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[–] sanguine_artichoke@midwest.social 130 points 11 months ago (34 children)

I find grass so useless. Every boomer parent I've known is just obsessed with it, too. They think that not having a green, green monoculture lawn means you've failed morally or something, and that it's how they show the neighborhood how responsible they are. One GF's dad came over to our random Winconsin lawn of grass and weeds and strawberries and was "I WOULD JUST PULL THIS ALL UP AND START OVER". Uh.... no?

Then I had an across the street neighbor (guy with a bumper sticker "I've never seen a FLAG burned at a GUN SHOW") who would mow his lawn every single day with a riding mower. You couldn't even tell what part he had done yet. I went out of town for two weeks and he rode over and mowed my lawn. I left my backyard just go and it was awesome... after a few years, birds started nesting in the middle of the prairie, and I had flowers growing I'd never seen anywhere else.

[–] mrchuckles@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

do you have kids? they love playing outside. barefoot. and a nice lawn is a paradise for bare feet. not to mention the actual process of mowing (electric mower) is very peaceful and good for my mental health. super therapeutic.

[–] Masimatutu@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sure, but we also want those kids to have food when they grow up, don't we?

[–] mrchuckles@beehaw.org 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

hot take: you can have bee gardens AND a lawn

[–] Masimatutu@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Or you can have a clover lawn, which is nice for insects as well as kids.

Kids don't dislike long, unkept grass either, as long as you keep the thistles out.

[–] mrchuckles@beehaw.org 1 points 11 months ago

seems pretty naive to think that it’s joe homeowner that’s the problem, and not insecticides and fertilizers from mega farm corporations like monsanto. let me know where to mail my apology letter lol

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