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    At the end of January, I spent the best part of a day, infilling and leveling a 4'x40' strip of ground out side our place with fresh, hand sieved top-soil, having just had a new kerb installed along the length of it.
    It took approimately twenty-four hours for the first ding-bat to WALK on it. If it had been kids, I would have rolled my eyes and thought "Typical!", but I actually saw a grown man of middling years deliberately step onto it when there was absolutley no reason for him to do so!
    I think he was quite suprised when I slammed open a window and yelled "Oi! Have you any idea how long it took me to level that out?" (There goes the neighbourhood!) No apology was forthcoming - he just shrugged and walked on.
    Anyway, said strip of land has been "lying fallow" in order to settle and for the weather to improve enough for me to risk putting some grass seed down (yes, I know - it's a bit hopeful - but that's me!)
    The deed has been done after having to first rake it all smooth again as several other members of the community seemed to think it was alright to leave thier mark. Bike tyre prints, foot prints and countless dog paw prints.
    I have posted two signs at eigther end pointing out that the area has been freshly seeded and would people please keep off.
    Bets now being taken as to how much time elapses before some pea-brain finds themselves unable to resist temptation.
    When the Devil gives you Cowpats - make Satanic Compost!

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    My money is on the signs disappearing overnight, together with many "paw prints" appearing throughout - but seriously I hope not and that all goes well for this adventure.

    Good luck!
    The cats' valet.

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    • #3
      I always net new grass seed areas as the cats and children and deer and oH can't resist playing on it

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      • #4
        Sometimes it is nice to do something even though you know it won't last but hope that it just might!
        Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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        • #5
          Four hours and counting. No distruction yet, though when the pub turns out......
          When the Devil gives you Cowpats - make Satanic Compost!

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          • #6
            Everything crossed for you Creemteez!
            Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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            • #7
              Got any electric fencing to go round it ?.....
              S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
              a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

              You can't beat a bit of garden porn

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              • #8
                Dob't worry, Creemteez, the grass will come dreckly!
                Wars against nations are fought to change maps; wars against poverty are fought to map change – Muhammad Ali

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                • #9
                  I did the same outside my Folks' place last autumn. The next day a cat (not mine, she was in) had dug three great big holes in it, and the birds had nicked a load of seed. I gave it another rake over, another good soaking with the hose and covered it in chicken wire with Bamboo canes poked in upright to hold it down.

                  Sometimes it's worth it. Had I been in your position, I'd have done the 'fishwife out the window' routine too!
                  All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
                  Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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