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Cutting lawns - why?
Just to note that despite the hot, dry weather and the forecast that this
may go on for a long time people are still cutting lawns to almost bare earth for some reason. The short cut lawns are now going brown, so presumably they will suffer or require regular watering. Doesn't seem logical. Still, I do remember summers as a child when the garden sprinkler was on (our or friends houses) and many a happy hour in swimming trunks jumping through the spray. However I thought regular lawn watering was now frowned on (or at least discouraged by water meters). I thought you were supposed to raise the blades if you had to cut, but if possible not cut at all once dry weather set in. Cheers Dave R |
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Cutting lawns - why?
On 16/07/2013 09:13, David.WE.Roberts wrote:
Just to note that despite the hot, dry weather and the forecast that this may go on for a long time people are still cutting lawns to almost bare earth for some reason. Probably in the hope that all the grass will be completely removed, thus ending the need to do any mowing once and for all. Is there a more environmentally unfriendly garden plant than lawn grass? -- Jeff |
Cutting lawns - why?
On 2013-07-16 13:03:13 +0100, Jeff Layman said:
On 16/07/2013 09:13, David.WE.Roberts wrote: Just to note that despite the hot, dry weather and the forecast that this may go on for a long time people are still cutting lawns to almost bare earth for some reason. Probably in the hope that all the grass will be completely removed, thus ending the need to do any mowing once and for all. Is there a more environmentally unfriendly garden plant than lawn grass? About 6 years ago I was considering building a little house in Crete. I didn't in the end but we were taken around by the architect to show us what various foreigners had built above Elounda. I remember one house had an enormous lawn, in full view of the public passing by and on which nobody would want to sit, as a result. He told us that this kind of thing was deeply unpopular with the Cretans who were used to conserving every drop of water to use on useful food giving plants! This house belonged to a German family, so it wasn't a manifestation of the British passion for lawns! And they'd built the house as an exact replica of their house in Germany, complete with a vast wall encircling it. Home from home, I suppose! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
Cutting lawns - why?
Sacha wrote:
I remember one house had an enormous lawn, in full view of the public passing by and on which nobody would want to sit, as a result. He told us that this kind of thing was deeply unpopular with the Cretans who were used to conserving every drop of water to use on useful food giving plants! Not limited to Europeans: I remember touring the Rosicrutians' headquarters in San Jose, California.... several acres of lush lawn with built in sprinklers that watered every night, since the area only gets meaningful rain in the spring. More sensible folk used various succulents for landscaping; a restaurant I dined at several times had a beautiful hedge of Jade plants. -- Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/4 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G |
Cutting lawns - why?
On 16/07/2013 13:03, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 16/07/2013 09:13, David.WE.Roberts wrote: Just to note that despite the hot, dry weather and the forecast that this may go on for a long time people are still cutting lawns to almost bare earth for some reason. Probably in the hope that all the grass will be completely removed, thus ending the need to do any mowing once and for all. Is there a more environmentally unfriendly garden plant than lawn grass? I think the lawn is a very environmentally friendly planting. It is good for wildlife; it is good for soaking up excess rainwater; it is good for stopping soil erosion, esp on sloping ground; it is good at providing low-level humidity (even on a summer's day I have to wait for the morning dew to dry before mowing). To pick up on David's point, it doesn't really need mowing mindlessly every week whether it needs it or not. It's people, or at any rate some 'gardeners', who are environmentally unfriendly. During such hot weather, the best way to neaten a lawn is not to mow it, but to trim the edges. -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
Cutting lawns - why?
On 2013-07-16 14:38:53 +0100, Gary Woods said:
Sacha wrote: I remember one house had an enormous lawn, in full view of the public passing by and on which nobody would want to sit, as a result. He told us that this kind of thing was deeply unpopular with the Cretans who were used to conserving every drop of water to use on useful food giving plants! Not limited to Europeans: I remember touring the Rosicrutians' headquarters in San Jose, California.... several acres of lush lawn with built in sprinklers that watered every night, since the area only gets meaningful rain in the spring. More sensible folk used various succulents for landscaping; a restaurant I dined at several times had a beautiful hedge of Jade plants. Before I sold the house I owned when I met Ray, I let it to an American from New Mexico. She told me that every shrub in her garden had its own drip feed. Perish the thought of planting what was suitable to the conditions! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
Cutting lawns - why?
On Tuesday, July 16, 2013 3:37:07 PM UTC+1, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-07-16 14:38:53 +0100, Gary Woods said: Sacha wrote: I remember one house had an enormous lawn, in full view of the public passing by and on which nobody would want to sit, as a result. He told us that this kind of thing was deeply unpopular with the Cretans who were used to conserving every drop of water to use on useful food giving plants! Not limited to Europeans: I remember touring the Rosicrutians' headquarters in San Jose, California.... several acres of lush lawn with built in sprinklers that watered every night, since the area only gets meaningful rain in the spring. More sensible folk used various succulents for landscaping; a restaurant I dined at several times had a beautiful hedge of Jade plants. Before I sold the house I owned when I met Ray, I let it to an American from New Mexico. She told me that every shrub in her garden had its own drip feed. Perish the thought of planting what was suitable to the conditions! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk Every plant in our garden has to pass the 'Spartan baby on the mountain test'. Though we will water until new plants are established. Rod |
Cutting lawns - why?
On Tuesday, July 16, 2013 1:03:13 PM UTC+1, Jeff Layman wrote:
Probably in the hope that all the grass will be completely removed, thus ending the need to do any mowing once and for all. Is there a more environmentally unfriendly garden plant than lawn grass? Jeff It doesn't have to be so. Frequent mowing, not too short, other species especially clover encouraged. Never fed, sprayed or watered - it won't die. Then it's quite good for wildlife, a decent green backdrop for more interesting stuff. Rod. |
Cutting lawns - why?
On 2013-07-16 21:09:11 +0100, Rod said:
On Tuesday, July 16, 2013 3:37:07 PM UTC+1, Sacha wrote: On 2013-07-16 14:38:53 +0100, Gary Woods said: Sacha wrote: I remember one house had an enormous lawn, in full view of the public passing by and on which nobody would want to sit, as a result. He told us that this kind of thing was deeply unpopular with the Cretans who were used to conserving every drop of water to use on useful food giving plants! Not limited to Europeans: I remember touring the Rosicrutians' headquarters in San Jose, California.... several acres of lush lawn with built in sprinklers that watered every night, since the area only gets meaningful rain in the spring. More sensible folk used various succulents for landscaping; a restaurant I dined at several times had a beautiful hedge of Jade plants. Before I sold the house I owned when I met Ray, I let it to an American from New Mexico. She told me that every shrub in her garden had its own drip feed. Perish the thought of planting what was suitable to the conditions! -- Sacha Every plant in our garden has to pass the 'Spartan baby on the mountain test'. Though we will water until new plants are established. Rod That seems the way to go to me! Usually, in UK, it's more often a case of things dying from too much wet, so we adjust our planting accordingly and in that respect, gardeners in this country are (mostly) rather lucky. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
Cutting lawns - why?
On 2013-07-16 21:14:47 +0100, Rod said:
On Tuesday, July 16, 2013 1:03:13 PM UTC+1, Jeff Layman wrote: Probably in the hope that all the grass will be completely removed, thus ending the need to do any mowing once and for all. Is there a more environmentally unfriendly garden plant than lawn grass? Jeff It doesn't have to be so. Frequent mowing, not too short, other species especially clover encouraged. Never fed, sprayed or watered - it won't die. Then it's quite good for wildlife, a decent green backdrop for more interesting stuff. Rod. I do think there's a psychological aspect perhaps? While we all enjoy going abroad and seeing paved terraces and seating areas outside cafés etc., there's something very soothing and restful about a stretch of grass! And is there a better sound than that of *someone else* cutting it! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
Cutting lawns - why?
On 16/07/2013 14:50, Spider wrote:
On 16/07/2013 13:03, Jeff Layman wrote: On 16/07/2013 09:13, David.WE.Roberts wrote: Just to note that despite the hot, dry weather and the forecast that this may go on for a long time people are still cutting lawns to almost bare earth for some reason. Probably in the hope that all the grass will be completely removed, thus ending the need to do any mowing once and for all. Is there a more environmentally unfriendly garden plant than lawn grass? I think the lawn is a very environmentally friendly planting. It is good for wildlife; it is good for soaking up excess rainwater; it is good for stopping soil erosion, esp on sloping ground; it is good at providing low-level humidity (even on a summer's day I have to wait for the morning dew to dry before mowing). Most lawns are near monocultures (lawn-obsessives have an absolute monoculture). Any broad-leaved "weeds" are dealt with, usually by chemical means. Environmentally unfriendly - not just for wildlife. Think of the energy and waste issues in manufacturing those chemicals. Then they use fertiliser, which is imported. Environmentally unfriendly as it uses fossil fuels to get here. Then they mow it (after encouraging it to grow with fertiliser!). Environmentally unfriendly (unless they use a push-mower)) as the mower will use petrol or electricity, again unnecessarily using fossil fuels. And what about the energy used in manufacturing lawnmowers? Not to mention the thousands of litres of water used unnecessarily. Lawns don't need watering. Environmentally unfriendly water waste, and pollution of waterways with weedkiller and fertiliser run-off. As for stopping soil erosion, any plant with a decent root system will do that. Soaking up water? Well, I doubt it, but haven't seen any figures. I reckon a decent-sized tree, or even large shrub, will take up a lot more water than grass from the same surface area. Low level humidity? Well, yes, but you get that on any plant, not just grass. -- Jeff |
Cutting lawns - why?
On 2013-07-17 11:40:43 +0100, Martin said:
On Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:25:30 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2013-07-16 13:03:13 +0100, Jeff Layman said: On 16/07/2013 09:13, David.WE.Roberts wrote: Just to note that despite the hot, dry weather and the forecast that this may go on for a long time people are still cutting lawns to almost bare earth for some reason. Probably in the hope that all the grass will be completely removed, thus ending the need to do any mowing once and for all. Is there a more environmentally unfriendly garden plant than lawn grass? About 6 years ago I was considering building a little house in Crete. I didn't in the end but we were taken around by the architect to show us what various foreigners had built above Elounda. I remember one house had an enormous lawn, in full view of the public passing by and on which nobody would want to sit, as a result. He told us that this kind of thing was deeply unpopular with the Cretans who were used to conserving every drop of water to use on useful food giving plants! This house belonged to a German family, so it wasn't a manifestation of the British passion for lawns! And they'd built the house as an exact replica of their house in Germany, complete with a vast wall encircling it. Home from home, I suppose! West Berliners? I don't know. I'm afraid Germans are still unpopular in Crete, so I'm not sure any more detail was known or desired. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
Cutting lawns - why?
On 16 Jul 2013 08:13:59 GMT, "David.WE.Roberts"
wrote: Just to note that despite the hot, dry weather and the forecast that this may go on for a long time people are still cutting lawns to almost bare earth for some reason. The short cut lawns are now going brown, so presumably they will suffer or require regular watering. Doesn't seem logical. Still, I do remember summers as a child when the garden sprinkler was on (our or friends houses) and many a happy hour in swimming trunks jumping through the spray. However I thought regular lawn watering was now frowned on (or at least discouraged by water meters). I thought you were supposed to raise the blades if you had to cut, but if possible not cut at all once dry weather set in. Cheers Dave R Half my lawn gets cut one every two weeks. The other half just grows. To stay green the half that gets cut needs watering every day while there is no rain, like now. The other half just stays green and keeps growing without watering. Steve -- EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. http://www.easynn.com SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. http://www.swingnn.com JustNN. Just Neural Networks. http://www.justnn.com |
Cutting lawns - why?
"Chris Hogg" wrote I'm encouraging clover to grow in my er...'lawn'. Stays short, stays green in dry conditions and has flowers that bees etc like. ATM there are patches of clover (green) and patches of grass with no clover (beginning to go brown). To encourage the clover everywhere, I use one of those bulb planter things to cut a clover-bearing plug and swap it with a plug from a grass-only patch, and the clover then spreads sideways. I also reckon it's softer to walk on if kept a little on the long side, rather than bowling-green short. Lovely! Pink and white clover always reminds me of the old fashioned coconut ice my gran used to make. Will you try other things too? Yarrow would stay green and flower with only short stems on an infrequently mowed lawn and you could have bird's-foot trefoil to add yellow, speedwell for blue and self-heal for purple. I've tried the latter once or twice in my wilder area but our land just dries out too much here to keep it going over summer. I'd have a lawn with all those things and some daisies for daisy-chains but my Other Half won't hear of it, even though our so called lawn dries to a crisp practically every summer. He seems to enjoy all that weeding 'n' feeding and raking of moss and mowing to get ruler-straight stripes. I'd much rather have nice green clover with bees bumbling around in it than a stripey lawn that goes brown in summer but there's no convincing him. -- Sue |
Cutting lawns - why?
On 17/07/2013 09:28, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 16/07/2013 14:50, Spider wrote: On 16/07/2013 13:03, Jeff Layman wrote: On 16/07/2013 09:13, David.WE.Roberts wrote: Just to note that despite the hot, dry weather and the forecast that this may go on for a long time people are still cutting lawns to almost bare earth for some reason. Probably in the hope that all the grass will be completely removed, thus ending the need to do any mowing once and for all. Is there a more environmentally unfriendly garden plant than lawn grass? I think the lawn is a very environmentally friendly planting. It is good for wildlife; it is good for soaking up excess rainwater; it is good for stopping soil erosion, esp on sloping ground; it is good at providing low-level humidity (even on a summer's day I have to wait for the morning dew to dry before mowing). Most lawns are near monocultures (lawn-obsessives have an absolute monoculture). Any broad-leaved "weeds" are dealt with, usually by chemical means. Environmentally unfriendly - not just for wildlife. Think of the energy and waste issues in manufacturing those chemicals. Then they use fertiliser, which is imported. Environmentally unfriendly as it uses fossil fuels to get here. Then they mow it (after encouraging it to grow with fertiliser!). Environmentally unfriendly (unless they use a push-mower)) as the mower will use petrol or electricity, again unnecessarily using fossil fuels. And what about the energy used in manufacturing lawnmowers? Not to mention the thousands of litres of water used unnecessarily. Lawns don't need watering. Environmentally unfriendly water waste, and pollution of waterways with weedkiller and fertiliser run-off. As for stopping soil erosion, any plant with a decent root system will do that. Soaking up water? Well, I doubt it, but haven't seen any figures. I reckon a decent-sized tree, or even large shrub, will take up a lot more water than grass from the same surface area. Low level humidity? Well, yes, but you get that on any plant, not just grass. I dispute the fact that most lawns are monocultures. Bowling greens and some golf courses may be, but not most lawns. Indeed, most of the lawns I see - and I include public parks and gardens - are far from being monocultures. Many contain clover, daisy, speedwell, selfheal, lesser celandine, dandelions and some form of hawkweed, not to mention more than one type of grass. Even alongside a groomed lawn, many public gardens and verges have wild meadow areas. These would not be there if chemicals were used in the quantities you suggest. I cannot deny that some chemicals are used. Mowing is a necessity from time-to-time, but the average gardener probably only mows about once a fortnight in high summer. Some of my neighbours leave off mowing for at least a month, and I don't think this is unusual, judging by some of the rather 'wild' lawns I pass in my travels. Personally, I mow about once a fortnight with a push mower, and the cuttings either go on the compost heap or straight back on the lawn. Either way, they end up feeding the lawn. I also prefer to weed manually, so no chemicals used there. A very few of my neighbours use a weed and feed chemical, but then not every year. Lawns do soak up excess rainwater and, yes, of course gardens do as well. The usual alternative to a lawn is concrete, paving or gravel, all of which damage the environment but, unlike the lawn, offer nothing to wildlife. I don't water my lawn. I never said I did. As I said in my first post, lawns are environmentally friendly, *some* gardeners definitely are not. Lawns are not a problem; they are a choice and generally a good one as far as the environment is concerned - especially when compared to the alternatives. -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
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On 16/07/2013 23:03, Sacha wrote:
I do think there's a psychological aspect perhaps? While we all enjoy going abroad and seeing paved terraces and seating areas outside cafés etc., there's something very soothing and restful about a stretch of grass! And is there a better sound than that of *someone else* cutting it! As long as they are using a push mower not a petrol horror. |
Cutting lawns - why?
On Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:49:09 +0100, "Indigo"
wrote: "Chris Hogg" wrote I'm encouraging clover to grow in my er...'lawn'. Stays short, stays green in dry conditions and has flowers that bees etc like. ATM there are patches of clover (green) and patches of grass with no clover (beginning to go brown). To encourage the clover everywhere, I use one of those bulb planter things to cut a clover-bearing plug and swap it with a plug from a grass-only patch, and the clover then spreads sideways. I also reckon it's softer to walk on if kept a little on the long side, rather than bowling-green short. Lovely! Pink and white clover always reminds me of the old fashioned coconut ice my gran used to make. Will you try other things too? Yarrow would stay green and flower with only short stems on an infrequently mowed lawn and you could have bird's-foot trefoil to add yellow, speedwell for blue and self-heal for purple. I've tried the latter once or twice in my wilder area but our land just dries out too much here to keep it going over summer. I'd have a lawn with all those things and some daisies for daisy-chains but my Other Half won't hear of it, even though our so called lawn dries to a crisp practically every summer. He seems to enjoy all that weeding 'n' feeding and raking of moss and mowing to get ruler-straight stripes. I'd much rather have nice green clover with bees bumbling around in it than a stripey lawn that goes brown in summer but there's no convincing him. I think that's a man thing! Pam in Bristol |
Cutting lawns - why?
On 2013-07-17 12:26:24 +0100, Martin said:
On Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:45:07 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2013-07-17 11:40:43 +0100, Martin said: On Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:25:30 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2013-07-16 13:03:13 +0100, Jeff Layman said: On 16/07/2013 09:13, David.WE.Roberts wrote: Just to note that despite the hot, dry weather and the forecast that this may go on for a long time people are still cutting lawns to almost bare earth for some reason. Probably in the hope that all the grass will be completely removed, thus ending the need to do any mowing once and for all. Is there a more environmentally unfriendly garden plant than lawn grass? About 6 years ago I was considering building a little house in Crete. I didn't in the end but we were taken around by the architect to show us what various foreigners had built above Elounda. I remember one house had an enormous lawn, in full view of the public passing by and on which nobody would want to sit, as a result. He told us that this kind of thing was deeply unpopular with the Cretans who were used to conserving every drop of water to use on useful food giving plants! This house belonged to a German family, so it wasn't a manifestation of the British passion for lawns! And they'd built the house as an exact replica of their house in Germany, complete with a vast wall encircling it. Home from home, I suppose! West Berliners? I don't know. I'm afraid Germans are still unpopular in Crete, so I'm not sure any more detail was known or desired. I referred to the house being encircled by a vast wall. Duh! Sorry, I didn't get that one. Germans maybe unpopular in Crete but else where in Greece there are places where Germans are popular, just as they were in some parts of Greece during WWII. On the west coast of the Peloponnese Germans are popular to the point where Greek children are sent to Germany to be educated. Could be. I just know it's not the case in Crete, though obviously one can hope things change over the passage of more years. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
Cutting lawns - why?
On 2013-07-17 16:48:02 +0100, Paul Luton said:
On 16/07/2013 23:03, Sacha wrote: I do think there's a psychological aspect perhaps? While we all enjoy going abroad and seeing paved terraces and seating areas outside cafés etc., there's something very soothing and restful about a stretch of grass! And is there a better sound than that of *someone else* cutting it! As long as they are using a push mower not a petrol horror. Ah now that really IS a nostalgic sound. Reminds me of my dear old grandpa. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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"Pam Moore" wrote On Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:49:09 +0100, "Indigo" wrote: Lovely! Pink and white clover always reminds me of the old fashioned coconut ice my gran used to make. [...] I'd much rather have nice green clover with bees bumbling around in it than a stripey lawn that goes brown in summer but there's no convincing him. I think that's a man thing! I reckon you're right. ;) -- Sue |
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On Wed, 17 Jul 2013 17:13:57 +0100, Pam Moore
wrote: I think that's a man thing! Pam in Bristol Not all men. I think lawns stripes look ridiculous. What a waste of grass. Steve -- EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. http://www.easynn.com SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. http://www.swingnn.com JustNN. Just Neural Networks. http://www.justnn.com |
Cutting lawns - why?
On 2013-07-18 08:56:34 +0000, Martin said:
On Wed, 17 Jul 2013 17:19:09 +0100, Sacha wrote: snipI agree with you about the attitude to Germans in Crete. We stayed several times in a Greek hotel where at least three generations of the family that owned the hotel had been educated in Germany. I didn't like to ask about the great grand parents. I've been to quite a few parts of Greece but have never noticed this more particularly than in Crete. One village (we were told) has a firm policy of refusing ever to sell property to Germans. And the attitude certainly changes when one makes it clear one is British! My ex-husband took after his Italian mother in colouring but for some reason, the Cretans thought he was German. The friendliness when they discovered he was British was remarkable! The problem with these things is if they're passed down the generations, long after the original cause of enmity has passed. I've met young Greeks in Cyprus who were abysmally rude about Turks and their living habits. But that's a battle that's still raging in its own way. Anyway now totally OT and not a happy subject! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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On 2013-07-18 10:04:07 +0100, Martin said:
On Wed, 17 Jul 2013 17:36:07 +0100, Janet wrote: In article , lid says... On Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:03:13 +0100, Jeff Layman wrote: On 16/07/2013 09:13, David.WE.Roberts wrote: Just to note that despite the hot, dry weather and the forecast that this may go on for a long time people are still cutting lawns to almost bare earth for some reason. Probably in the hope that all the grass will be completely removed, thus ending the need to do any mowing once and for all. Is there a more environmentally unfriendly garden plant than lawn grass? The weeds that grow on lawns? There's nothing "unfriendly to the environment" about the common lawn weeds which feed pollinating insects. You missed my virtual sarcasm smiley. There's nothing environmentally unfriendly about any part of a lawn. I noticed that local authorities in the north of England that have not cut grass verges have not produced wild flower meadows, but have produced lots of rag wort, cow parsley, rape seed and in some places mile after mile of giant hog weed Perhaps other things would come along in time if they're able to self-seed? Our hedgerows and verges are overflowing with vetch, honeysuckle, dog roses, meadowsweet and ferns. Stretches of the A38 do get ragwort but it's a handsome plant and so is cow parsley, imo. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On Wed, 17 Jul 2013 13:47:02 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
Just to note that despite the hot, dry weather and the forecast that this may go on for a long time people are still cutting lawns to almost bare earth for some reason. It's Sunday afternoon, you cut the grass on Sunday afternoon. Just like you wash the car on Saturday morning. B-) I thought you were supposed to raise the blades if you had to cut, but if possible not cut at all once dry weather set in. The blades on our mower are as high as they will go, always. The grass gets cut when it needs it and sometimes not then but it's PITA having to rake if it's so long that you can't use the collection box. Half my lawn gets cut one every two weeks. The other half just grows. You could say that about here, though the cut frequency is rather variable from 6 months (over winter, Oct to Apr) to just a few days if it's warm and wet. The part that is left is doing well this year, grass well over 5' high -- Cheers Dave. |
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"Chris Hogg" wrote On Thu, 18 Jul 2013 07:55:31 +0100, Chris Hogg wrote: On Thu, 18 Jul 2013 01:15:34 +0100, "Indigo" wrote: "Pam Moore" wrote I think that's a man thing! I reckon you're right. ;) http://tinyurl.com/o2q3bht And http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23342347 Definitely a man thing! Looks like it. :-) I've heard of F1 hybrids but that's going too far. He Who Does the Grass will have to do without a ride-on mower that has "flames spitting out of the exhaust" - it'd set our lawn ablaze atm! -- Sue |
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