Something to think about next time you mow the lawn

IT'S TIME FOR SOME LAWN PAYBACK!

I'm gonna turn off the sprinklers & let it suffer from thirst until I can think of something worse. 4 1/2 months of going to the gym, busting my butt doing 5 miles in 30 minutes on the bike followed by 7 different strength building excercises 3 sets of 15 reps each every other day, and I sprained tendons in my foot placing it the wrong way on my lawn? You know what they say about payback. 3 weeks on my back to think of ways to get even. this is after some major tree work without a hitch.
 
Jinglebob said:
Grass. People walk, sit and lay on grass every day but how many look down and see that the grass is alive. That pleasant smell of new mown hay or a fresh cut lawn is actually the smell of pheromones sent out by the grass. It's the plants way of signaling distress and also summoning beneficial insects to the rescue. The fresh scent of a just-mowed lawn is the lawn trying to save itself from the injury you just inflicted. The grass is screaming for help. We can't hear the scream but we can smell it.

The chemicals that the grass emits does a few other things. Some of the compounds stimulate the formation of new cells at the wound site so it closes faster. Others act as antibiotics that prevent bacterial infection and inhibit fungal growth. A few spur the production of defensive compounds at un-wounded sites as sort of a pre-emptive fortification.

Recently it has been discovered that these compounds are precursors to ozone formation and can contribute to the formation of photochemical smog in urban areas. So to the environmentalists out there, maybe you should let the grass grow under your feet.

I learned all this from my oldest daughter who does ag research for Texas A&M. After working the land for the better part of my life it has become clear to me that the more I know about it, the farther away I am from understanding anything. That's okay by me. When I was young I knew everything and now, all I know is that I don't know anything.
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A conversation like that would make for some great birth control while on a date.:D
 
It seems like this grass is a lot smarter than we thought. But if it was that smart it would only grow to a certain height so we wouldn't have to cut it. As much as I hate yard work it serves it right when I have to mow it. I have no sympathy whatsoever for it.
 
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Mowing grass is just one step above having a root canal without Novocain for me. So repetitive and so unproductive. If I could afford AstroTurf, I'd feel blessed. :D

Care to ask what I think about raking leaves in the fall? :eek:
 
Years ago,when I was still a young husband,the missus got a bad attitude about me loafing on the couch on a nice October morning and demanded I mow the lawn one more time.I wandered out back,slipped on some flip flops and left my glasses on the coffee table.On the third lap I hit a wire croquet wicket that was lying in the grass.It sliced open the front half of my right ankle and speared my left foot leaving 8" of wire sticking out of the top and bottom.I hate mowing the lawn [emoji14]
 
arjay said:
Years ago,when I was still a young husband,the missus got a bad attitude about me loafing on the couch on a nice October morning and demanded I mow the lawn one more time.I wandered out back,slipped on some flip flops and left my glasses on the coffee table.On the third lap I hit a wire croquet wicket that was lying in the grass.It sliced open the front half of my right ankle and speared my left foot leaving 8" of wire sticking out of the top and bottom.I hate mowing the lawn [emoji14]
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Wear protection?:D
 
I didn't fertilize the lawn until my oldest son was able to run the lawn mower. I never cut the grass once at the old place. The new place I ran out of kids to cut the grass I got a riding mower. I should of got goats? Lol

55 years ago I would hang out with my uncle and help cut the grass. After we were done we popped a cold beer. Every time I smell fresh cut grass I think of a cold beer. Just a cup is all I got.
 
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This is my lawnmower,,, and the current condition of my lawn,,,

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Is this good?? :confused:
 
Grass Seed

Some day, a grass seed company (probably Scott) will develop gene-modified seeds that will grow only to selected lengths.

"I'll take a 20 lb bag of 2" grass seed and a 20 lb bag of 2" weed seed please!"
 
Jinglebob said:
I learned all this from my oldest daughter who does ag research for Texas A&M. After working the land for the better part of my life it has become clear to me that the more I know about it, the farther away I am from understanding anything. That's okay by me. When I was young I knew everything and now, all I know is that I don't know anything.
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When my daughters went to college I had the same feeling as you. However the older I get the more I think the "old" ways are best. I'm a mechanical engineer. And I'm a hands on engineer. Grew up with no running water and learned how to drill a well as a teenager. Joined the Merchant Marine and learned how to shovel coal and all about triple expansion steam engines. Went to college after getting married and starting a family. Got my Senior Reactors Operator License to operate a nuclear power plant.

The reason I put my resume my up here is because I'm impressed what the current generation (and their parents) can do with a computer. I'm amazed at the total lack of common sense. If I tell you to drill a 1/2" hole that means you'll use a 1/2" drill that normally has a tolerance of +/- 1/16". These guys say drill a 0.5000 inch hole and wonder why the machinist charges $5000.

Flint Michigan, horror of horror. The allowable lead limit in drinking water is 15 parts per BILLION. Do you begin to understand the meaning of that. Flint got inconsistent results as high as 27 part per Billion. statistically meaniselss. 15 PPB is as low as you can measure, never mind the error in measurement. Same as the 1/2 drill.
 
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