Friday turned out to be a great weather day (finally). Jared took the day off and de-thatched the lawn (Kristina was supposed to take the day off, but that's another story). Anyway, in addition to de-thatching the lawn, Jared also had a 1/2 of a dump truck of dirt deliverer and a 1/2 of a dump truck of bark delivered. All in preparation for after the lawn was de-thatched.
Even though de-thatching the yard rips it up a bit, come later this summer, it will have been well worth it.
Look at this furry dog...it is about time for her to get groomed. She has weathered the winter well. No wonder if it gets over 50 degrees F, she is hot.
We filled up both of our compost bins with moss, and here's our leftover pile. We'll have to slowly refill the compost bins each week to get rid of it. However, this gives you an idea of how much stuff comes off the yard when you de-thatch. It is like the yard gets to breathe easier again.
On Saturday, we moved the bark pile. Jared directed and he and Kristina moved it all around the perimeter of the yard. Amazingly enough it took ALL DAY on Saturday to move that bark. The bark takes more time because you care about where you put it and you just can't throw it all around like the dirt.
As you can see here, Jared has made a pretty good dent in the dirt pile -- he did this on Sunday. Since Kristina spent all day outside on Saturday, she had to spend Sunday inside catching up with laundry, cleaning, grocery shopping, etc... It turns out that this works real well because she is also able to cook lots of good food for Jared during the day and this makes Jared's job of moving dirt a lot easier.
Here are some shots of the bark, but before the dirt has been put down. See the landscaped area between our yard and the neighbor's yard.
These pictures are after dirt was spread around and the grass seed was re-seeded. There is also a photo in here of Jared using his lawn tractor as a poor man's sod roller.
That was a lot of work...hopefully we'll see the benefits this summer. Grow grass grow!
