The Real Battle of Spring
03 04 11 23:27 Filed in: My Life
Forget the Final Four. Now that spring has sprung, the real battle around our house is Moss vs Grass. One of the joys of living in the Northwest is that green happens without much effort. I like green. But in this wet La Nina season, a lot of the green I’m looking at is moss. I could probably learn to like moss, but I’ve been sucked in by the makers of assorted moss killers. And so the other day, I dutifully headed to the store to find something that would make moss die and grass grow.
It strikes me that I may have made a strategic error and picked the wrong side in this annual battle. Grass is high maintenance unless you own goats, and though I have never owned them, I suspect that goats are even more high maintenance than grass. Grass cries out to be mowed, trimmed, and fertilized, and while goats could accomplish all three of those, I’m not sure I’d want to deal with the results.
Moss, on the other hand is decidedly low maintenance. I have never heard of anyone paying to have their moss mowed. I did a bit of research and located a company back east that is so sold on the advantages of moss that they actually sell and ship the stuff. “Gardening with moss,” they say, “adds an amazing degree of serenity and timeless beauty to any garden.” Really? Clearly I have missed a great opportunity. Instead of killing it, I should have shipped my moss to Pennsylvania where it could have made someone serene.
I’m not the only one who likes green. The folks that run the great Northwest gardening industry like green as well, and they work to keep the cash flowing. There must have been hundreds of bags of stuff at the store to kill moss and feed grass. I did not see one single bag designed to kill grass and make moss grow. Between now and next spring, anyone want to help me develop “Grass Out”? We could make a killing!
It strikes me that I may have made a strategic error and picked the wrong side in this annual battle. Grass is high maintenance unless you own goats, and though I have never owned them, I suspect that goats are even more high maintenance than grass. Grass cries out to be mowed, trimmed, and fertilized, and while goats could accomplish all three of those, I’m not sure I’d want to deal with the results.
Moss, on the other hand is decidedly low maintenance. I have never heard of anyone paying to have their moss mowed. I did a bit of research and located a company back east that is so sold on the advantages of moss that they actually sell and ship the stuff. “Gardening with moss,” they say, “adds an amazing degree of serenity and timeless beauty to any garden.” Really? Clearly I have missed a great opportunity. Instead of killing it, I should have shipped my moss to Pennsylvania where it could have made someone serene.
I’m not the only one who likes green. The folks that run the great Northwest gardening industry like green as well, and they work to keep the cash flowing. There must have been hundreds of bags of stuff at the store to kill moss and feed grass. I did not see one single bag designed to kill grass and make moss grow. Between now and next spring, anyone want to help me develop “Grass Out”? We could make a killing!
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