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[–] [email protected] 72 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

When I moved in, I told my neighbor I only mow my yard once every 2 weeks. Something I read that said it would help the bees. He’s done the same to match. We also have lightning bugs now, which I didn’t notice the first year.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I aim for once every 2 years lol.

I think my neighbor doesn't like me, but I got butterflies for days

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Are you supposed to do it more? When I lived with my parents and had access to a yard that's about how much we did it (cause it was annoying to do it more)

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Some people mow twice a week. Lawn is basically their hobby.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is your neighbor Hank Hill by any chance?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

If Hank Hill was my neighbor he would probably ask if he could take care of my yard just so he wouldn't have to look at it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Much, much less. The city I live in wants to promote biodiversity and has adapted their mowing schedule for this. Large parts of public greenery are only mowed once or twice per year. Other parts 6 times a year. Some parts are mowed 20 times a year, e.g. fields for kids to play on, or where it would be a safety issue (e.g. high growth blocking view around a corner), but that’s just a small portion.

Also in some parts they only partially mow, to create spaces where there are different heights of greenery. They also sowed a lot of mixed flowers, which looks really nice.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I usually have to mow once a week when we're not in drought, otherwise the lawn gets too high, but during the heat of summer I don't have to mow at all because the grass goes dormant.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

what exactly is "too high"? because if you mowed once a week here you'd be tilling the fucking soil

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Too high for me is when even at the tallest setting my lawn mower struggles to cut which is probably like 6+ inches as a guess. Usually the first mow in the spring is difficult if I attempt "no mow may".

I don't understand how you'd ever be 'tilling the soil' unless you don't know how to adjust your mower height, maybe you could elaborate?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (3 children)

What zone are you in?

My grass is ready to be cut by march and now mow may only results in not waist high grass IF I mow it April 30th

Your experience relative to my experience can show how the other persons experience can be so drastically different too

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

5a. Grass grows like crazy from May into July. August it usually goes dormant because I don't have irrigation and then I don't have to mow until it cools down again.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Probably why. Here in canada, same as this guy, literally have to mow it every week or it gets too long and the mower stops working well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

5 inches at a minimum, at least in most spots

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Before I bought a house, I only knew once a week when I was growing up. Seemed to be based on the neighborhood (upper Midwest).