rake dirt. protect wires. plant grass. spread needles.

rake dirt. protect wires. plant grass. spread needles. THE GROUND BY THIS NEW STEP IS PRETTY CHOPPED UP, SO I FIXED THAT TODAY. BUT I GOTTA BE REAL CAREFUL ABOUT THIS SPEAKER WIRE THAT'S STICKING SO I CUT A PIECE OF PIPE IN HALF, AND I'M GONNA USE THAT AS SORT OF A COVER. GENERALLY, A LANDSCAPING SPADE WOULD LAUGH SO WHEN I GET A CHANCE, I'LL COME BACK WITH A LONGER PIECE OF METAL CONDUIT. CAUSE, YEAH, WHILE THIS MADE ME FEEL SMART FOR A SECOND, IN REALITY, THIS IS PROTECTING NOTHING. SO AFTER I RAKED UP AND FLATTENED OUT THIS AREA, I WENT BACK AND DUMPED THE TOP SOIL ON THE WHOLE SPOT. ACTUALLY, I THINK THIS IS CALLED NOT TOP SOIL. NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS. I USED TWO FULL BAGS, AND I RICKED IT RIGHT INTO THE GRASS, UH, TO KIND OF MIX IN WITH THE LAWN THAT I'VE ALREADY GOT. ALL GRASS IS DIFFERENT. AND WHATEVER WAS PLANTED HERE 20 YEARS AGO MIGHT BE DIFFERENT FROM THE SEED THAT I BOUGHT AT LOWE'S. I WAS PRETTY IMPRESSED AT HOW EXPENSIVE GRASS SEED WAS. I WANNA SAY THIS LITTLE BAG 70 BUCKS. OKAY. SO AFTER I SPRINKLE THIS ALL AROUND, UM, I KNEW I HAD TO KIND OF COVER IT WITH HAY TO PREVENT THE BIRDS FROM JUST SO I JUST USED A BUNCH OF PINE NEEDLES THAT WE HAD, ALONG THE EDGE OF OUR PROPERTY, WHERE A BUNCH OF TREES DROP WE'LL SEE IF THIS WAS A I MIGHT JUST BE PLANTING WEEDS BY DOING THIS.