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Noticing major shifts in opinion on lawn care (self.nolawns)

submitted 1 year ago by mercurly to c/nolawns

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My hometown's newspaper just published an opinion piece about the disastrous effects, ecologically and financially, that lawn care causes. Not totally surprising but it's important to note that this is a retirement community in the bible belt!

Y'all, it's working! Keep spreading the word!

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[–] OneDimensionPrinter@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago (9 children)

My town has been doing the same and there's even a program where they will come rip out your lawn and replace it with some kind of wood chip stuff. The town's main water supply is a lake just downhill from our little mountain so they take it pretty seriously. I hate lawn care so I've considered it, but haven't actually taken action on it yet. But I just might. I hate hate hate mowing.

[–] solariplex 2 points 1 year ago (8 children)

ELI5, why is lawn care/mowing bad? I know monoculture grass is iffy, but why are wood chips better than grass?

[–] PhatInferno@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wood chips might help hold water better/better promote natives to grow there, also probably to help the soil gain back some nutrients

[–] solariplex 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the great answers, punks!

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