Raking

I have finally finished raking the grass. I am at least a week behind with where I want to be. I should have my first round of fertilizer down already. Hopefully I’ll get in on the grass this weekend, depending on the forecast for when it is next going to rain. I finished up the back grass last weekend, and ended in the rain. I was about 15-20 minutes from finished when the rain started. So the last couple of days have been pretty decent, so I tried to get the front yard done, though getting home at 5:30 p.m. didn’t give me much time. I was able to, luckily, split it between Thursday and Friday. Every year I say it, but I really wish I could wipe out the lawn and start fresh. The ground is uneven, and there are about (3) different types of grass in the front. I’m doing my best to reseed and get some sort of coherence but as much as I would like it, I don’t think that’s going to happen.

Beetles

One lovely thing that is starting up right now, and it happens about this time every year, is the infestation Asian beetles. The little bugs that look like lady bugs, but are about 500 times more annoying. They stink, the bite, and they are everywhere. Even though it has been cold, the sun has been heating the south and west sides of the house so the beetles are starting to come out. I must have killed about 20 or so over the last weekend, and I can only see it getting worse. This is the absolute worst time of the year with respect to these bugs, now and late September to mid October. Maybe I need to research ways to get rid of the dang things, but it seems like once they are in, they are in (such as in the attic) and there is no getting rid of them.