Gee, it sure seems like Mother Nature and Old Man Winter are the neighborhood bullies at times.  But then again maybe it’s their way of making sure we don’t become creatures of habit---potatoes planted on St. Patrick’s Day, Crabgrass preventer applied before April 15th, first day of spring on March 20th, Income Tax filed by April 15th……………Okay, so maybe the weather doesn’t change the last two.

When it comes to our landscape (or any aspect of our life for that matter) It’s important for us to pause, step back, understand what we’re doing, and why we’re doing it.  We don’t want to just blindly perform our landscape tasks because that’s what we’ve done for the last 20 years.   What would happen if we pruned a non-irrigated tree/shrub extremely hard after the last couple of summers we’ve had?  And with all the snows we’ve had this winter, a little salt helps clear the sidewalk of ice so a lot of salt should do an even better job?  What about our grass and plants along those sidewalks?  Eager to turn on the irrigation system to water those spring Pansies that get planted by the calendar—What happens when the system comes on and it’s below freezing?   Plant those potatoes on St Patrick’s Day regardless of how wet the soil may be---what happens to the soil structure?

I’m not denying that I’m a creature of habit.  In fact my wife would say I’m a prime example of that creature.  Rather I’m just trying to mentally put a positive spin on the recent weather—Mother Nature wants us to think about what we are doing.  Though, I was grumbling pretty good with the snow we got earlier last week.

And for all of you that don’t like Kansas weather, there’s hope.  Just wait 10 minutes, it will change

It’s time to blow the dust off your lawn mower. Get it out from the back corner of the garage.  Make sure you service them properly.  Dump out the old stale fuel and put in fresh fuel.  Take the blades off and sharpen them.  Change the oil, oil filter, spark plugs, air filter and the fuel filter.  Now you are ready for the upcoming mowing season.

Now that your mower is ready to go, mow the lawn as soon as the weather allows.  Your lawn will green up faster by cutting off that top layer of brown grass.  This will allow the sun to reach the soil stimulating new green growth and helping to thicken up your lawn.  There has been pretty good moisture this winter but now we need to get the sun to the soil to get things kick started.  When you perform the first mowing lower the deck of your mower.  If possible, bag the clippings in order to remove all the brown grass.  Your lawn should green up quickly after this first mowing. 

Another option is to allow us to do the mowing for you!  Give Brett a call today for a quote on mowing services at 785-539-1799 ext 105.  Make your summer hassle free! We can fertilize it too! Ask us!