- Dusting of snow. Not much here in maysville. #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31
Georgia Weathermen
I know weather is hard to predict. But this weekend we were supposed to get all kind of snow, ice, etc. And so far nothing but rain here in Maysville, Georgia. The day is not over so I don’t want to get over confident. 
If I can ever get a weatherman position I will be set for life. I will have the job security of a Supreme court justice.
Lawn Care. Going Green. Maybe
I just read an article about how lawns are not really good for the environment since they require mowers, blowers, trimmers, etc to care for them. It makes sense but in reality it will be hard to fix that problem. The article has a couple suggestions that are not realistic on a broad basis like using manual push mowers. Yeah, I don’t know anyone here in Georgia that is going to us a manual push mower. I don’t know many Georgians that use a push mower that is self propelled! I certainly would not care to use one.
To have a lawn you have to care for it. At the bare minimum you have to mow it and that is just basic care with not fertilizing, leaf blowing, etc. You cannot just pave your entire property or allow it to wash away with mud or get overgrown with grass and weeds. So until solar powered mowers are affordable / and efficient in the future I don’t see how to eliminate the need for gas powered mowers. Propane is an option that has some benefits though and many commercial mowers are offering this option like the Dixie Chopper below.
The article is here.
Simple De-thatching Lawn Tool
Not many people worry about de-thatching (or thatching according to video below) their lawn here in Georgia. According to the video it is fine to do once per year or so. I don’t think it is a big deal unless you have a lot of clippings lay on the grass. For instance, if you over fertilize and don’t cut often enough you can develop a thatch problem. There are attachments to pull behind your mower so if you have any size lawn at all I suggest that instead of a thatch rake… unless you have an energetic teenager.
Trimming Dangerous Limbs
Here in Northeast Georgia we have had some really cold weather (for us anyway) for short periods of time this January. But we have not had heavy ice or much snow except for a few areas. Now is the time to cut weaker limbs off trees that could fall on your home or vehicles if we do get any ice before winter ends. Get the limbs before they get you. Also if you have any trees close to power lines call the power company to see about getting those cut. You do not want to lose power when it is 18 degrees!
Leaves Down. Now Pine Straw
With about 100% of the leaves fallen in North Georgia, it is a good time to put pine straw out in your landscape beds. Don’t wait until it is so hot that you just forget about pine straw all together.
Housing recovery could take a decade,
Housing recovery could take a decade, economists warn – washingtonpost.com.
Good article on the housing bust. I would not take too much stock in any “experts” prediction though. If they were all so smart they would have predicted the housing bubble busting. To be fair some did predict it but not very many.
There are many, many homes still up for sale in Jackson County, GA. But it the number appears to be less than a few months ago. I still see many homes that are not being kept up and that hurts the chances of selling it when the time comes to do so.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-25
- Saw in Hull GA other day… http://twitpic.com/z9pm6 #
- Be nice if Georgia could bottle all this extra rain. Oh we could if state had built more reservoirs during drought. #
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Landscaper Helps Fire Victim
Good article from last year on a good Samaritan Landscaper. Link is here.
Sprinkler Head Repair: How To
A quick video from youtube for anyone wanting to know how to repair a sprinkler head. My mowing customers here in North Georgia have a hard time finding sprinkler maintenance people. T
