Cutting grass for conservation? Instead of cutting whole lawn, I hopscotch across leaving some high. Saves water, gas, polluting.

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1 year ago

Thanks almost everyone. Glad so many people are doing so much to conserve and passing it on to others. You%26#039;re great. Actually, I always cut in a different direction, you know diagonally, from walk to house, drive to neighbors, etc.. In warm, dry weather I leave strips uncut to protect soil, give shade. It%26#039;s creepy to see others cut low, fertilize, water, and then do it all growing season. I live in City that cites if grass is higher than 8 inches, but I am making effort to reduce grass by planting beds of flowers, tall ornamentals.
Again, good work.

much simpler and cheaper solution that you can enact today: get yourself a push mower.

The push mower was invented in 1830 by Englishman Edwin Budding, and it’s been despised ever since. But the scorn is no longer deserved. Modern push mowers are so easy to use that the internet postively gushes over with praise.

Among their virtues: they’re quiet, require minimal maintenance, are better for your grass, emit no foul fumes, are cheaper, take up less space in the garage, and provide a pleasant form of mild exercise.

There are some real things you can do to reduce the energy used (and especially the harm to the environment) while still having a nice looking yard.

Replace your gas mower with electric or reel mowers. Black and Decker, and some others make inexpensive corded models, and rechargeable cordless models that are competitive with gas mowers. Reel mowers are very inexpensive and are probably the best, but to be frank, they are a lot of work and don’t do a great job. Here’s a link to mowers you can order from Amazon.com
You can kill weeds and have green grass without making Exxon even richer and spreading chemicals throughout the water table. Here’s a site that provides links to various reasonable organic gardening products.
Here’s a really good one: mow less and don’t rake or bag grass clippings! Mowing grass with a sharp blade and to a height of 3-1/2″ to 4″ lets more grass do it’s plant photo-synthesis thing, requires less water, and provides a rich environment for earthworms to gobble up the grass clippings converting them back to nutrients. ---

Here%26#039;s the problem with letting that grass get too tall: Mosquitoes. They live in tall grass (the only time they visit water is to breed and lay eggs). Get yourself a good old fashioned push mower. They have new varieties that push really easy and they are super quiet. Set the blade so that it mows your grass about 3%26quot; to 4%26quot; tall and you will have a healthier lawn (won%26#039;t have to water as much and fewer weeds can grow due to lack of light). AND you won%26#039;t have any complaints about grass that is over 8%26quot; tall.... I love my push mower!!!!

I guess someone had to be there to get the joke duh..

During the summer, I cut once every 2-3 weeks for the same reasons ....it%26#039;s amazing how much energy resources it saves! Plus, it is so much healthier for the grass.

your lawn is going to look horrible but thats not our problem!

hhhmmmm, i dont really see your question or your logic to be honest!!

Set the mower so the grass grows taller, and you%26#039;ll save water. Water deeply, less frequently, instead of short, frequent intervals, and you%26#039;ll conserve as much as one can with a lawn.

my family cuts the lawn and uses the grass and puts it in the compost pile then when it decomposes we put the grass clippings our garden. and it keeps the weeds out =)