shock and awe
August 19, 2006 ... D-Day for perennial grassy weeds in our yard. they didn't even see it coming. bombing for Operation Enduring GreenLawn commenced at 1430 hours with a sneak attack on a large stand of bentgrass (i think it was bentgrass. who knows? as they say, kick ... err ... butt ... and take names later) on the east-central sector near the house, moving next to bermudagrass, goosegrass and an assortment of other nasty characters infiltrating the southwest flank of the property. after a refueling run, bombing raids continued throughout the property. this wasn't a "warning shot". no "economic sanctions". no "UN peacekeeping force". no, this was shock and awe baby. none of that wussy 2, 4-D or dicamba crap either. no, no, i broke out the nukes (maybe in this case, VX or sarin would be the more appropriate analogy) ... glyphosate (or "the stuff that's in Roundup" for you civies). yeah, we'll lose a few good guys that way ... but it's the price you pay for freedom, i mean, greenlawn. you say, "but Chris, that's genocide." yeah? big whoop, wanna fight about it? (sorry, Family Guy reference).subsequent recon runs have shown a few insurgent strongholds remaining. don't tell ... but i may be calling in another airstrike for tomorrow night. hopefully i'll post some pictures of the carnage in a couple days.
in the aftermath, i'm going to be doing some serious reconstruction. this will take the form of aeration and a really good dethatching/tear stuff up so hopefully more stuff dies ... followed by a heavy overseeding (3# / 1000 SF) with a high quality kentucky bluegrass blend. still looking for good sources of seed. i've located one good source, but would need to buy more than i need. after the appropriate watering and fertilizing rounds to get the new turf started, the broadleaf weeds will get their day in the sun also. they may think they are safe ... it's just not their time yet.
in less insane news ... we've found a new use for those old concrete blocks i've been lugging around all these years: compost bin. we started constructing tonight ... will hopefully finish loading in the clippings and topsoil we've collected thus far tomorrow night. it's kind of a dual use project. the compost will be nice ... but it also cleans up the shed area. makes the dirt/compost pile look organized and gets the blocks put to use, not sitting around like an old rusted out car. pictures to come. maybe some of the neighbors will take the hint.
hoo-rah.
posted by Chris and Chrissy Miller @ 12:04 AM
3 Comments:
I'm guessing you're the only guy who's entertainment center, has gone from living room centerpiece to compost pile, in less than a year.
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Excellent. Lets hope they get real smelly so you never want to move them again.!
Dave
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