Mowing in December!
Return to DiscussionsHere it is December 6th and just finishedour last mow of the season and first mowing clothed. Sunny today but chilly. This grand Texas weather and all the rain we've had has kept it growing and us from mowing it. On a sad note as well we winterized our outdoor shower so no more uses until spring.
- 9 years ago
Like your post naked Texans, we employ the same in Aus. All ablutions water ends up back on the garden and as for dead soil, chicken shit, horse stable muck out and mushroom growing mulch is available by the truckload around my farm property all 3 of which work great on restoring dead soil.
- 9 years ago
I think we are all basically on the same page here.
We get a lot of rain in my area of the world and the house is surrounded by rain barrels to store and warm it up for the drier times. I do have a lawn around the house, but the primary motive for doing that is in case of forest fires. A green area surrounding the house is the best way to protect it from fires.
As far as revitalizing poor soil, the best solution is compost. Even a 1" layer of compost added per year to poor soil adds a lot of humus. Planting cover crops that have deep roots and add nitrogen to the soil (I like clover) is also good.
- 9 years ago