on thursday soon after i returned from houston, my neighbor came knocking. she offered me some sod from her yard that we could use in my yard where the grass has been dead since i moved in last year and has stubbornly refused to come back. so there i was fresh off a plane and out in the sun with a shovel in hand helping her lay the sod down. we watered the spot copiously and have been doing that for the last three days. the grass seems a little tired and wilted but not dead yet. we'll wait and see.
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update: the transplanted sod has taken quite nicely and continues to thrive. A new patch next to the old problem area is now browning at an alarming rate but i suspect it is the sun that is wreaking the havoc this time. not chemicals or bill bugs.*
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i need to turn on the sprinklers before i leave town on may 14. this time when i came back from houston, my yard looked much the worse for wear. i have been watering it with a hose every alternate day.
my neighbors want to turn on the sprinklers together with me - that means i got to wait till they decide to do so. but my yard endured the harsh sun all day.
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before my friends arrive, i still have a lot more to do around the house. but my friend's unkempt house in houston gives me hope and courage that i will manage somehow.
