Too Much of a Good Thing

The ideal situation is to plant grass and have immediate rain. Thursday saw the last task as putting out grass seed. It was too late for mulch. Thursday night saw rain to wash away the world and probably the grass seed. The straw was spread Friday afternoon. That was closing the barn door after the horse gets out. I suppose if the grass doesn’t come up, the yard can be reseeded over the straw.

Everything in the garden is planted except for the okra. The yellow squash was planted in the front yard. I did not tell my wife. We’ll see if she raises Cain. There is still a good bit of work to do in the ornamental beds.

Potatoes have been planted in sand bags for the past several years, because the soil in the garden was unsuitable. This worked out well but makes it almost impossible to grapple the potatoes. The garden soil has improved greatly over the years, so the potatoes were planted in the garden this year. They have come up already but are not big enough to hill up yet.

David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://davidsegrest.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/