jmiles McCoy

My son(3 yr old) loves the Betty Crocker Pancakes that I make.  I used to make them about once a week but he has since discovered frozen waffles that his mom picked up at the store.

I am interested in trying the sourdough pancakes.  He might find those better then the frozen waffles.  OR, I can make several batches and then put them in the freezer. 

Can you make sourdough waffles out of these?  (that was a question I just thought of.)

My original question is:  Whole wheat.  We are trying to steer clear of the highly refined and bleached wheat flower.  How does sourdough work with whole wheat flower?

Thank you for the response.

I have been mowing high the entire year that I have been there.  I have it on the highest setting of my mower which is about 3 inches. Unfortunately I have an acre and use a riding mower that has mulching blades but still has the chute attached.  Therefore, it does not qualify as a mulching mower.

I have NO idea what type of grass is there other then there is a lot of clover.  The house was built in the 1950's and I am pretty sure the people that lived there the five years before me could not have cared less about the lawn.

Since I fit into the cheap and lazy category this is a really good site for me.  The one thing that I am considering is taking the tons of leaves that get dumped on my lawn and instead of hauling them off to the back fence to sit for the next several years I will spread them out and use my push mulching mower on the highest setting to pulverize the pieces.

Based on your #2 suggestion would this be the best way to get a nice soft lawn?

I enjoy walking through my grass barefoot and feeling the cool grass between my toes.

My problem is that I purchased a house that has a lawn with very lumpy ground.  Not sure at this point if it is dirt or soil.  This is not very comfortable to walk or nap on.  (O yeah, I like to nap on my lawn, too.)

Any suggestions on how to de-lump my lawn?  I have considered rolling, but that apparently compacts the soil and that is BAD.  I am considering aerating the lawn but am not sure if that will actually solve the lumpy issue.  Besides it will cost $65 to rent the plugger.

Thank you in advance for the advice.