Grubs

Have you ever seen a grub? I don't think I have, but I can tell you who has become an expert. That would be JOHNNY! The following story is very sad. If you have the guts, read on, but you might need a tissue.

The house we live in has a fantastic yard. Several of our neighbors even commented to us that THIS yard has been the cause of some envy. Evidently the Peterson's, who lived here before us, always took great care of it. This left some pretty big shoes to fill!

So you can imagine our dismay one morning 3 weeks ago when we looked out in the yard and saw a very large patch fo grass that had been torn up. We surmised that it was an animal looking for food. After asking around, we found out that we were correct, and that the food had a name: GRUBS. We didn't really think more about it..........until the next morning! The patch of ripped up grass had doubled in size. The racoon, skunk, oppossum, or whatever was after the grubs had had a GREAT time in our yard overnight.

This really ticked Johnny off, so he set out to figure out how to get this little problem under control. After asking around some more, he was told that your yard doesn't recover from grubs. Besides the fact that critters dig your yard up, the grubs eat the root of your grass and kill it! This was a much bigger problem than we had bargained for.

Poor Johnny had to dig up a very large portion of dead grass from our yard, kill the grubs, and replant new grass. I don't think I've ever seen him so mad! This house requires a lot more maintenance, and that was a giant set-back for him.

I will end this series of unfortunate events on a good note, though. He fought through it, got the grass planted, and the yard looks FABULOUS! Make sure you tell him this if you see him! :)