When we finally moved into our new home we noticed the grass was dying. It seems the previous owner might have stopped watering it after we went under contract. I had no knowledge of how to care for a lawn, so I did the next best thing. Watch a bunch of Youtube videos on how to do it.
I got some tools, lawn soil, and grass seed. I raked away the dead grass and turned up the dirt where there was no grass. I added some new lawn soil, spread and mixed in the grass seeds into the soil. I watered it everyday and I started to notice some of the seeds beginning to germinate, but I was disappointed at the rate and sparse growth.
One early morning my wife noticed that we had a few little birds hanging out in our backyard. Curious to see what they were up to I opened the sliding door to my yard and when I took a few steps onto the lawn, and in that moment, several dozens of little birds flew away. I was shocked. These little birds were feeding on all the grass seeds that I have spread over my lawn past two weeks. So back to the Youtube videos.
I spent about 10 bucks at Lowe’s and bought a plastic decoy Great Owl to be used to scare rodents and birds. I was hoping they had a more menacing raptor but from what I read these Great Owls are quite the predator. I set the plastic Owl on the kid’s play structure and moved it around the backyard every few days. I’m not sure if this decoy is working or if the cold weather is keeping the birds away. Anyhow, over the next two months the grass began to grow and it’s been looking a lot greener.
The pictures below will show the 3 month difference.
