Letter to the Editor

An ode to crabgrass

With the lawn care season in full swing, I composed this for the not-so-serious lawn caregivers like me:

All hail to the crabgrass seed;

Folks say you'll produce just a weed.

But come next July

when most fescues dry

You'll look very green indeed.

Bluegrass grows great in May.

If you don't mow you soon will have hay.

But comes August's summer

Your lawn is a bummer

As it turns to a dull brownish gray.

So water and fertilize much

With nitrogen, potash and such.

You'll spend lots of money;

when it's dry, hot and sunny

Your lawn will be crisp to the touch.

Just let Mother Nature be boss.

You'll get chickweed, crabgrass and moss

But your yard will be green,

If you know what I mean.

Your gain is the garden shop's loss.

Jack Sadenwasser

Bella Vista