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Default I just MOWED my almost entire backyard!

jmcquown wrote:

> On 4/25/2021 2:24 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > On 4/25/2021 11:38 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
> > > It was like mowing WET SALAD!
> > >
> > > John Kuthe, RN, BSN...

> >
> > I watched the guy that cuts mine.Â* He did the edges too.

>
> I didn't watch the guy that cuts mine but he knows better than to mow
> wet grass. He edged and blew off the driveway. Next week I'll have
> him cut back the azaeala bushes and the camelias now that they've
> stopped blooming. This will ensure they bloom again in the fall.
>
> I had bought a lawn mower with full intentions of doing my own mowing
> years ago. Problem is the soil is so sandy and soft the mower sunk
> right down. Self-propelled, I couldn't budge it. There are also
> mole tunnels. I sold the mower and I pay someone to do the work.
>
> I do have a leaf blower and I blow stuff off the driveway. This time
> of year there are lots of brown squiggly things that fall from oak
> trees. Per Wiki, "They're called catkins, and they are the spent male
> flowers whose purpose is to shed pollen that is carried by the wind
> to female flowers."
>
> All I know is they make a mess all over the driveway. I have a
> cordless electric leaf blower for things like that.


John and you lead very adventurous lives. One is envious.

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