My friend Mike and I were talking about his lawn. He said it was beautiful when he moved in 10 years ago, but since then has become patchy. They had the lawn aeration done in the Fall… good. It was raked but not power raked a month ago… good. Last week before all this rain, they seeded with new top soil and shade grasses… good and good. After visiting with him, I went to fill my car up with gas. The person in line in front of me had two gas tanks and a lawn mower in back. Hmm, maybe my advice to Mike wasn't that good. With gas at $4.39 a gallon maybe he should forget about his lawn.
If you just don't use the lawnmower does grass work like a bald man's
comb over? Couldn't you just cover the patches with a few fine blades of grass? Who cares if the wind blows and suddenly you're staring at a patch of nothingness. Is it that embarrassing? This high-priced gas is supposed to last until June, by then dandelions and quack grass will move in and no one will notice. (Is that like a wig for a patchy lawn?)
So, Mike, let the Great Dane romp in the back yard. Forget about filling in those patchy spots and forget about mowing twice a week. What do you guys think? Live and let live? Go bald or go home?
