I just spent most of my evening obsessing over my yard. I am a good Minnesotan!
Actually I am a terrible Minnesotan.
I am fairly sure our neighbors and all who drive through our neighborhood consider our house to be inhabited by the dregs of humanity. My confession is this.....I....well....hmmm....how should I put this....I only mow my lawn once a week.
There my skeleton is out of the closet for all to see.
I may as well have a '72, rusted out Camero, up on blocks in my front yard.
You see, a good Minnesotan mows his/her lawn twice a week, as an integral part of the ongoing neighborhood lawn competition. Furthermore, once done mowing the good Minnesotan proceeds to trim around the edges, hand water any slightly off-green patches. At this point the "Good Minnesotan" uses the leaf blower on the gutters and street surounding their property in case delinquent blade of grass escaped their meticulous effort to flawlessly manicure their lawn. As a finishing touch, Minnesotans of this ilk go back over their respective portions of gutter and street with brooms just in case anything was missed by the leaf blower. Remember they do this twice a week.
I, on the other hand, am just happy to mow my lawn once a week and survive the experience with all apendages intact.
As a side note. Earlier this year we recieved a coupon from a professional lawn care company for 5 sprayings (weed control and fertilizer) from April to October, costing a total of $120. I though this was a great price and consequently a great idea.
What I failed to consider was that, due to all the precipitaion we get, in Minnesota all plants grow exceedingly well. Five sprayings of fertilizer from April to October is a
STUPID idea!
No wonder it was going for such a good price.
AUUGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!