24th May 2007
Spent most of Tuesday sorting out the bare patches on what we laughingly call the lawn! It is in fact a large area of moss, clover, buttercups and dandelions...but when you've got 2 strapping lads who still want to play footie on it with their mates from time to time is their any point re-turfing?
Had to go to B&Q first as we didn't have a rake. The Mantis Tiller had made a very good job of rotovating the soil into a very fine tilth, but it needed raking smooth.....and that took absolutely ages, especially in the bigger patch, which was criss crossed with tree roots, which I have snipped out.....well....they were in the way.
I sprinkled the seed and watered it in and rigged up a bird scaring arrangement with old CD's....I knew the Gary Glitter compilation would come in useful one day! .......and so far so good!
Am still reeling with dizziness and had to come away from the garden centre as all the visual thingies were making it worse. I came away with some slug tape and 2 lupins so not a completely wasted journey.
I ordered some nematodes and they came a few days ago but am buggered if I can remember where I put them. Damn. I'm convinced that I've got a brain tumour but Him Indoors comforted me with the words "you can't have a tumour in an organ you haven't got".
Gary the builder is back...lovely bloke but his singing! Am glad to be out in the garden let's put it like that.
