Warmer weather - tune up the lawn mower

Did you hear that? Listen close. That’s the sound of spring. The grass is starting to green up and push out new shoots. You’d better make sure that your lawn mower is tuned up and purring like a kitten because it’s about time to go to work. As I looked around my yard yesterday, I already have some spots that I need to mow even though I won’t mow my entire yard until later in the summer.

I’m sure that many of you have a question now. How does he get by without mowing? That’s the easy part. When I first moved into this house 18 years ago, I planted a beautiful bluegrass lawn. Wow, did it look ni...