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lynne - 2004-08-10 10:31:10
Here is what I dont get. I do pretty much nothing to my lawn except to mow it and maybe once a year rake it really well to get the dead stuff out. It isnt all grass anymore but the stuff that grows in it that is not grass is very pretty. I dont water my lawn. I dont put chemicals on it. I pretty much just let it be. And you know what? It looks very nice and I dont have to spend a lot of time working on it. I sometimes wonder about people who worry so much about perfect lawns. I dont get what people like about that kind of lawn either.
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Laura - 2004-08-10 10:35:15
I'm with you. I don't water mine either, or even rake it (I read in a gardening book that this is not recommended). I do walk over it with my spike-sandals in the spring to aerate it. But that's it.
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Vince Prygoski - 2004-08-10 13:45:41
I don't water the lawn, it is a waste of water and then I'd have to mow it more often. We live in the country so we have a pretty big lot, and are letting parts of the backyard go "back to nature." Lots of interesting stuff is growing there including a rather large weed of some kind. There is still a fairly big area to mow, and our old riding mower was getting to be a pain to keep running. So I finally gave in and went to the nearest John Deere dealership and got a new riding mower. It works great and they even threw in a John Deere baseball cap with the deal! All I do is mow it about every other week and leave the clippings where they fall or maybe add them to the compost bin. Chemlawn and their ilk are evil IMO. All they do is add pollutants to the environment, for absolutely no useful reason.
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Laura - 2004-08-10 13:52:19
Sounds very pretty--a big lot allowed to "go to nature"--nice.
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lynne - 2004-08-10 16:17:41
Raking is not recommended? You've just told me something a lazy person wants to hear! No more raking for me *smirk*
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Laura - 2004-08-10 16:21:38
:) Well, if that fact is correct...something about too much damage to root systems, plus the thatch does eventually break down.
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gbreez - 2004-08-11 18:43:48
What I find best about resisting the Chemlawn program is the incredible amount of free, healthy, and delicious food that can be harvested from the wild. Dandelion greens, Curled Dock, wild herbs, and so much more. My grounds are lovingly tended for all they so generously offer.
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Laura - 2004-08-11 18:50:24
You're right on the money, gbreez. There are a number of what we call weeds that are actually escapees from early settler's farmed food crops. Dandelion was grown as a farm crop by early settlers, as was lambs' quarters and a number of other plants. In my yard I planted a bunch of fruit trees, too, and got my first lovely cherries this year--that was a treat. Growing sunflowers, too, but it looks as though the goldfinches will take care of those.
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