So a bunch has been happening out here in Sparks, NV. However, I haven't posted up squat for over a month. So we're gonna see how I do at getting things updated in cyber land.
Part I: The Lawn....
This is where we were about two months ago, busting our butts- digging out horse pits from hell, digging out stumps, yanking up massive roots, destroying tree saplings, tilling the yard, leveling it out, seeding it and tossing fertilizer dirt over all 3000 sq ft.
Day three post seeding...
Almost two weeks in...
Almost four weeks in...
And now...
And I know you are thinking omg- What the hell happen to their yard? No worries it is in the middle of a lovely hand crushing transformation to Rich's dream back yard. Currently it has been mowed a handful of times (in need of mowing now, but today is a watering day so tomorrow will be a mowing day) and is sporting an insane number of weeds. So what have Rich and I been doing for fun in the cool hours of the day? Pulling weeds, by the thousands, out of future fabulous yard. (I was in the yard at 0630 this morning and Rich was out there at 0730. This was the fourth attack on weeds we have made, the pics don't show it but there has been huge progress.) Here are some of little buggers for your viewing pleasure.
These little buggers are the most difficult to pull. Along with them we have dandelions (no problem getting rid of them), little tiny ferns (they are super soft, so not to worried about them), wild mustard (looks worse then it is because it pulls out so easy), weird vine things (which are annoying to pull), every now and then some baby trees (like the ones that we dug out with all the roots, so we snag them asap) and the biggest surprise of all- succulents.
These little buggers, are kind of vine like, squishy rubber leaves that actually have cute little yellow flowers on them. Not so bad right? Two problems 1) It isn't grass, which is the whole goal here. 2) Bees like little yellow flowers a lot, and Rich and I swell up like Cabbage Patch Kids if we get stung- so not a winning combination.
But I do like them, so one night we transplanted a hundred or so of them up to one of the dead zones by the fence. Currently they seem to be living. We have no idea how long they will stay up there though. (Rich is afraid they will get into the yard by airborne seeds??? Not really sure how that works with succulents but the yard is his domain and he gets to make the final call.)
And the biggest surprise for me in this whole yard growing adventure? The new grass we have grown has already started to die in random patches. We believe that when watering we must have missed them for a few days, so now we are on a full fledged watering attack to regain the green ground that we have spent hundreds of hours to cultivate.
So in this picture you can see our not green grass :( and an unusual absence of weeds on it. Why is that? Because we pulled them all to make sure they weren't hogging anything that our tender grass needs to survive.
Basically I am hopeful for a spectacular yard in summer number three :)
Much love- Shanna
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