Dear Readers: Every year I step away from my column for two weeks to work on other creative projects. (Anyone interested in my nonadvice oriented personal essays and photographs can subscribe to my free newsletter: amydickinson. substack.com).
Ever travel to a town you rarely ever go to, and feel like you’re in a foreign country? That’s how I feel in Lincoln, Neb. Every time I drive to Lincoln, I get a feeling of deja vu.
Looking across your yards at the moment, it may be hard to believe much maintenance needs to be done. It’s still (relatively) cold outside; your grass is dormant; and yet, the gardening calendar for cool season grasses like Annual Ryegrass, Creeping Bentgrass, Fine Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Perennial Ryegrass, and Tall Fescue begins now, in March. So, let’s take a look at what you’ll want to be doing with your cool-season lawn throughout the year.
Dear Amy: I’m a 25-year-old guy. I have a 16-month-old daughter that I stay home with full time.
Dear Major League Baseball, Why don’t you care about me anymore? When I fell in the love with baseball all I thought about was the game on the field, the players and “my” team, the Oakland A’s. I can’t remember when I first learned there was a commissioner of baseball and the owners hired him.
I rarely get sick, but when I do I make up for lost time. Wednesday was that time.
Dear Amy: I met a young woman online about eight months ago and have messaged her regularly. We also have video calls because she lives in the Philippines.
Dear Amy: Two weeks ago, my husband, who was not being careful enough, came down with COVID-19. I duly reported this to the person who is in charge of a weekly outdoor gathering I attend with some other people.
With the lack of moisture and intense weather shifts this winter, wheat has been put on the back burner. While winter wheat is still in the 220 – 250 Growing Degree Day range in Finney County, it is important to get prepared now for spring herbicide applications.
Dear Amy: My partner and I have been together for 24 years. We’ve owned two houses together and I have been a loyal employee at his familyowned business for 20 years.