San Antonio

Hey Mark, are you going to use my Miracle Aereator this spring? If not, you can give it back.

 

Morning

 

More Coffee!

 

Had to make another pot
Didn’t put water in it last night

 

Already applied

 

Great. Eagerly await the results. I'm going to see how it starts up this year, and then see if I need more. Spring dose of fertilizer today while its all cut short.

 

Yep some fertilizer went down the same day, pending things to start growing some more. Reminds me need to order some more blades for the mower, spring tune up is about due.

 

I'm trying a new blade (think I said last night) with really thick string cutter inserts as de-thatch. It worked well out front - took 4 bags of thatch out with no ripping the Augustine runners! Do the (not covered with fence stuff) part of the back today, and put down the spring fertilizer. Had to try this blade because someone insists on attaching with a rake and ripping the heck out of it.

 

I will just get the same ones I had before, seem to work well with the bagger.

 

I got this thing. And some spare trimmer pieces because they were cheap. Good news is in replacing it, discovered I REALLY needed a new regular blade - sharpening was NOT going to fix the original!

$37 Arnold 490-100-0083 21"/ 22" Walk-Behind Lawn Mower Replacement Blade

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009LZ2E8G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

I mow so much during the year there is no sharpening at the end of the year, blades are done.

 

Maybe that was my problem last year! I was mowing like twice a week!
(No, grass doesn't cut up a blade like that!!)

 

For me it a combination of the field and sand that gets to them.

 

I only miss the hunting that went with the mowing
Don’t miss mowing at all

 

I'm lucky that I only have to mow about 20' out into that field. The city bought it, and now it gets mowed more frequently. Only downside to that is that they manage to mow the wildflower blooms.

 

Yep that would be a downside, if we keep this rain coming the field should have good flowers again this year.

 

Thanks

It's going to be a bit unnerving flying that same make and model knowing that the manufacturer is aware of the defect and has done nothing to fix the problem. Guess I'll be digging up my four leaf covers and lucky rabbit feet.

"Ugh, ugh, ugh"
- Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor
Wise words.

 

Afternoon

 

Stupid ass hot air balloon festival I can't even get out of the road I live on

 

Last year it was a flop because it rain this weekend