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Re:A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished by bmitc on Saturday July 15, 2023 @11:20PM (#36743218)
Thanks. I use a battery powered mower, but because the fescue and clover retain so much moisture and has grown so thick, it has been really struggling (I think any mower would really) to mulch except at the highest height setting. I let it grow unhindered in the spring, and since it's been raining like crazy, I can't stay on top of it. (I should note that my lawn is probably only a 1/4 of my property.)

What reel mower do you use? Does it have height adjustments?

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Re:A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished by 23B1 on Saturday July 15, 2023 @11:46PM (#36743390)
Its just a Scotts and yes it adjusts – you could also try scything if you wanted to truly scare the neighborhood kids ;-)
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Re:A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished by tguvot on Sunday July 16, 2023 @12:50AM (#36743777)
try to use some PGR. Like primo-maxx (or generic). it should make things easier
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Re:A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished by bmitc on Sunday July 16, 2023 @03:18AM (#36744424)
What are the environmental repercussions of that? I don't do any chemicals, weed killer, or chemical fertilizers. All I do, to feed the soil and not the grass, is dolomitic lime and organic fertilizer.
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Re:A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished by tguvot on Sunday July 16, 2023 @03:35AM (#36744502)
none that i saw. it just suppresses growth hormone of plants for a couple of weeks so they grow at half speed or less. less mowing. less watering. less fertilizers. etc. for plants that are not grass pgrs usually slow down vertical growth and promote later branching/density
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Re:A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished by greedo on Sunday July 16, 2023 @10:43AM (#36747561)
PGR is just so expensive to use.
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Re:A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished by tguvot on Sunday July 16, 2023 @11:09AM (#36747856)
yea. generics cost 1/3.still not cheap. yet, i decided to try one this summer, because mowing grass that grows as crazy on the hill (frontyard) at 90sh weather - it's just not my definition of fun
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