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Article #861Re: Lawn Care Advice
From: Jeff Strickland
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 19:53
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 19:53
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"John A. Keslick, Jr." <treeman214@comcast.net> wrote in message news:5eudnQz8jOXcs83fRVn-hA@comcast.com... > To winterize or not to winterize lawn > > "Winterize your lawn", the big sign outside the garden store commanded. > I've > fed it, watered it, mowed it, raked it and watched a lot of it die away. > Now > I'm supposed to winterize it? I hope it's too late. Grass lawns have to be > the stupidest thing we've come up with outside of a thong swimsuits! We > constantly battle dandelions, Queen's lace, thistle, violets, chicory and > clover that thrive naturally, so we can grow grass that must be nursed > through an annual four-step chemical dependency. > The thong is good or bad depending on what it has to hold back. If the coverage is provided on a 105-pound, 5'3" teenager, then a thong is a good thing. If the coverage is for the old woman next door, then I think we all agree that the thong should be given a second thought. Having said that, my lawn is Tall Fescue, and it takes very little maintenance. It demands no more feeding than the roses or the vegetable garden.
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