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| Many of our neighbors think nothing of cutting their grass and spewing their clippings into the road. Aside from being unasthetic, often illeagal, and down right dangerous to to motorcyclists (think wet clippings) one other item has me concerned. That is that the clipping are pulled down the street into neighbors' yards and undesireable seeds (weeds) can infest their lawns.(mine) Is this a valid supposition or am I just being a jerk? Any documents to support my theory? Considering putting out a neighborhood flyer. |
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- Posted by butterfly4u 8 (My Page) on Sun, Aug 19, 12 at 11:00
| Busboy, Your just being a jerk. Lawn clippings are pure nitrogen. Weeds will get into your lawn no matter what. Take a chill pill. LOL! |
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- Posted by nearandwest 7 (My Page) on Sun, Aug 19, 12 at 15:54
| "Lawn clippings are pure nitrogen. Weeds will get into your lawn no matter what. " Show me the research that supports these comments. Tissue testing can easily disprove your first statement. As for your second statement, I can go to many different locations around the world where there are weed-free lawns and athletic fields. Busboy: You are NOT being a jerk. I hate seeing grass clippings in the street, knowing that a little forethought by the operator could prevent such a scenario. Or even after the mowing is completed, take a minute to blow or sweep the clippings off the pavement. I've seen people who will take the time to clean off their driveway, but not touch the clippings on the street. |
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- Posted by kevingalaxy (My Page) on Sun, Aug 19, 12 at 17:00
| Honestly you are being a bit of a jerk. Stuff happens the wind will blow it so will the cars, just relax and don't worry abt it at least they are taking care of their lawn. There are more important things to worry about don't be so uptight. |
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- Posted by kevingalaxy (My Page) on Sun, Aug 19, 12 at 17:10
| Honestly you are being a bit of a jerk. Stuff happens the wind will blow it so will the cars, just relax and don't worry abt it at least they are taking care of their lawn. There are more important things to worry about don't be so uptight. |
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- Posted by texas-weed 7A (My Page) on Sun, Aug 19, 12 at 19:41
| Just how would it be illegal? If that were true every city, county, and state road maintenance government crew would be guilty. When was the last time you ever seen a city, county, or state road crew bagging or mulching their clippings mowing highway and road right-of-ways. How many landscaping companies do you see bagging clippings? Fact is if you do bag or mulch your clippings and have the best looking yard in your area makes you an ELITIST, and you have no right to expect other people to hold your values. What you are doing with your yard is neither right or wrong. But expecting other people to do what you want is wrong. They just have different values and most likely do not have the same disposable income you have to blow on their yards. |
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| The fact that I am a jerk is not in question. I already know that, I'm just not trying to appear like one! In truth I really don't care about clippings in the street but I was curious about the spread of seed from the practice. Several years ago I renovated my lawn and had a nice stand of fescue. Now burmuda grass has invaded big time and I am going to have to kill and renovate again. In terms of legality, many locales DO have ordinance against the practice of clippings in the street (not mine) due to storm drain problems. A landscaper worth his salt will not leave clippings in the street and will be smart enough to mow in such a way as to not have to blow off the street (per several landscapers). Anyhow, thanks for the imput! "The only problem with my marriage is my wife's husband is an a**hole!" |
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- Posted by texas-weed 7A (My Page) on Mon, Aug 20, 12 at 14:40
| I was curious about the spread of seed from the practice. OK good point but Moot. Wind, birds, bugs, varmints, critters, rain, lawn care companies, and pedestrians will do far more contamination. Get a gun and shoot all of them. :>) |
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| I agree that to just have the clippings go into the street is a sign that the guy doing the lawn is the jerk...not you. Its like the guy who clips the edge of a cut-out portion of a tree where some flowers have been planted and he, using the mower doesn't think to turn the mower around so that the clippings go out into the lawn...instead, he drowns the flowers in them. Or the guy who, using a weed-whacker, thinks a clematis is nothing and promptly cuts it down to the ground instead of showing some care what the homeowner prides herself in. When wet, clippings can make a hellofa mess to a street when vehicles go over them. For anybody's edification......clippings are indeed nitrogen better put into a compost bin if not left on the lawn.
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- Posted by nearandwest 7 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 20, 12 at 21:30
| "For anybody's edification......clippings are indeed nitrogen better put into a compost bin if not left on the lawn." Just to be perfectly clear on the facts: While it is true that grass clippings contain some amount of nitrogen, nitrogen is only one component of the content in a grass blade. The major component in a blade of grass is water. If you're truly interested, or serious, about turfgrass nutrition, take a sample of grass blade clippings to a qualified lab for a tissue analysis. I do it 6-8 times a year. You might be surprised by the results. The nutrients you put into the soil don't always make it into the grass plant. That is why we foliar feed to supplement granular feeding. I will agree that the best scenario of mowing is to mulch mow, leaving the clippings on the lawn. |
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