Two weeks ago, I thought the mowing season couldn't be pushed off any longer. A good bit of cooler weather since then seems to have halted the grass growth, but with lots of rain in the forecast, today looked like one of the few dry opportunities. The mowing season is starting 13 days later than last year, but two days earlier than in 2009 (the grass piles in the photo above suggest I waited too long this time). Coincidently, the first mowing day for all three years fell on a Wednesday. Although the cut grass is pleasant to look at, it looks like we're committed to tending to it for another 6 months.Wednesday, April 20, 2011
First mowing of the year
Two weeks ago, I thought the mowing season couldn't be pushed off any longer. A good bit of cooler weather since then seems to have halted the grass growth, but with lots of rain in the forecast, today looked like one of the few dry opportunities. The mowing season is starting 13 days later than last year, but two days earlier than in 2009 (the grass piles in the photo above suggest I waited too long this time). Coincidently, the first mowing day for all three years fell on a Wednesday. Although the cut grass is pleasant to look at, it looks like we're committed to tending to it for another 6 months.
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oh no. i think I heard about this and why your blog is named as such. :-)
ReplyDeleteYou seriously remember the day you first mowed from 2 years ago? Though given that I have followed your blog for a while now I don't know why I am surprised. :-)
ReplyDeleteKathryn,
ReplyDeleteNot only does Kurt remember that day, but he's pictures and 12 different charts worth of data from that day. ;-)
Ha, you should live down here. We started mowing two months ago! You have me beat though because I couldn't tell you the exact day or when we started last year.
ReplyDeleteVictoria
Merrys -- one doesn't win the "Aptly-Named Blog Award" without good reason...
ReplyDeleteKathryn -- if it weren't recorded on this blog, I'd never remember the dates. Check the "mowing" label if you're interested...
Jeremy -- pictures, yes; charts, not yet
Victoria -- I'm glad I don't live down there - 6 months of mowing is bad enough! While I was mowing, I actually thought of all of you in Alabama, and wondered when your mowing season began...
It can begin as early as February or as late as March but we're next door in Georgia not Alabama. Their season is about the same as our's.
ReplyDeleteWe'll be mowing in the morning. Lots of rain last week to get that grass shooting up.
Victoria
Victoria -- oops! for some reason I had you in the wrong state
ReplyDeleteWe have yet to mow our yard... it sorely needs it though! We are putting it off due to this odd plant that grows in our yard during the very early spring. It looks like very healthy verdant grass, but is actually from some sort of bulb. The stuff is a huge pain in the derriere, if you wanna know the truth... there are big patches of it randomly located all over the yard, big patches of what looks like grass, except it's taller, thicker and greener than the rest of the grass. It kinda makes the yard look like a drunkard has gone over it with a riding mower (or maybe like yours truly made an attempt at mowing.. yeah.) Why, you ask, don't we just mow it all down to an even level with the grass? Well, I answer, because since it isn't actually grass and is some kind of other plant, it doesn't mow. The blades are full of some sort of gel-like substance which clogs up the mower and makes the yard slick and slippery, and if you fall down upon a patch of the stuff newly mowed your clothing becomes sodden and stained with something like a grease stain. Noah calls the stuff GOO-GRASS, which I think is a very apt name for it. So there ya go.. more than you ever wanted to know about the state of our yard!
ReplyDeleteYour welcome;-}
Oh and the girls might be interested in the shoes that I posted about today... and maybe they can help me date them? The person I bought them from said that he was sure they were pre-WWII, but I'm not so sure. I'd love to hear their thoughts is they have the time to share 'em☺
I couldn't have mowed this morning - there was snow!
ReplyDeleteDiane -- Welcome back! Your goo-grass doesn't sound like anything I've run into around here, but I would guess one of your readers knows how to deal with it. I suggest you post a picture of it on your blog and wait for all the advice to pour in. Meanwhile, I'll see if the girls have an opinion on your spiffy shoes.
ReplyDeleteMrs. B -- Yikes! I've never tried mowing in the snow, but I don't think I'd try it if I were you.