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Lawn mowers burn over 800 million gallons of gasoline in the U.S. each year. Over 17 million gallons are spilled refueling these mowers annually.
Lawn mowers burn over 800 million gallons of gasoline in the U.S. each year. Over 17 million gallons are spilled refueling these mowers annually.
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Re: The Ethical Lawn Mower
Mon, July 13, 2009 - 11:52 PMThat sucks. (I mean the gas powered ones). It would be great if the norm to the front yard stopped being a lawn. There are other options, get imaginative! Or, if you have a small lawn, use the old fashioned push lawn mower. That's what I always did when tending my mom's yard. It's not so hard. -
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Re: The Ethical Lawn Mower
Tue, July 14, 2009 - 6:06 AMI think some cities give tax breaks to people that turn their yard into a stone garden or cover it with concrete or fake grass. Because they wont have to water it. -
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Re: The Ethical Lawn Mower
Wed, July 22, 2009 - 11:40 PMconcrete?
wow. so not a good idea. the rain water needs to be absorbed into the earth under it to replenish the watershed. run off is a huge problem with water contamination and scarcity. everywhere has plants native to the region that are easy to maintain and require little to no watering beyond the initial set up. rock gardens are lovely too, but to avoid making the problem even worse concrete should be left to a minimum.
sod sucks. plant natives.
when we have had any lawn we have used our push mower. it is not difficult to use at all. just keep the blades sharp
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Re: The Ethical Lawn Mower
Fri, July 24, 2009 - 6:48 PMI just read an article recently on Yahoo! about Los Angeles getting away from the grassy yard/lawn and going to more local appropriate landscaping. My wife is from California and her comment was, "it's about time."
MP & BB
John
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Re: The Ethical Lawn Mower
Fri, July 24, 2009 - 7:01 PMIf I had a yard I'd paint my house black and have a ten foot iron fence around it. My yard would just be broken glass. I'd just chuck my beer and booze bottles out the second story window and bust them all over the place. It's been a dream of mine since I was just a young boy. Maybe one day. ( Sigh ) : (
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Re: The Ethical Lawn Mower
Sat, July 25, 2009 - 11:13 AMReel mowers are way better now than when i was a scrawny kid trying to push one. They used to weigh a lot and be dull a lot. Now there are lightweight highly efficient models and some of the blades stay sharp for years. Quiet, non polluting, and providing excellent exercise the very best of these cost about half what the neuton mower goes for.
Here is a site that tells of their virtues and offers reviews the various brands and links:
www.reelmowermodels.com/
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Re: The Ethical Lawn Mower
Sat, July 25, 2009 - 2:05 PMDUDE!!! Those are awesome. When I was young they were heavy and you had to really take good care of them or they would get all rusty and ruined. If I had a yard I would try one of these kind for sure. Great excercise. I'd probably do it every three or four days though so the grass wouldnt get too high. Probably easier to cut. -
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Re: The Ethical Lawn Mower
Wed, August 12, 2009 - 7:26 AMwe love our scotts reel push mower. i just did the lawn yesterday. even with a large lawn i still use it and it works beautifully. it is easy to maneuver and relatively lightweight. my neighbors have ride-on mowers. they all look at me as if i am some crazy side show when i mow my lawn with my push mower but i always feel kinda embarrassed and sad for them that they are out of shape and totally out of touch when they are riding their gas powered lawn mowers so it evens out...
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