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Thor wrote:   Your grass grows to three inches??  In the summer, mine barely grows.  We're not a desert climate here, but with many days over 100 degrees with no humidity, we're approaching it.  So, plants and grass react accordingly.  If we actually had a total desert climate here, I'd accept the idea of "no lawn".  Instead, I've had to get used to "kind-of-bad lawn".  It's green, but half of that is thanks to crabgrass.   My plants require a lot of water, too.  There are more native plants to be had that require less water...but they're kinda boring.  Some of my plants I have to keep in pots, as they can't take the really hot sunny days, and need to be put into the shade.  Then there are the plants that can't take temps as low as the 30s.  I have to drag those next to the house in the winter so that they can suck in some of the warmth from the house.

Its been a good year for the lawn. The grass needs less water when cut higher with the(canopy) effect helping to hold moisture.

Joking aside, Thor, they'd kill each other, being different species. :P

Hamsters as well. :P

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh606/lkl2005/home002_zps8d624d94.jpgIts so nice here, I'm not even thinking about the season change. I built some fence like rails for the bed of the truck so I can stack firewood higher. Like Theadkiller said, I need to check out the snowblower, run the generator.  When the leaves start falling, thats when my mower really gets a workout. I have lots of trees and I mulch all the leaves and leave them on the lawn. 

Our dog is pathetic.

With cooler, wet weather moving in. I need to get the canopy off the boat lift. This thing it heavy and awkward to handle. It comes off much easier than it goes on. The guy that cleans my chimney wanted to by my fishing boat. It would not run the last time I went out to start it. Needs carburator cleaned. I have to get the lawn mowed today also.

I've dropped by the nursery dept. at the Lowes I go to a couple times since early August & gotten some really good deals on plants off their clearance cart.

The first time, I got a dozen 4" pots of Salvias & Vincas for .25¢ apiece. A few days ago, I got five 1 gallon sized pots of Milkweed (aka "Butterfly Bush") & Verbenas for a buck apiece. These were regularly priced at between 8 & 10 bucks apiece.

Got 'em still in the pots right behind my house & waiting to plant them out near where the butterfly garden is going next year.

I had planted some seed packets back in early July & all that came up were about 8 or 9 Zinnias. So now, as the blooms die off, I'm clipping them off & harvesting the seeds for next year.

I think I'm going to have a whooooooooole buncha Zinnias.....

Jimbo wrote: Got 'em still in the pots right behind my house & waiting to plant them out near where the butterfly garden is going next year.

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