Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

Mad Mike said:

Oversees with fine fescue, not Kentucky bluegrass grow. Apply a spread of annual ryegrass every spring and I’ll bet you’ll do ok.

Sandy soil is ok for grass, but you have to match fertilizing to the soil conditions and water more. Improving soil is best done by adding peat or compost, not topsoil.

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Problem area is not only sandy but also pure sun. I don't think fescue will do well in that but I'll look into it (likely to brown and go dormant in the summer). I agree peat/compost is definitely the better option now but I've got about an acre of soil to improve so may try tackling a section at a time each year and see what works before repeating.

Roof day. There’s a team with hard hats clattering about on top of the house. Won’t get much work done today. For a small peaked roof there sure was a lot of timber that arrived this morning. My idea of how they were framing a new peaked roof was obviously less structurally rigid than theirs which is why we hired pros rather than me even attempting something like this. My attempt would probably have been a bit of a “we're not in Kansas anymore” moment when the first stiff breeze arrived.