the hard way. I learned about weeds and mulching. I learned how heavy those brown home depot bags filled with leaves are by carrying 40+ of them from the back yard to the front curb. I learned about the Scott's 4 step fertilizing program. I learned what rhubarb was and tried it for the first time. I learned that if I plant tomatoes and squash and zuccini in the back the animals will get more of it than I will. I learned how much it costs to have trees trimmed and how they go about doing it. I have learned a lot, but I still have so much more to learn.
Last weekend when I heard that it was supposed to be fairly decent weather this weekend, I decided I would put down the final step of the scott's fertilizing program -- the winterizer. So yesterday I went out and mowed both the front and the back yards to chop up all of the leaves that were covering the lawn. I figured today I would spread go to home depot and buy the fertilizer and then spread it. When I got up this morning and looked out the window I discovered that the yard was completely covered again. I immediately got discouraged. And then decided it was probably too cold by now for it to do much good anyway. And I didn't really feeling like going to the store and didn't really feel like spending the $50-$60 on the stuff anyway. So I think I've already talked myself out of doing it. I am hoping that the 3 other times I put fertilizer down will be enough. I guess I will find out come spring time. I learned today not to wait so long to get it done.
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