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Apr 26th, 2022 at 6:17pm
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I've never heard of it before and I get the idea behind it but it sounds stupid to me.

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Back in the day, I always did spring trips so my lawn didn't get mowed the last two weeks of May. I swear I have more dandelions now that I can give them that little extra sunshine.
  
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Reply #1 - Apr 26th, 2022 at 9:43pm
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It was on our news here, too. I'd never heard of it before.

I guess it'll give the creeping charlie plenty of time to bloom!  Grin

Then again, if it wasn't for the weeds, my lawn wouldn't be very green  Cheesy
  
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Reply #2 - Apr 27th, 2022 at 11:15am
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Who knew I was ahead of the curve on this one.
  
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Reply #3 - May 6th, 2022 at 2:24am
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I guess I’m late to the party. I never got the email on this one. I’ll have to check my spam. I’ve mowed twice already and it needs mowing again. Political correctness isn’t popular in these parts. Cool
  
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Reply #4 - May 6th, 2022 at 3:23am
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I'm happy to ignore that green stuff for a month....
  
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Reply #5 - May 6th, 2022 at 2:11pm
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No Mow Ever! A lawn is an ecological dead zone that sucks up time, water and sheds toxins into our lakes and streams.
  
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Reply #6 - May 6th, 2022 at 8:27pm
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HOA rules and recent rains mean I'm on my 6th or 7th cutting here in NOVA. My lawn is definitely not dead.  Agreed that chemicals and over watering are no bueno for the environment.

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Reply #7 - May 6th, 2022 at 8:54pm
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The bad news for me is: the cutting never stops where I have now lived for nearly one year.  The good news is: I no longer do it myself, which is good because this Florida grass (alleged grass, anyway) requires industrial-strength equipment to cut.  My old MN mower (a John Deere) simply wasn't up to the task (giving me an excuse to have somebody else do it; and THEY got to deal with the Coral Snake vs. me dealing with it).

Mowing is required only 2X/month during what they consider "Winter" down here... and since it ain't me doing the mowing, I don't really care, anyway.

Jimbo   Cool

P.S. I'm dead certain Solus is absolutely right re: the harmful effects of maintaining & mowing grass.  Alas, that is not now (and never would have been) a winning argument with my spouse.  Mow on, stalwart QJers, mow on!
  
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Reply #8 - May 6th, 2022 at 11:02pm
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I've owned two houses in my life and zero lawn mowers.
  
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Reply #9 - May 7th, 2022 at 4:40am
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Who knew that mowing, or not mowing, could get folks fired up? Kind of reminiscent of the old innie vs outie argument. Those were the days… Grin Cool
  
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