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PAGE 4 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8. 1994 So what that it was 9:30 at night. The standard has been met. Now, what to do with all these grass clippings that don‘t get mulched with my workâ€"toâ€"rule lawnmower. So far, | have let the kids randomly play with them. Edged them towards the sidewalk on windy days. Used Bruce‘s recycling bag. Grabs handfuls and spread it over barren patches, a brilliantlyâ€" esthetic move. I‘ve stopped short of using it for salads or garnishing the lemonâ€"garlic chicken. But you know, it doesn‘t seem as much a In the past month, the plot has thickened even more. Now it seems it‘s not enough to cut your grass once a week. I noticed this when I cut the grass one way, resulting in a field of hay in my front yard, and no where to put it. "Hah," I said to myself. "Tll crossâ€"cut and mulch it into the soil making for a more perfect lawn that adds texture and definition." Instead, I got a field of hay in my front yard, with the bales simply But my persistence has paid off. Last week I cut the grass while Beth was shopping, and when she came home, she said: "hey, the With the City‘s new edict on grass clippings this year, I‘ve tried to stay on top of things in the yard duty department. It hasn‘t been easy. v, s It was early spring when neighbor Bruce Anderson, head of our neighborhood association, dropped by with a brown paper bag and ribbon attached. "Just to get everyone off on the right foot," he said in his cheery manner, explaining the recycling function of the bag and the yellow ribbon. f "Don‘t know if [‘ll ever need it, Bruce," I said. "As you can see, my lawn has about as much grass on it as my head has hair.". "Bout the same color, too," he mused. "Better get to work t it, you know, neighbors‘ property values and all." Well, he had a point, and it was amply reinforced in early April by Beth. She may have a politically risky viewpoint, but she favors lawns that look like, oh, the greens at Westmount, the outfield in ballâ€" parks, you know, perfect to the blade, and defined grain adding texâ€" ture and definition. "Think you can come up with that this year?" she quizzed. "I know you‘re proud of that lawn mower you won at the golf tournaâ€" ment, but frankly, it‘s brutal and does a terrible job of cutting. What‘s with those twin blade things, anyway. They seem to leave a furrow down the middle and uncut tracks at the side." "No problem," I rejoined. "Tl sg¢ the blade to its lowest, and get a perfect cut and defined grain. Glad to see the new grass seed has taken root, that way I won‘t have Anderson all over my case about property values." And so out I went, cutting the grass for the first time in late April, blades set at the lowest level. "It looks dreadful," said Beth, offering her, er, honest appraisal. "This way and that, cluimps here and there, no grain. Look at Ken‘s lawn, beautiful, nice rows." "Yeh, but Ken‘s got a problem, look at all the grass residue sitting on top. He‘ll need about four of Bruce‘s recycling bags to get rid of that." ~ Curious, I asked Ken later that day how he was going to handle the residue on his otherwise perfect lawn. *Simple, going to cut it the other way and mulch it down. It‘ll proâ€" mote better grass growth and result in defined grain adding texture and definition. Perfect. Just perfect. § Compounding my woes, but also answering a dilemma, I discovâ€" ered whilst preparing to cut for the second time, that I in fact had lowered the two front wheels but raised the back two, in effect creatâ€" ing a dragster image for my electric puttâ€"putt cuttâ€"cutt. Don‘t tell Beth, she‘d never believe it. Feeling that had solved my problems, I proceeded to cut again a week later, all wheels on level ground, blade at the lowest. Result: clump, clump, fizz, fizz. "You bet." "Texture and definition?" Our grass isn‘t . greener anywhere M’SIHe ELUB TREAD Qorczere n« wrramee wechusrs ue 6 *_ Visit E m Spruce, Pines Pie~,, fis Cedar CLUB TREAD JUNE SPECIALS i VisitErbsvillePinesfinllystoehdM‘ Evergreens Junipers ; Shr Spruce, Pines . Butterfly Spir I ts mm We provide the baliots, the pens and lots of good reasons. 615 Davenport Road (Northfield & Davenport) 22 & 28 ozr. Reg. 17.98 CATEYE NYLON CAGE & BOTTLE AVOCET CYCLO COMPUTER Reg. 69.98 3 5” PRICE l [A h309