The wife and I decided to go ahead and mow all 4 yards today since our next door neighbor was going down to mow his sisters yard(3 houses down). That way we get everything mowed, can do the weed eating and everything else before we go on vacation next week.
It was a bit hot, but not too terribly bad. Though it's only going to get much hotter over the coming months.
Good morning and happy Saturday to all of you here in the #Fediverse
It's the weekend so let's all discuss our plans for the day, the weekend and the upcoming holiday tomorrow for those that celebrate.
I will likely mow 3 out of the 4 lawns I mow all summer long. One doesn't need it yet. Other than that, it'll just be a weekend to rest and relax as much as possible.
Very neat …. For the rest I’ll have to wait until all birch leaves have fallen. Shouldn’t be many days now. One more dry day to go. #sarassummer23 @gardening#mowing#sunset
If you’ve never laid down on a bed of moss, you’re missing out.
by Ellen Airhart
"If you’re tired of #mowing your grass and live in an area with access to plenty of water, a moss garden might be for you. Moss needs no fertilizer and filters out air pollution three to 51 times more efficiently than other plants, depending on species and what pollutant you’re measuring. There’s also a less quantifiable advantage to a moss garden: tranquility. 'The spiritual aspects of mosses are intangible, and they’re hard to convey to other people,' says Annie Martin, aka Mossin’ Annie, founder of Mountain Moss Enterprises and author of the book The Magical World of Moss Gardening. 'It can be a very personal experience.'
"Whether you want to build a relaxing space that helps the planet or are attempting to recreate the true Twilight setting with your very own moss garden, you absolutely should not rob the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. Moss grows nearly everywhere, and it’s more prudent to pick species suited to your area.
"The best place to look? Roadsides and parking lots, Martin says. 'I have an agreement with a neighborhood—several different ones—where I come in and I literally peel the mosses off the pavement,' says Martin. She emphasizes, however, that you can’t just go stealing moss from neighbors’ properties and you’ll need to wear proper safety gear if you’re working on the road (Martin owns a reflective vest). She saves mosses from construction sites and unwanted moss from people’s roofs."
As for re-planting it, "Breaking up or shredding the mosses is a solid principle, since mosses reproduce asexually as well as sexually (through spores).
Also, "Mosses will fill in the gaps at different speeds depending on the species, but Martin has two catchwords on how to help them grow faster: water and walking. Walking on the moss helps it adhere to the soil, since they have small rhizomes instead of roots. And as evidenced by Forks, mosses love water. Even hardy, drought-tolerant moss grows faster with extra water. Martin recommends watering a couple times a day, for three to 10 minutes, more briefly than you would douse vascular plants like grass. If there’s not enough water, the moss will shrivel, and can stay in that desiccated state for a long time. 'There’s mosses that can go for years, like five years, with no water, and then when there’s water they return to their normal functioning,' says Cruz de Carvalho. There are even mosses that grow (slowly) in the desert, where not many plants can survive."
I'm currently outside in 90+ degree weather, #gardening#mowing and picking up dog poop on preparation for the kids' birthday party this weekend and I sure wish I could take my shirt off in this heat exactly like my husband and male children, but alas we live in a #sexist#misgynist society controlled by #thePatriarchy who have decreed that "female looking nipples are sexually explicit" while "male looking nipples" aren't, and I don't want our trumper neighbors reporting me for "child abuse" just for being topless in front of my kids 🙃
Next door neighbor was out back in the shed and I asked him what he was about to do. He said he was going to do the weed eating, so I told him I'd mow since I needed to mow all four yards any way. Especially ours since I have family coming over for July 4th.
Wife helped and it only took us just over an hour or so to do all 4 yards, weed eat, trimming and blowing everything off.
I'm totally exhausted. Just got done mowing five yards. Normally it's only four, but the neighbor across the road asked me to mow his as he still can't do it because of his stroke a month or so ago. So I agreed to do it to help him of course.
Two and a half hours to mow five yards, weed eat, trim and blow all the trimmings off.
#SocialMedia: "All people who mow their lawns are eco-criminals." #RealLife: "My husband has to mow very short again." - "That's a pity, your #biodiversity and colours are so beautiful, pansies, dandelions, and so much more." - "You know, our son has severe allergic asthma, especially by dandelion pollen. But my husband learns now to bypass the plants that he tolerates."
How to cut your lawn and give space to native animals and plants - my landlady's garden here in Ireland! She only mows a small path so she can reach everything (this is the apple tree garden).The rest will grow high during summer and will become a beautiful meadow.