Second, as it rains the compost becomes a sort of compost tea as the water passes through it into the soil. Aerating has some limited uses with organic lawn care. It can be useful for breaking up a severely thatched lawn. It really came to being as a way to compensate for killing ...
There has been, to my dismay, the occasional snake. Many years ago on a hot afternoon, a long dark snake slithered my way across the lawn as I watered plants on the patio. I resisted the urge to drop the watering wand and run; instead, I trained the stream of water onto its back,...