Ciscoe Morris says leave the grass clippings

Master gardener Ciscoe Morris recommends leaving the clippings on the lawn after you mow. (AP Photo)

So much rain might not be good for your suede flats, but
master gardener Ciscoe Morris says your lawn is loving it.

The one down side, Ciscoe says, is you’re not able to mow
it. And you’ll probably need to soon if you’ve recently
fertilized.

If you do get to mow this weekend, lucky you, Ciscoe
recommends leaving the clippings.

“They act like a little mulch so that you don’t have to
water as much. They don’t add to thatch one little bit.”

As for those brown patches where your dog last peed,
Ciscoe says there isn’t enough rain in the world to
magically turn them green. New products claiming to
prevent the spots are hit and miss. Instead, Ciscoe
recommends creating a diversion.

“You could put in a sacrificial Juniper because they love
those,” Ciscoe says. “It’ll probably kill it but there are
too many of them anyway.”

Reminder: Ciscoe says it’s still too early to put your
tomatoes out. He usually waits until Mother’s Day and he
suggests leaving them out a little later every night.

Gardening with Ciscoe can be heard on 97.3 KIRO FM
Weekends Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. and anytime at
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