i mow it to make it easier for the owls, hawks, etc. to hunt mice
i have planted a lot of clover, my front lawn is mostly that, it's good for the soil,.. the fields were neglected and were in sad shape, lots of scrub and crap grass/weeds,. now it's pretty good,..
hah,.. i have a friend who keeps talking about building one,.. i don't know who would be the most disappointed him finding it gutted in the field or the coyote that went to all the work of killing it to find nothing good to eat inside,..:)
i parcel it out,.. in the spring when everything grows like mad i mow a chunk daily.. in the summer/fall it's about twice weekly,.. i have a rider for the actual lawns even though there is a lot of push mowing weed whacking,. and i have a tractor for the big open fields,.. it is a time sync but it's just part of maintaining the land,..
Honestly, I agree... can't we replace commercial flat green grass lawns with meadows that have wildflowers in them? Easier, prettier, more fun, less stagnant, and better for the environment. And less work! And Yet... We must look like our neighbours apparently? shrugggggg
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Grass lawns
Date: 2017-05-31 06:15 pm (UTC)grass is chosen as a erosion prevention, and it can be kept in contoll with mowing,..
i have 20 acres, not something i would cherish weeding by hand,..
Bingo
Date: 2017-05-31 06:22 pm (UTC)Clover is nice and doesn't need mowing. \: But I'll ammend my statement to , "urban gardening choice."
Twenty acres! Do you have chickens or four legged beasties that like all that grass?
chickens or four legged beasties
Date: 2017-05-31 06:35 pm (UTC)i mow it to make it easier for the owls, hawks, etc. to hunt mice
i have planted a lot of clover, my front lawn is mostly that, it's good for the soil,.. the fields were neglected and were in sad shape, lots of scrub and crap grass/weeds,. now it's pretty good,..
Re: chickens or four legged beasties
Date: 2017-05-31 06:57 pm (UTC)It must take hours to get it all done. They don't make anything like a Roomba for lawns, do they?
Roomba for lawns
Date: 2017-05-31 08:25 pm (UTC)i parcel it out,.. in the spring when everything grows like mad i mow a chunk daily.. in the summer/fall it's about twice weekly,.. i have a rider for the actual lawns even though there is a lot of push mowing weed whacking,. and i have a tractor for the big open fields,.. it is a time sync but it's just part of maintaining the land,..
it gets easier the better the grass/clover gets
Re: Bingo
Date: 2017-06-01 07:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-05-31 09:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-06-01 01:31 am (UTC)All the government lawns should be pea patches!
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Date: 2017-06-02 01:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-05-31 10:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-06-07 03:39 am (UTC)