For me 2009 will be the "Year of the Mole". I have declared war on the moles in my lawn. Enough is enough. It doesn't pay to try to be nice to a mole. I have read extensively and decided my weapon of choice will be - traps. I set two traps night before last and had "catches" the next morning. Moles might call them "kills" rather than catches, but I am trying to be subtle with the moles in case they can read my mind. I will keep you up to date on my quest for a smooth lawn.

Update - crabgrass preventer & fertilizer down when the forsythia were blooming - which is a perfect time for my part of the country. End of May I applied a Turf Builder type balanced fertilizer. June 8th I applied a liquid broad leaf weed killer. That should penetrate the weeds for two days, but we had an unexpected 1.5" rain next day at noon So we will see if it still works. My lawn has looked great all spring long as we have ample rains. I don't irrigate so we will see what the summer brings. This fall I will power rake (as I don't catch clippings) and over seed with some of the best turf type fescues to get away from bluegrass as it shuts down in the summer.