I just wanted to share my new toy with you. It’s called a Roto Auger. It’s for planting the 150 small evergreen transplants I have arriving next week.

I will talk more about the trees when I get them, but for now, I want to let you know how I am going to plant them. Okay, here’s my plan:

1. Drill hole in the ground about a foot deep using my new Roto Auger.

2. Put tree roots in the hole and fill hole with water.

3. Let water absorb into soil and then fill the hole with the removed dirt.

4. Cover area with wood chips and water again.

I actually had to delay my tree order because it’s so dry around here. Luckily it rained this evening, so things should be a bit better, but I still plan on watering the trees well into Autumn.

I also had to get a few supplies before I received the trees. I needed the auger and I needed the wood chips. Without them, I would be planting all these trees with a shovel and the area wouldn’t be covered to hold in the moisture. That’s what I did last time and it worked okay. I think this way is better though because I can really loosen the soil and have it absorb water much better. Then, after I put on the wood chips, the moisture won’t just dry up like it did with all the trees I planted this Spring.

Anyway, let me tell you about this nice new Roto Garden Auger. It’s not bad. I was expecting something a lot more flimsy. This one is pretty heavy duty and has some nice weight to it. The end of it has three flat spots so your drill holds it without slipping and almost any drill with work with this thing. I bought it on Amazon for about $33. Not bad.

I was going to purchase a big heavy duty half inch drill to operate this bad boy, but I don’t think I will be needing that. I tried a drilling a few holes in the dirt with my cordless drill and it worked out okay. If I have trouble, I may still get the other drill though. We’ll see what happens.

Here are some photos of the new Roto Auger.

Coil Part of Roto Auger

Three Sided Shaft End of Roto Auger

Roto Auger in Cordless Drill

Many people call this auger a bulb planter. Let me tell you that you can use this thing for so many things. People use it to plant small trees, put up fences, plant bulbs…I am guessing and whole bunch of things. If you plan on getting one, don’t let anything stop you. It is 2 feet long and 2 3/4 inches wide, so your imagination is the limit.

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Yep, that’s what we had. A long, hot Summer drought. I am not sure if a drought was ever declared around these here parts, but a drought is what we had. I know that when there is hardly any water in the river down the road, we have problems.

On top of the lack of water, the heat was unbearable. This really did a number on the grass. What once looked really great and promising in the Spring turned into brown crispy grass in the Summer. It was terribly depressing. It seemed like all my hard work went down the tubes.

I will tell you that I am starting to see a glimmer of hope out there in the lawn. Much of the bluegrass that I planted it starting to spread to some of the more damaged parts of the lawn. As the temperature begins to cool down in early September, I am seeing little sprouts of grass pop up all over the place. I spread a bag of Scotts Turf Builder fertilizer to help things along. I think bluegrass really likes fertilizer.

The only problem is that we still haven’t had that much rain. We had a few days here and there, but not enough to make a difference. I thought we were going to get something out of hurricane Earl, but that didn’t really materialize. I am sure that as the rains continue to return throughout the Autumn, I will see a huge improvement in what once was dried brown grass. I think the bluegrass will spread nicely.

I was considering aerating and overseeding again this year, but since the bluegrass that I put down last year is doing the work for me, I think I will save a hundred bucks and see what happens by itself. I’ll just do my normal rounds of fertilizer.

Bluegrass Grass Spreading Into Dormant Grass Area of Lawn

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I think the majority of people who sleep on mattresses have the same problem. That’s right…a sagging mattress. Many people think the cure for what ails them is to purchase a new mattress. But what do you do when your mattress is less than a year old?

Last year, we bought a brand new king sized Sleep To Live mattress from Sleepys. It is the 200 series and its firmness was determined by Sleepys’ mattress firmness what-cha-ma-call-it thing. Basically it’s a bed in the store that figures out what firmness of mattress you should buy based on your height, weight, etc…We thought it was great.

Let’s fast forward to less than a year in the future. Our mattress is sagging. Unfortunately, since I am longer and more dense than my partner, the mattress mainly sags on my side. She doesn’t seem to have a problem. We have rotated this mattress many a time to no avail.

Now, I am not one to return a mattress. The reason for this is that I am well aware that all mattresses sag as they are broken in. The problem is, that once these things start sagging and you try to sleep on your stomach, it feels like someone is ripping your spine out. Uggg. Waking up to that is no fun. Oh well. I guess we could have saved $1800 and gone with a cheaper model. I will admit that the first few months were wonderful.

So, what did I do to help my little issue? Well, it’s not too difficult and it really works. I learned it from my parents a long time ago. To fix a sagging mattress, you basically need to identify where exactly it is sagging. Once you do that, you need to determine how much the sag is. A half inch? An inch? Whatever it is, all you need to do is to neatly fold some old beach towels and place them under the sagging part of the mattress. That’s right, under the mattress. This will boost the mattress up to where it used to be. I did this a few nights ago and my sleep has improved greatly. The best part of this method is that things are completely customizable.

My lady keeps asking why we don’t just return the mattress for a new one. She is an optimist. I have no doubts that if we head down this path, we will be returning mattresses for the rest of our lives. I would rather just fix it my way and move on.

Beach Towels Under Sagging Mattress

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