Window Replacement

It's been on my to-do list for nearly a year, and finally it's done. The window in my bathroom was horribly antiquated and ugly, so it had to go. Unsure if I could replace the window myself, I decided I'd get quotes from local contractors. After sifting through many ads and phone calls and even one scary sales pitch, I found a local company who did the job at a reasonable price. Now all I have to do is put up the trim, and the bathroom will be complete.

Grass Worries

For those who have been following my grass-growing saga, the news may not be very good. I'd say about only 60% of the lawn has grass coming up in the three weeks since I've seeded. I was really hoping for more density than that. I know that grass can fill in and may take a season to do that, but I'm worried as I see weeds starting to creep in already. I wanted the grass to come in to crowd out those weeds.

Perhaps I should have gone with the sod instead. For a few hundred more dollars I'd have a beautiful lawn already with no weeds.

Yard Is done

It took me nearly two days to distribute all the dirt that was delivered, but I finally finished it. I got a little too much, but it wasn't a big deal.

After that was done, I fertilized and seeded. I seem to have put down twice as much seed as recommended, but Idont' see how that could hurt. I want to make sure it all takes. Tomorrow I'll play with the sprinkler to see if that will make watering easier.

Costs:
Round-Up: $15
Topsoil: $123
Feritlizer: $8
Seed (used): $25
Total: $171

That's about $800 cheaper than the quotes I got from landscapers, though they would have put down sod. I'll know in a couple weeks if this project went well. it's been a lot of work, so I really hope so.

My Yard is Gone!

A while ago I wrote about not being sure of what to do to my weed-infested front lawn: sod or seed it.

I decided to seed because of the cost differential and because I felt confident I could do the work myself. Here is where I'm at in the project:

1. I sprayed the lawn with Round-Up
2. Two weeks later, I raked up the dead stuff on top
3. Present time- almost done with using my handheld cultivator to dig into the earth a little and loosen more of the dead stuff to be raked. A rototiller would have been preferred, but tha would have cost money to rent, I'm not sure I can handle it, and I have no way of transporting it to my house
4. This weekend- if all goes well, I will have topsoil delivered to give a one inch coating and finalize the grading
5. I will fertilize (using the recommendation from my soil test)
6. Seed time!

Once I am finished I will tally up my costs.