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div align="justify"I have found it difficult to get motivated on stripping down the back door and first floor window but have now got to the stage that all the stonework has been cleaned up. So next it all needs to be washed down and sanded, stone re [Read More]

The Handyguys talk about keeping a green and weed free lawn. Now that you have your mower ready for the new season (after listening to show #14), it is time to discuss proper lawn care. Anyone can hire a lawn service, but the Handyguys prefer th [Read More]

Yes, I noticed a good stand of them outside a fast food place on the way to choir practice last night.Meaning today I had to get the corn gluten pre-emergent onto the front and back lawns.First, though, I had to figure out how to use the drop spreade [Read More]

But this afternoon I weeded my front border.And bought corn gluten to use as an organic pre-emergent on my lawn. And raked out my side yard and the front parking strip.I only meant to take pictures of the bulbs and perennials that were emerging. But [Read More]

One of the big things we wanted to do was transition our lawn to an all organic care lawn. Why? Because there is just something wrong with using chemicals that go directly into your soil and indirectly into our water. Why use a chemical that is bad [Read More]

Finally the grass is becoming what it should be.  A beautiful green lawn.  This past spring I overseeded and got the grass looking great.  Then summer came and it was destroyed by crabgrass that I did not know was lurking beneath the surface.  So [Read More]

Barring Wednesday's theological cyber glitch, I haven't posted for the past week.And I haven't posted about productive work on the house for I think a week yet again.That's because, barring routine housework and yardwork, I haven't gotten any product [Read More]

The lawn is coming along nicely. I mowed it for the first time this season today as we had to give the grass a chance to take. Its funny because Mojo insists on walking along the "path" where the conduit was buried last year. I think he likes the f [Read More]