Mal: How come you didn't turn on me, Jayne? Jayne: Money wasn't good enough. Mal: What happens when it is? Jayne: Well... that'll be an interesting day.

'Serenity'


Spike's Bitches 29: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.  

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beth b - Mar 19, 2006 1:37:27 pm PST #4390 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

Hmmmm... I don't think I have enought lawn for that area - maybe in the side yard one day ( which has no lawn - just chips). but I wonder how it would stand up to my sisters dogs in pacifica...


DCJensen - Mar 19, 2006 1:39:07 pm PST #4391 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.

MOWING: No Mow does not require mowing. Do not mow fully mature No Mow. To maintain traditional stand of grass, No Mow should be mowed at 2"- 2 1/2". Avoid scalping.

Um, huh? I guess you can mow it when it's young, but don't mow it when it's older?

Or maybe I need a nap. I'll read it again later.


Spidra Webster - Mar 19, 2006 1:44:48 pm PST #4392 of 10001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.

That was confusing to me too, Daniel. I think you interpreted it right, though.


brenda m - Mar 19, 2006 1:49:10 pm PST #4393 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

No, I think they're saying that if you don't want the wavy effect, then you need to mow before it gets past that length. That's how I read it, anyhow.


Spidra Webster - Mar 19, 2006 1:51:20 pm PST #4394 of 10001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.

I thought that was what Daniel was saying. If it's going to be mown, it has to be mown when young. They don't want people "scalping" it after it's grown large.

The stuff is really beautiful. And it's really cushy to walk on. If you put a picnic blanket on it, it'd be the most comfortable picnic you'd ever had on the ground.


P.M. Marc - Mar 19, 2006 2:02:39 pm PST #4395 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Spidra, are you putting it in at your place?

My no-mow lawn solution is to get rid of the grass.


Spidra Webster - Mar 19, 2006 2:07:42 pm PST #4396 of 10001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.

I'm lobbying for doing so. I really hope I can. Before I knew what kind of grass it was, I went to the cemetery and looked for seed. I don't know whether it's due to the species possibly not seeding much or whether I came at the wrong time, but there wasn't all that much seed to be had. I took what I could and put it in a pot at home and some of it has sprouted. My plan was to slowly convert the backyard bit by bit, if financial constraints made me have to do it that way.

My lawn is in back. The currently landscaping reduces the amount of lawn but hasn't gotten rid of it. I have a deck in back and would like to be able to use that area as a stage at times, which means having some open space the audience can congregate on. The front yard is almost entirely juniper hedge. It's low maintenance at least. As I get more money for it, I'll do edible landscaping there, choosing fruits Americans aren't as familiar with so I won't have a big problem with trespassing (I live on a major street and my 'hood isn't the safest).


Laura - Mar 19, 2006 2:07:51 pm PST #4397 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.

Wow, that no-mow looks pretty. I wonder if it would tolerate our weather. We don't have any soft grass here, just super tough hardy stuff. When I visit up north I love to run barefoot in the soft grass.


Spidra Webster - Mar 19, 2006 2:12:32 pm PST #4398 of 10001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.

Here's another company with a different mix of fescue. They have a map showing what range it can be grown in. [link]

It's definitely not a seriscaping kind of grass. It needs water. I plan on figuring out a way to pump the graywater from the tub into the garden.


P.M. Marc - Mar 19, 2006 2:23:20 pm PST #4399 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Do you have rain barrels? I keep meaning to install some here, but with the baby and the apathy, haven't managed to do so.

Heck, I've still got last fall's mulch (in bags) in the back yard.

Next weekend, hell or high water, I HAVE to move the currants from the front yard to the back, and plant something in their place in the front. But that's next weekend.

This weekend is me hanging out inside with Lillian while Paul and his parents put up the fence we started a year ago.