I can’t attest to the rest of the country but, springtime is mulch season here in Pa. Yes all the garden beds, tree surrounds and the like get a layer of mulch. It cuts weeding down and keeps moisture in and to me adds a great deal of beauty to our generous lush springtime properties. Well the weather prior to two days ago hasn’t been all that wonderful. Lots of cool rainy days April is always a tease here. I’ve been holding off- I’d rather do it when it’s comfortable.
Saturday morning they are calling for high sixties and sunny. I get Cool Hand (my son) up and have him follow me to Home Depot. The line stretches across the front of the store and the masked crowd are a bit close together for my liking. We decide that waiting an unknown length wasn’t for us. I go home and call best much and put in an order for 8 yards of mulch. I’m usually a bagged mulch man as it can sit guilt free neatly piled up until I get to it. We can fit 16 bags in a car without destroying everything. There are 13.5 bags of mulch per yard which means I have the equivalent of 108 bags of mulch at the end of my driveway near the house. It’s quite an impressive pile. The younger Ray would overdue it and retreat into the house only after being sunburn, exhausted and nearly falling over from heatstroke. Now I am determined not to go there. The Mrs and I finish the front yard in 2 days spending a couple hours each day. Still as I type away I can feel the sunburn and those formerly unused muscles talking to me. Oh and the pile is still out (see pic)there waiting for us to tackle the side yard. Time to break out Mr John Deere and my little Rubbermaid wagon.. you know John never complains.
Saturday morning they are calling for high sixties and sunny. I get Cool Hand (my son) up and have him follow me to Home Depot. The line stretches across the front of the store and the masked crowd are a bit close together for my liking. We decide that waiting an unknown length wasn’t for us. I go home and call best much and put in an order for 8 yards of mulch. I’m usually a bagged mulch man as it can sit guilt free neatly piled up until I get to it. We can fit 16 bags in a car without destroying everything. There are 13.5 bags of mulch per yard which means I have the equivalent of 108 bags of mulch at the end of my driveway near the house. It’s quite an impressive pile. The younger Ray would overdue it and retreat into the house only after being sunburn, exhausted and nearly falling over from heatstroke. Now I am determined not to go there. The Mrs and I finish the front yard in 2 days spending a couple hours each day. Still as I type away I can feel the sunburn and those formerly unused muscles talking to me. Oh and the pile is still out (see pic)there waiting for us to tackle the side yard. Time to break out Mr John Deere and my little Rubbermaid wagon.. you know John never complains.
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