Lawnmowing

I haven't had to do much lawn maintenance over the Summer, because it's been too dry to grow anything. The lawn's pretty much died back, although we did have to apply some Weed n' Feed to keep the dandelions down.

The last time I can remember mowing the lawn was just before Christmas. I just mowed the front lawns last week, but haven't done the back one yet. We've finally started getting some rain (which, if my regular fortnightly trips last year are anything to go by, will probably only happen every weekend), so the green things are starting to grow again.

We have a mulch pile in the back corner of the yard, but it's getting a bit carried away. I filled up the bin pretty quickly, and started working on a pile next to it. It got pretty big last year as I gradually hacked the back grass down, but the fresh green stuff tends to reduce in bulk as it loses moisture and starts to decompose. The few mows I did over the Summer yielded mainly straw and dust, which doesn't get much smaller over time.

I'll probably need to start doing the lawns every couple of weeks now things are getting wetter. At least we have an electric mower, which is nice and light and doesn't require any messy refuelling. It's just a matter of making sure I don't run over the cord, and trying to get the mowing done between rain showers!