downright seedy

Our regionally specialized grass seed just arrived!

seed is here

Guess it’s time to rent a spreader and a roller and get our other side always greener growing. Now how do we keep the birds from devouring all the seed? I read that I should put stakes in the ground and tie shiny streamers to them that blow in the breeze to scare birds away. Even if it works, which seems unlikely, no squirrel will fall for that.

seed labels

Mmmmmm, Zodiak Chewings. Sounds like something a squirrel would adore.

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6 Responses to “downright seedy”

  1. dcb says:

    Wow. Our own lawn… I’ve dreamed of this day since I was a little lad.
    Check back next year to see if I’m sick of taking care of it.

  2. Brook says:

    we may want to seed this with a little buffalo grass as well, eventually, which requires even less water.

  3. Brook says:

    oh john, always looking after us. what would we do without you? of course, by the time i looked it was gone. turns out our accommodating next door neighbor had a spreader. lucky us!

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