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Originally Posted by CARDER LANE
I moved to the Lake to enjoy the Lake, not the lawn. That being said, other than begrudgingly mowing, I have never fertilized, seeded or anythinged my lawn. It remains green lush and unfortunately fast growing. I did get rid of the septic system in favor of town sewer. I am doing all I can to reduce my phosphorous footprint on our beautiful lakes. Now if I could slow the growth down to allow for once a month mowing, that would allow more time for kayaking, fishing, swimming and all the other fun stuff our Lakes provide. Screw the lawn, get out there and enjoy the Lake.
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Ditto.
I often joke that we're dandelion farmers.
(They are tasty when harvested and prepared properly.)
I've noticed we've had a problem with erosion on our lawn. Our property is bordered on two sides by a brook that feeds into Merrymeeting River. In the 9 years we've been here, I've seen our back yard, closest to the brook, become a bit more bare and tree roots are showing up thru the soil. I'm not quite sure what we have to do to stop this or slow it down - and really don't want to have a big impact on land/water.