tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post4628812620775025133..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Requisite Earth Day PostDaphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-55893761075249409672009-04-24T12:19:00.000-04:002009-04-24T12:19:00.000-04:00Wormsandflowers, I like the rechargeable solution....Wormsandflowers, I like the rechargeable solution. A reel mower is better for the environment, but it is pretty impractical for large lawns. Maybe some year I'll have just a tiny lawn.<br /><br />Karen, those little engines are so polluting. I keep hearing about legislation to change it. I don't know if they have passed any or not, but I hope so.<br /><br />bughunter99, I was much more distressed over my bluets than my hostas. I had plenty of that variety scattered over the yard, so could always make more.<br /><br />Dan, I can imagine that. Even though this little mower is not cheap, it is a whole heck of a lot cheaper than having a lawn service. I was thinking that I was going to be the only one in my neighborhood without a service, but maybe this year I'll see more people outside mowing. Somehow I doubt it though.<br /><br />This mower supposedly mulches (or side chutes, or bags). The bag is pretty small, kinda like the mower. They do make a bigger one though. I just picked the small light one so my shoulder won't hurt when I push it and so I can pick it up and get it not the car without hurting myself. If I didn't have this issue I would have gotten the bigger one.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-45419142517746736952009-04-23T14:59:00.000-04:002009-04-23T14:59:00.000-04:00Nice mower! I just heard on business news that yar...Nice mower! I just heard on business news that yard equipment sales will do very well this year from people canceling landscape services. <br /><br />I used to have a reel mower becuase I have a small lawn. It pushed more grass down then it actually cut so I switched to gas. I wonder how this would handle mulching leaves. It would be nice to swtich to something like this but I could never give up sucking/mulch all the fall leaves into the rear bag.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-76059635292341440912009-04-22T20:44:00.000-04:002009-04-22T20:44:00.000-04:00Wah. I have mower envy! If my hosta's were mowed...Wah. I have mower envy! If my hosta's were mowed down by anyone with a weed whacker, that person would remember that day for a long time!bughunter99noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-19502071627737107722009-04-22T17:41:00.000-04:002009-04-22T17:41:00.000-04:00I don't have a lawn right now and our old one was ...I don't have a lawn right now and our old one was small and easy to do with a push mower. Ironically, the neighbor who used his noisy gas mower probably took 10 X as long to mow his as we did ours with the pusher! I think you will like the little machine, and good for you for crossing a customer off the list of the polluters' service, even if it wasn't your primary motivation. One gas mower pollutes more than a bunch of cars, yuk!Karenhttp://greenwalks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-88058233919760366622009-04-22T16:35:00.000-04:002009-04-22T16:35:00.000-04:00Great Post! It's so cute! I've been looking for an...Great Post! It's so cute! I've been looking for an alternative to the noise and fume polluting gas-mowers and just didn't find anything beside those reel mowers. I laugh to think what would happen if i tried to cut that cut grass with a reel mower! My 80 yr old great aunt mowed her lawn with a corded electric mower for the longest time. This maybe something I look into, to bad it takes the landlords over an hour to mow our lawn on the riding type. I hate when stuff gets weed whacked or run over, even behind edging! GRRR!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-13668228705443582932009-04-22T16:04:00.000-04:002009-04-22T16:04:00.000-04:00our friend Ben, I'm a beadweaver and make jewelry ...our friend Ben, I'm a beadweaver and make jewelry and occasionally things like costumes. BTW I've heard of goats as lawn mowers, but never guinea pigs.<br /><br />keewee, I hope that I love mine too.<br /><br />Annie's Granny, with my shoulder I could never start a lawn mower with an engine. The battery push start seems easy enough though.<br /><br />I'll let you all know whether I love it or not. Time will tell.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-6281907469669263672009-04-22T12:36:00.000-04:002009-04-22T12:36:00.000-04:00First I thought it was Neutron and was thinking th...First I thought it was Neutron and was thinking that's gonna be some powerful mower.Prosperohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114988815558549577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-57742159083342903022009-04-22T10:44:00.000-04:002009-04-22T10:44:00.000-04:00I'm a ten-cent word, too! Mr. H saved up his mone...I'm a ten-cent word, too! Mr. H saved up his money for a new pickup, which he was going to buy last year. His little heart was set on it, but it took me exactly a year to convince him to leave the money in the bank and get a tune-up on our Ranger, which is a fine little pickup that does NOT need replacing. Now, If I wanted to spend the money on a bag of compost, or a bunch of garden seeds...well, that would be different! Do let us know how the mower works. I'd love to get rid of that riding monster we use, and I have a hard time starting the walk behind (gas) mower.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-27612648909305707372009-04-22T10:07:00.000-04:002009-04-22T10:07:00.000-04:00I love that little lawnmower. We don't have any la...I love that little lawnmower. We don't have any lawn, but do take our little electric one to keep the pasture grass down around my vegetable garden.Jennifer AKA keeweehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107693230744190952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-11909829811018600612009-04-22T09:24:00.000-04:002009-04-22T09:24:00.000-04:00Loved this post, Daphne! Your poor landscape, at t...Loved this post, Daphne! Your poor landscape, at the mercy of a lawn service. Yikes! I've heard good things about Neutons, and will be waiting for your report. Er, this is humiliating, but I didn't realize you were a crafter. What do you make? Btw, my favorite environmentally-friendly mowing solution was suggested by my brother when he was little and my parents kept trying to "encourage" him to mow our 3-acre property. (Fat chance.) One day, he announced that he was planning to get a herd of guinea pigs and loose them on the lawn to keep the grass trimmed. Ha!!! I can't imagine why my parents didn't take him up on it.our friend Benhttp://ourfriendben.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com