The lawn. Show me a man who doesn't love his lawn and I'll show you someone who doesn't care much about anything....OK, that's a stretch but so many people take pride in their lawn and work hard to ensure it looks great every summer. I can respect people who work long hours or travel a lot who don't have time to take care of it but I also deeply respect people who are willing to put in the work to make their house and in turn the neighborhood look good with a well manicured lawn.
It all started with the oil tank removal and the destruction of the lawn during the excavation of the tank. The lawn was completely destroyed. The seller had to pay for a landscaping company to come and put down top soil and seed almost the entire back yard. The first year there were lots of weeds and some nice grass but I also did not understand how to truly 'care' for a lawn. I knew I had to cut it often but didn't know all the ins and outs. So, I turned to my trusty friend the internet for some research on lawn care. It is amazing the amount of information available on this subject. Probably the best place I found is the Cornell Cooperative Extension.
HOME TIP: Find your local Cooperative Extension and read about lawn and garden care in your area. These are GREAT resources for homeowners because of the localized recommendations.
I learned a lot from that website like not fertilizing too early in the spring or not cutting at the lowest setting on your mower or not cutting more than a 1/3 of the grass plant at a time, meaning you may have to mow more often, or crowding out weeds in the summer by cutting higher. Those are just some of the tips I've learned from that site.
I have used many different products on the lawn since it was initially started. Some of the best stuff I've used is the LazyMan Liquid Gold and LazyMan Soil Doctor
Here is what it looked like when it was first reseeded.
That first year I was cutting way to short and lots of weeds invaded the lawn.
After some weed killing, reseeding, Correct cutting height, LazyMan applications and correct watering, the next year the lawn looked like this.
This year the lawn is also coming in well. We've had some problems down by the trees due to the heavy amount of shade but reseeding and topsoil is making it fill in more and more each year. It's been really fun watching is look great and sometimes not so great. I will try to get some updated pictures from this springs beauty! Thanks for reading!!
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