You would think that someone who won 3rd place in a city wide gardening contest would know how to properly put down fertilizer.
No such luck.
I found out that after you put down the Scott's Turf Building you need to water it after a 24 hour waiting period. It didn't say that on the bag---I swear. I followed the instructions to the letter but noticed that the grass was starting to burn so I called the respository of lawn knowledge---otherwise known as my sister---to ask what I did wrong.
She told me that if I caught it early enough all I needed to do was water the grass. If not, I was going to have a fun time reseeding the lawn.
Yowsa!
Needless to say, I'm watering the lawn everyday for the next couple of days.
I also found out that I won 3rd place in the container garden category in Mayor Daley's Landscape Awards Program. Finally some recognition of my supreme gardening skills. Now if only I can crack the Chicago Tribune's Glorious Gardening Contest I would truly be a gardening rock star.
The Tribune's contest has gotten so competitive that I think you'd have to sacrifice your first born to even get a honorable mention.
The floral arts ain't for bitches.
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While I'm somewhat drawn to gnomes, Posty, there are several reasons why I don't have them. First, they won't fit on my small balcony and second, I have a long standing rule about lawn ornaments. But if anything makes me break my long standing rule, rockin' biker gnomes might do the trick.
Fight the Power.
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