Obama’s election is just what this country needs. America is no longer the wild frontier where every man is for himself. A couple of things have caught my eye as this election unfolded.
It amazes me how the republican/conservative machine has been able to manipulate a large section of their base…
Tilling, a set on Flickr.Next, I used an electric tiller that I purchased from amazon to break up the soil. I had about a month before I could even consider seeding because of the temperature, so I tilled whenever I had an opportunity.
Grass Coming Up after 6 Days, a set on Flickr.Despite the storms washing away some of my seed, the seed that remained is germinating and coming up. After 6 days, the lawn started to get a green tint. Here are some pictures I have taken starting with Day 6 (September…
Read MoreFirst thing you need to do is dig a trench about six inches deep. I used my rototiller. Cut any roots that be in the way. Lay the edging inside the trench and pack dirt down around it. Only then top half inch should be showing.
Well, I have a tendency to be impulsive and to go overboard on things. With nothing to do Friday night, I decided to go ahead and seed my front lawn. Bad decision. I started out using a Scotts drop seeder but I didn’t feel that it was dispensing the correct…
Read MoreCoach Philbin is not Rex Ryan to be sure, but that doesn’t explain the entire lack of enthusiasm and excitement surrounding this season’s Hard Knocks on HBO.
Poor Consistency from Week to Week
Hard Knocks should follow some players from the beginning of training camp to the end. It has done that…
I am seeding my lawn as soon as the temperature cools down a bit. Having planned on doing this since early summer, I have had plenty of time to research various cultivars. I settled on seeding Tall Fescue. So how do you determine the best cultivars for your specific region? There is…
Read MoreJoe Philbin impressed in the first episode of HBO’s Hard Knocks. He seems like a humble guy who works hard and is fair. He displayed a great deal of empathy in various scenes. The first of which was a dinner for the coaches and their wives before training camp. He…
Read MoreIn America, it is no longer safe to drive down particular roads in rural and suburban areas without risking coming upon a police DUI checkpoint. These checkpoints are used under the guise of protecting the public from drunk drivers. One would imagine that officers at such checkpoints would be understanding of a…
Read MoreSince I plan on seeding the lawn this coming fall, I wanted to ahead and take care of some much-needed tasks. Since people always tended to drive off the driveway and into the yard a bit, the soil was extremely compacted making it difficult to grow grass. So, I wanted…
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