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Jim Rose let
the creative juices flow with
this one!
“The Ole Early Spring Blues” or
10 Tips to Organize Your Spring
Cleanup
(Traditional Ea.
Southern Gardner’s Lament circa 1892. Author Unknown
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The snow she’s a
meltin’
Modern Translation
Po’ yard he’s a
mess
O Lord its
lookin’ toward August
‘Fore I get me
some rest!
Son, You gotta
rake ol’ bare spots
1) Rake out dead grass and bare spots in
An’ sow them
with seed.
your lawn.
Clean all them
beds out
Ya done left
covered with leaves.
2) Plant new grass seed.
Pick them dead
branches
and those ole
fallen down trees. 3)
Clean the leaves and winter debris out
Spray up them
devil bugs
of your flower and shrub beds.
afore they wreak
the plague and disease!
4) Pickup,prune and remove storm
damaged limbs
and trees
Be thinkin’ bout
that crabgrass
Jus’ waitin’ to
show
5) Dormant oil spray shrubs and trees.
Smite it back
now
Before it
commences to grow.
6) Get your crabgrass preventer down
Don’t fret on
that brown grass
early!
that jus’ be
holden’ for spring
Ya gotta fert’
it and feed it
7) Apply a strong spring fertilizer
An it’ll arise
an’ go green.
to your lawn.
Pull off that
burlap
8) Remove burlap and deer netting.
That held off
the deer
New food a
commin’
You ain’t got
nothin’ to fear 9)
Check out your garden tools,
Ole shed’s full
a tools
sharpen and replace.
all beat up and
dull
got to get
you some new
ones:
them ain’t gonna
make it till Fall
Forgettin’ them
dead plants
10) Plan your new garden,
That paid
winter’s dues
think about replacing
Plannin’ for new
ones
dead, overgrown or
Be a cure for
them Early,Spring,
Blues!
jus’ plain tired plants!
11) Enjoy
life-Save Time-
call (585)394-7303 or contact us and ask Jim to
send over a crew!
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