Here in central and south Florida we have predominately St. Augustine grasses, for the home and business. Baseball and Soccer fields are mostly Bermuda. Also Zoysia grasses are gaining popularity, but like Bermuda it is best mowed at around 1"; best mowed with a reel mower.
Years ago before my gray hair, we used 3 gang Locke reel mowers on Long Island to mow. As I remember most grasses were Bent, Fescue and Marion Blue. Then, as now over seeding is done. I am not sure back then in the 60's we understood the value of the Verticutter. My memory is vague, but i believe we used a power rake? Also here in this part of Florida, there is no spring and fall clean-up or over-seeding.
Here in Pinellas County St. Augustine lawns are so out of control. One reason, my opinion, over watering, and (reclaimed water ) adds more nutrients, plus over fertilizing and wives. Of course it's the lawn spray programs fault (maybe) or is it just a catch 22? So you're in that business, you think I am crazy? These lawns needs fertilizing, pest control and weed control, every other month? Why I ask?
So the catch 22, OK, I will draw an (analogy) between makeup for women and lawn spray programs! For years I have wondered why women wear makeup and most men don't? Simple some smart business man years ago figured out how to make more money! Because folks in the end it's always about the money!
Now the lawn spray industry has lots of money tied up in equipment, employees to pay, wife's, who want to go shopping for makeup and stuff!! eke.
Maybe it was the same guy who dreamed up how to convince women they needed all that stuff: cosmetics, nail salons, beauty parlors, mud on the face, eke!
But maybe the idea to spray lawns more often was not dreamed up by that guy? It could be retaliation by women? Please follow my thinking, it’s Saturday morning, your wife wakes you early, honey she says, you know I have to go shopping and I need your opinion on stuff!!
So follow, it was a woman who dreamed up the greener lawn, not men, the poor guy who slaved all week! He has to get out in the hot sun and push his trusty mower thru that lush lawn, that perfect weedless expanse surrounding your abode? Just to take his wife shopping!
Guys, think back to when you and your wife went house hunting? You didn't know then about this shopping conspiracy, aka, the lush green lawn, did you?
Yes, it has been said this massive plot/conspiracy was hatched in a women's restroom, hard to believe isn't it, not really. Think back to the last time you were at a party or out to dinner with friends. Did your wife go to restroom alone? If you didn't know that’s where it all happens, the conspiracy I mean.
OK, lets go back to the house hunting part, just in case you didn't know women are really smarter than you know, even if their blonde! It’s true men look at the yard, the garage, the basement, that's part of the man castle. We want to cut, saw, fix, build, invent and watch the game with a cool imported beer, with no interruptions, like honey, do I look OK in these slacks?
This has been a true story, because in the house hunting phase, she new you admired a great lawn, you wanted that man castle stuff. Even when her eyes glazed over when you talk about that SS Camaro you want to restore in (your) garage. And the guys show up, and you plot, aka, like in the women's restroom, hehe.
They chat do you have to take your wife shopping? Is your lawn almost impossible to mow, it’s so thick? Have you heard about this Verticutting thing?
And I will say " real men don't shop with their wives " unless you're a saint? Or just bring your copy of 'Atlas Shrugged ' just 1400 pages! It could take that long.
Now you all think I am a wacko? Maybe? It is 2014, Happy New Year.
More on Verticutting later. See: What is Verticutting
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