Welcome to today’s daily kōrero!
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So, how’s it going?
You remind me the lawn is thick and long. I’m not looking forward to the fine weather that obligates me to mow it.
It bugs me because my battery mower isn’t the best so it struggles when it’s too long or wet. Not to mention the longer and thicker it gets, it takes longer to dry out as well.
We have a battery one as well (the ryobi brushless motor one). It does ok in longer grass but it drains the bettery pretty quick.
Not great when wet though, and at the moment the grass isn’t drying at all.
I have the older ryobi 18v non brushless one. I’m waiting for it to die so I can get a new one but it still hasn’t given up!
I find I have to mow often and keep the blades sharp and it does ok, but it doesn’t have enough lift to cut when it’s wet or even damp.
I cut the lawn high all the time. Less weeds and moss grow so you get more actual grass. It can be a problem when it gets extra long so I typically use the second highest setting for normal use and save the highest for the extra long times.
It cuts pretty easy so long grass isn’t too big of a deal, though I should probably cut more often than I do.
I used to keep it long too, however I’m kinda sick of keeping a lawn. Now it’s only purpose is providing composting material. I’m hoping one day to have it all gone in the backyard. I still have to mow the berm though unfortunately.
We have kids and a dog that make use of our lawn, so it seems worthwhile to keep.
I’ve heard of people planting the berm with non-grass ground cover, which wouldn’t need mowing. It’s something to consider.
Our kids don’t seem to care much. I kind of want a mini forest in the backyard instead.
Our berm is joined with a long section of the neighbours and also has a bus stop pole on it, so people end up standing/sitting on it. Our section of it isn’t too big so I don’t mind, I can’t really be bothered doing extra work for the council’s property😁
Having a small berm will get annoying when the rest of the lawn is gone and you have to mow a tiny patch that takes longer to get the mower out than to mow it 🙂
I’ve let nature reclaim mine - partly due to laziness, partly because of time constraints, but mostly because winter kills half of it every year and it’s an battle to repair it.
Now the “weeds” and wildflowers are starting to bloom now and it feels like a much nicer space than it was before, and far less hassle too.
When there’s kids playing on it, I prefer no onehunga weed and less bees. Mowed long, it’s harder for the “weeds” to take hold, and you end up with more grass, which is softer and nicer to roll around in.
I definitely get the appeal of wildflowers over grass, I just don’t want to walk on them in bare feet 🙂
I was more meaning dandelions and the like by weeds - can’t say I’ve encountered onehunga ever before, but I’ll have to look out for it as I’ve got wee ones too. We do get the occasional thistle which I need to be vigilant about removing, but so far at least everything is barefoot approved
You’re lucky to not have to worry obout onehunga weed. We’re pretty lucky too as it’s not really an issue for us, but some nearby lawns are covered in it. I think our longer, thick lawn makes it hard to get established, and our immediate neighbours don’t have an obvious problem.
I make it sound like I think a lot about the lawn but most of the strategy is laziness.