Onion-belted man yells, “Get off my lawn!” saving youngster’s life
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First of all, I am going to put the disclaimer on this video that I am not responsible for the messed up aspect ratio. That is YouTube’s fault. I got this video in an email several weeks ago. I think it is a real testament to what one person can do for a cause that they care about. Secondly, I don’t have a lawn but this stuff is crazy town. Daily I think to myself, “Here is another thing that in fifty years will go the way of the lobotomy and lead paint.”
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Interesting video.
Here’s a possible lawn care tip for your lawn-having readers: This year we actually used rye grass to kill the weeds in our yard. You can just grow the seed, and in the winter rye grass grows up and chokes up most of the weeds. What it doesn’t choke out can be removed by hand fairly easily. Additionally, I have read that mulched rye grass (so, just mow without bagging) is a natural herbicide that works on many common varieties of weeds (I can’t confirm this, however, because it’s a multi-variable issue.)
We’ve actually had more than a handful (I think we’re up to 7 or
different neighbors contact us about what we used to get our lawn looking so good this spring. If they tell the people around them, we might just have a rye grass revolution next fall.
Oh, and added bonus: the lawn stays green through the winter.