Southern Nevada: Giving Up Grass
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Good idea. I’m looking at replacing mine with mostly clover and other wildflowers. Grass is a huge wast of time and money.
@Mik said in Southern Nevada: Giving Up Grass:
Good idea. I’m looking at replacing mine with mostly clover and other wildflowers. Grass is a huge wast of time and money.
When we moved here back in 98, we decided to go natural. No chemical sprays, weed or bug killers. I mow maybe every 4 to 6 weeks or less if possible. Lots of very thick natural grass that shares space with clover, dandelions, and other "weeds".
Really only mow to keep in good with city statute. Never had a warning or violation in all this time. It gets so long on occasion, I can not lower the deck on the mower which leaves about a 6 inch cut, and I have to go over it a few times. Living on the very border of the city does have advantages.
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Hmmm… Do you think the problem is that my SUV gets 2 miles less per per gallon than a sedan or because they live IN A FUCKING DESERT?
The Brad
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Good idea. I’m looking at replacing mine with mostly clover and other wildflowers. Grass is a huge wast of time and money.
@Mik said in Southern Nevada: Giving Up Grass:
Good idea. I’m looking at replacing mine with mostly clover and other wildflowers. Grass is a huge wast of time and money.
Me too. Clover and ground covers.
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Unless you want to live in a British climate, a British style lawn makes absolutely no sense.
Over there, it's generally pretty easy to maintain - over here, not so much.
I was only joking
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Hmmm… Do you think the problem is that my SUV gets 2 miles less per per gallon than a sedan or because they live IN A FUCKING DESERT?
@LuFins-Dad said in Southern Nevada: Giving Up Grass:
Hmmm… Do you think the problem is that my SUV gets 2 miles less per per gallon than a sedan or because they live IN A FUCKING DESERT?
Do I really need to post my video clip again? Lol
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I’m odd I guess. I enjoy cutting grass. The sound, the smell, the beauty. Also enjoy the feel of nice healthy grass on feet while out without shoes and for the kids to play in. My yard isn’t too big so it’s not too hard in terms of upkeep.
@89th said in Southern Nevada: Giving Up Grass:
I’m odd I guess. I enjoy cutting grass. The sound, the smell, the beauty. Also enjoy the feel of nice healthy grass on feet while out without shoes and for the kids to play in. My yard isn’t too big so it’s not too hard in terms of upkeep.
There are some things that scar you for life. Being 13 years old, pushing a lawnmower over a ⅓ acre lot on a hot and humid day in August is one of those things. I vowed to never, ever, mow the lawn when I grew up. There would always be enough money to pay someone else.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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Lawns will be mowed every 10 business days in season
No weeds will be allowed to grow over the curb
So says the HOA
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@89th said in Southern Nevada: Giving Up Grass:
I’m odd I guess. I enjoy cutting grass. The sound, the smell, the beauty. Also enjoy the feel of nice healthy grass on feet while out without shoes and for the kids to play in. My yard isn’t too big so it’s not too hard in terms of upkeep.
There are some things that scar you for life. Being 13 years old, pushing a lawnmower over a ⅓ acre lot on a hot and humid day in August is one of those things. I vowed to never, ever, mow the lawn when I grew up. There would always be enough money to pay someone else.
@George-K I also did a report in grad school about the environmental damage done from how many gas powered lawn mowers are used…tldr; it’s insane, yet I still use one because it reminds me of my youth, or maybe my dad cutting the grass before we were old enough to.
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Unless you want to live in a British climate, a British style lawn makes absolutely no sense.
Over there, it's generally pretty easy to maintain - over here, not so much.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Southern Nevada: Giving Up Grass:
Unless you want to live in a British climate, a British style lawn makes absolutely no sense.
Over there, it's generally pretty easy to maintain - over here, not so much.
Could always move down here. We've got English rain with a lot higher heat and humidity. Think of it as an English greenhouse.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Southern Nevada: Giving Up Grass:
Unless you want to live in a British climate, a British style lawn makes absolutely no sense.
Over there, it's generally pretty easy to maintain - over here, not so much.
Could always move down here. We've got English rain with a lot higher heat and humidity. Think of it as an English greenhouse.
@Jolly said in Southern Nevada: Giving Up Grass:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Southern Nevada: Giving Up Grass:
Unless you want to live in a British climate, a British style lawn makes absolutely no sense.
Over there, it's generally pretty easy to maintain - over here, not so much.
Could always move down here. We've got English rain with a lot higher heat and humidity. Think of it as an English greenhouse.
The threat of lurking alligators would be a good motivation to cut the grass.
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@Mik said in Southern Nevada: Giving Up Grass:
No grass there.
Lots of grass there… There’s a Jamaican Chicken shack 50 feet back…
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Good idea. I’m looking at replacing mine with mostly clover and other wildflowers. Grass is a huge wast of time and money.
@Mik said in Southern Nevada: Giving Up Grass:
Good idea. I’m looking at replacing mine with mostly clover and other wildflowers. Grass is a huge wast of time and money.
I did that with half my back yard. Supposedly it would be less maintenance. That maybe the case of you have a pet goat to keep it trimmed. Needs cutting once a week or it chokes out my 6hp Briggs and Stratton mower. Good thing about it is that it stays green until October and is drought resistant.
Overall, I don’t think I’ll do the remainder of the yards in that mix.
Elbows up!
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I'd like to have a coupe goats, too. I think the HOA might draw the line there.
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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@Mik said in Southern Nevada: Giving Up Grass:
Good idea. I’m looking at replacing mine with mostly clover and other wildflowers. Grass is a huge wast of time and money.
I did that with half my back yard. Supposedly it would be less maintenance. That maybe the case of you have a pet goat to keep it trimmed. Needs cutting once a week or it chokes out my 6hp Briggs and Stratton mower. Good thing about it is that it stays green until October and is drought resistant.
Overall, I don’t think I’ll do the remainder of the yards in that mix.
@Renauda said in Southern Nevada: Giving Up Grass:
@Mik said in Southern Nevada: Giving Up Grass:
Good idea. I’m looking at replacing mine with mostly clover and other wildflowers. Grass is a huge wast of time and money.
I did that with half my back yard. Supposedly it would be less maintenance. That maybe the case of you have a pet goat to keep it trimmed. Needs cutting once a week or it chokes out my 6hp Briggs and Stratton mower. Good thing about it is that it stays green until October and is drought resistant.
Overall, I don’t think I’ll do the remainder of the yards in that mix.
Interesting to hear of your experience. I've been looking at microclovers, creeping thyme, sedum, and other grass substitutes -- I'm trying to convert everything to more xeriscape (though Philly gets more rain per year than Seattle), lush and low maintenance. The ideal is "set it and forget it".
