Under the 25 centimetres of hay I removed, there was a world. Why am I telling you all this? Because I mowed my dogs’ poop spot this week. It decomposes and feeds the plants I’ve just damaged. When I pass the tractor, I leave everything in place. Otherwise, I mow when it’s knee-high… and part of my plot is left completely fallow. After all, we’ve got a tick problem in the area, so you don’t have to do it on purpose either!
I mow more often where he does what he has to do, as well as the paths to the garden or garden shed. My youngest, doesn’t like to do his business when the lawn is up to his eyes (I’m talking about my dog, of course!). So, what kind of grass-lord are you? OK, but at Some Point You Have to Cut! It will become a beautiful, flourishing, diverse, balanced and healthy environment… and a tourist attraction! Let them organize themselves and you’ll see: a balance will be established in this war zone. Let the different species grow as they please, settle in, take what they need. Choice 2: the UN.īe a mediator in this war. When the people seem too stifled by this way of life, calm the revolt by throwing them food (fertilizer). cut it short and often!), fines (pesticides for EVERYONE) and cause famine (if you REALLY want to suffocate your town, collect the cut grass instead of leaving it: it’s like asking the people – your lawn – to work, then taking away what they’ve earned, while starving them MOUHAHAHAHA!). Introduce a high, recurring tax system (i.e.
You Have a Choice to Make, as Supreme Lord of This Grassy Territory Every animal that passes through tries to find a meal or shelter. Every dandelion seed that comes along tries to root deep to get access to the water your lawn neglects. Your lawn is a war zone! Each blade of grass tries to rise above the others to get more light. If you can’t conceive of it, buy synthetic turf! You have to think of the lawn as a plant.
If your soil is so wet that it doesn’t even dry out in a heatwave, or so dry that it’s all cracked, or the sun never touches it, stop fighting, you’re going to lose. Nature is very strong and tries to live, but there are limits. I t’s a collection of introduced wild plants that we torture by repeatedly cutting them down and forcing them to grow in places that don’t suit them. The lawn was not created in a laboratory. Mow, fertilize, mow, mow, water, mow, seed, water, mow, weedkill (seriously?), mow, rake leaves, mow… And wonder why there are yellow spots, why it won’t grow under the trees, why the dandelions are coming back… As Usual, I’m Speaking to You as a Biologist. I don’t see the point of having a uniform green carpet that requires so much maintenance. On a more serious note, I don’t subscribe to the cult of the perfect short lawn. The first being that my boyfriend is lazy… er… I mean, I’m lazy! (Phew! That was a close one!). Why do I wait so long to put the tractor through this hay? Well, for several reasons.
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Otherwise, I let nature take its course! Much to the dismay of my neighbors, who all have green, even lawns, free of dandelions and dead leaves (and I live in the country!). … That’s because the grass is REALLY long and it’s hard to get around. I repeat: I do not mow the lawn! When I Mow the Lawn… (Hihi!) However, in all sentences in the first person singular with the verb “to mow”, please note that I’m not talking about myself, but about my partner. I am estimating that it will take about $10000 to get started.Please note that throughout this article, I will lighten the text by formulating all sentences in the “I” singular. as well as excavate the footprint of the house so I can begin building. Right now though, I am set to begin building in late October and I need the funds to get a proper driveway built so that large trucks can come in and bring various loads of sand etc. I have had many friends offer their labor for my build and I am extremely grateful. (I am very interested in working with groups who help provide housing for low-income or homeless people). After my house is built, I would like to go on teaching and building Earthbag houses for others. I am using the building of my house to teach this type of construction to others. The broader vision is to further the cause of sustainable building in the Southeast. It's time though, for me to ask for help. I have worked very hard to make this happen. This year, however, has been very rough as I have had several jobs fall through that I was depending on to get me started. I have a painting business that has helped me achieve the beginning steps of this journey such as going to Cal-Earth to learn to build, purchasing the land and getting my permits. I am a single mom with two young boys and I want to build a house for us. I have been working for the past two years to be able to build the first, permitted Earthbag house in Tallahassee, FL.
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