I set my mower at the second setting for the summer, and still have a lot of clippings that I have to mow over to get them to fall between the grass for mulch.
Probably wouldn’t hurt to put so compost in the front yard. We have packed red clay around here.
I think I’ll try to keep it fairly dry in the backyard so when the dogs go outside. The kids play out there too. Somehow our grass around here is healthy even in dry conditions. Just doesn’t grow as much. When it rains steady, it really shoots up quick.
I’ve always heard to mow ‘taller’ in summer, to protect the roots. We have an article about a man who puts beer and wears old gold shoes to aerate. It’s much simpler than a compost. No comment on compost people.
People Magazine, June 19, 1989 - the man’s name is Jerry Baker.
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