He couldn't have minded too much if he was mowing 2x/week.
Why did he tell you to stop the treatments? Because of the expense, or something else?
I don't want to scare you, but you need to do some research on groundskeepers and cancer.
Anyone have experience with eco-lawns or meadow mixes?
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Why did he tell you to stop the treatments? Because of the expense, or something else?
I don't want to scare you, but you need to do some research on groundskeepers and cancer.
This how the copper ended up in my garage last year or 2 years ago. Sucker was under that open step and tried to bite me coming in one afternoon. Fatal mistake for him, Didn’t have a gun on me at the time. Even if I did this wasn’t a good spot to shoot. I grabbed my daughter’s lacrosse stick, pinned him down and promptly removed his head with my edc knife.
I'm not a fan of snakes either, but as long as it's not poisonous, and not in my space, I try to live and let live.
@lonewolf helped me see the error of my ways.
He minded, he hated it because of how thick and how quickly it was growing.He couldn't have minded too much if he was mowing 2x/week.
Why did he tell you to stop the treatments? Because of the expense, or something else?
I don't want to scare you, but you need to do some research on groundskeepers and cancer.
Nothing you post scares me, I don’t take anything you post seriously. You remind me of my tree huggin neighbor that lost every battle she’s started with me lol. That tree loving gypsy thought she had the right to tell me what I could remove. After the last rukus she started with the county, That I won easily, I’d spend anything I needed to just to prove her old nosy self wrong again. When I had my property surveyed, she “lost” 50’ of what she thought was her property. She was mad about a few trees… every single one of them is gone now. First thing to go was my most hated weed/bush/tree. That was a crape myrtle that she planted 30’ inside my property line. I enjoyed the heck out of removing that!
That’s probably the best thing I’ve seen you post. I know Wolf agrees, the only good snake is a dead snake!I'm not a fan of snakes either, but as long as it's not poisonous, and not in my space, I try to live and let live.
@lonewolf helped me see the error of my ways.
You do what makes you happy, and enjoy life as you see fit.
Definitely agree with your pops on this one. If someone else caused me to have to do more work on my lawn, much stronger words would be spoken than "stop immediately."
Just saw this. For the shadier areas, I'd recommend that stuff (can't think of the name) that looks like large clover. It grows in shady areas in the lower elevations of the woods. I transplanted some at my former rainy side house and it took off. I think it is sorrel? It is also a native plant. The soil there was pumice. I was happy with the success and it didn't take many plants. I dug them up from the woods on the property and transplanted them to the north side of the house.
I'm experimenting on the dry side of the state with white clover. I just seeded it over the grass. I thought it was a failure, but it was just slow to get going and this year is spreading already. I have it growing on a south slope. It looked like it was dead when we had the 100 degree temps last summer but it perked up and is now quite healthy. I have to water it and I do mow it because the grass has not been choked out and needs mowing.
Rock/gravel yards eventually require either herbicides or hand weeding. Weeds eventually pop through whatever weedblock is used. Plus there is no lawn to keep the area cooler on hot days--the rocks retain heat. Lots of folks are doing the rock thing but I really think it's ugly unless you add some boulders to vary the rock layer.
Another way, I call it zeroscaping is to quit watering and fill the yard up with cars and trucks. That's pretty popular around here. Not pretty, but popular.
Well, I think the bleeding has stopped--I've been working on the roses in my yard and adjusting a hose in them without wearing gloves, so I can go back out and weed thornless vegetation.
I'm experimenting on the dry side of the state with white clover. I just seeded it over the grass. I thought it was a failure, but it was just slow to get going and this year is spreading already. I have it growing on a south slope. It looked like it was dead when we had the 100 degree temps last summer but it perked up and is now quite healthy. I have to water it and I do mow it because the grass has not been choked out and needs mowing.
Rock/gravel yards eventually require either herbicides or hand weeding. Weeds eventually pop through whatever weedblock is used. Plus there is no lawn to keep the area cooler on hot days--the rocks retain heat. Lots of folks are doing the rock thing but I really think it's ugly unless you add some boulders to vary the rock layer.
Another way, I call it zeroscaping is to quit watering and fill the yard up with cars and trucks. That's pretty popular around here. Not pretty, but popular.
Well, I think the bleeding has stopped--I've been working on the roses in my yard and adjusting a hose in them without wearing gloves, so I can go back out and weed thornless vegetation.
You are completely wrong about LW - he can't stand to see anyone kill a snake.
Maybe I’ve confused him with one of the other thousands of members here on this note, However i definitely know he’s one of the great American republicans. I know you are not.
Yeah, Slow clap for you, Just so you understand 
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@OM617YOTA
Thought you might like to see what's blooming in my yard this morning.
Not sure what some are, still investigating.
Cedar volunteer, I've spotted half a dozen so far.
Lots of these little ferns popping up in the shade, wild strawberries, too.
Strawberries I planted last year
Not sure what these are, two different plants with yellow flowers. I thought maybe wild mustard, or turnip?
And these little pink and white daisy-like flowers all over.
Maybe erigeron/fleabane?
Thought you might like to see what's blooming in my yard this morning.
Not sure what some are, still investigating.
Cedar volunteer, I've spotted half a dozen so far.
Lots of these little ferns popping up in the shade, wild strawberries, too.
Strawberries I planted last year
Not sure what these are, two different plants with yellow flowers. I thought maybe wild mustard, or turnip?
And these little pink and white daisy-like flowers all over.
Maybe erigeron/fleabane?
@OM617YOTA
How's your yard-meadow coming along?
I kept the "grass" mowed short around the two houses, but let everything else grow - until today. I mowed nearly everything. I've had lots of "wildflowers" blooming and the clover, violets, wild strawberries and wild ajuga got nice and thick. Nearly everything has gone to seed and the big boys, I'm guessing ironweed, was coming up. So I decided to mow.
Skeeters are wild and thick - but they are every year, no mater what I do.
This is the front yard after mowing...
How's your yard-meadow coming along?
I kept the "grass" mowed short around the two houses, but let everything else grow - until today. I mowed nearly everything. I've had lots of "wildflowers" blooming and the clover, violets, wild strawberries and wild ajuga got nice and thick. Nearly everything has gone to seed and the big boys, I'm guessing ironweed, was coming up. So I decided to mow.
Skeeters are wild and thick - but they are every year, no mater what I do.
This is the front yard after mowing...
Good timing, I just sat down after coming in from mowing.
The wildflowers mostly bloomed and then disappeared. The daisies are coming in and staying like I've never seen, not getting their heads chopped off every week. Clover is really taking off, spreading like never before. I've been mowing around the bigger clumps for a month+ now. Those clumps of clover seem to get ~18" tall and then just stay there, choking out the rest of the grass and staying that height. I hope my entire yard turns into that. Even the dog and cats like it better.
100% win. Absolutely worth mowing taller.
The wildflowers mostly bloomed and then disappeared. The daisies are coming in and staying like I've never seen, not getting their heads chopped off every week. Clover is really taking off, spreading like never before. I've been mowing around the bigger clumps for a month+ now. Those clumps of clover seem to get ~18" tall and then just stay there, choking out the rest of the grass and staying that height. I hope my entire yard turns into that. Even the dog and cats like it better.
100% win. Absolutely worth mowing taller.
Found one down side.
Dang near impossible to find the anchors for my solar power trailer in the longer grass and clover. Not having a metal detector, I finally resorted to violence and broke out the string trimmer. Success.
Dang near impossible to find the anchors for my solar power trailer in the longer grass and clover. Not having a metal detector, I finally resorted to violence and broke out the string trimmer. Success.
Idk what those are, but can you use these to mark them?
I have them all over the yard marking volunteer trees. I've only mowed over a couple of them in the tall grass. I think.
Definitely going to use something like that next time! I was asking neighbors if they had a metal detector, no luck.
Or, if you need something taller you can use bamboo stakes with a ribbon tied at the top. I have those in the yard too marking the taller volunteers.
plant mint, strawberries or even ferns. Down here the state plants wild flowers next to the highways in the crabgrass and they require regular mowing before seeding and after blooms fade. I also like the rock garden idea, you can put down tarps, fabric etc under it to prevent growth for a few years without herbicide use.
I like that. More "natural" and less industrial I guess, not that the solar power trailer is pretty. Have to make sure the stakes are tall enough to not be a danger to the dog.
