As I was finishing up my leaf raking, mowing, hedge trimming, edging and blowing this Saturday (yes, it was a long afternoon) – I spontaneously decided it was time to finish a small yard project. Basically, that pushed a 3 hour yard day into a 6 hour yard day. But, the work was long overdue so I was ok with that.
I hit up Home Depot (man its been too long) for some grass seed and top soil, and returned to the house with those items + three trays of St.Augustine grass plugs. I’ve never used or had any experience whatsoever with any kind of grass plug. So, I was a little excited to get them into the ground and start the process and see what kind of results I’ll get this Spring and early Summer.
Though my yard is 180 degress different from last early Spring (I see green instead of dirt), I’m not quite satisfied. In the corner of the driveway resided a nasty fern that I’ve hated since move in. I ripped that up a weeks ago, which was quite pleasurable, and originally planned on seeding some Bahai. But, since my yard is a concotion of St.Augustine AND Bahai – I opted for some plugs since it’s just a small area.
The plugging begins..
Yogi on watch. He enjoyed that responsibility so much, that I believe I caught him cracking a smile.
Fern gone. Top soil in place. Plugs planted.
Here’s another area, near the carport, that has had its own issues with grass. At this time last year, there was a massive live oak in this exact spot. Though the stump grinders did a decent job, it was a foregone conclusion that grass would fight some residual roots. I dumped about 120 pounds of top soil in the area, and plugged it. We’ll see how this area develops with some TLC.
