I’ve basically been letting the grass in my back yard grow all spring. Cut some paths through so my small dogs could easily navigate and small patch for my senior dog.
Then I saw the foxtails I thought I had killed were back. I started cutting the grass so I could get better access to the foxtails and my allergies went crazy. Instant runny nose, eyes burning, etc.
This has really dampened my enthusiasm. (/rant
Pop an allergy pill twice a day. xyzal is the only thing that works for me. They have generics now you can get for a reasonable price online
I was taking Zyrtec (Cetirizine) daily last year until it started making feel like I need to sleep constantly.
Switched to one with loratadine and psuedoeph but it only makess the symptoms a little milder.
Who would win: big monke or one leafy green boi
Well… time to get rid of the grass then ;) You are at the right place for that I guess.
If you suffer from it also while being around it, it might be time to get rid of it, sadly :( But if it is just when cutting it, wearing a ffp2 mask or similar makes a huge difference, or at leat it does for me (Also rolling around in it might not be a great idea XD). Other than that, just power throught the 2 weeks/ month the worst part lasts for I guess, at least the bees will keep you company :)
First those nasturtiums are beautiful!!
I’d would be curious how others feel, but for me #nolawns is a long term goal or process and a part of that process is actually mowing.
I tried stopping mowing and I loved all the different flowers and grasses that grew. But we were quickly over run by a rat sized vole that loved the habitat. Then I also noticed I wasn’t keeping up with topping or pulling all the different plants that I didn’t want propagating (thistles and other invasives).
Anyway I think having lawn is on my path to nolawn. I can onnly take on so much space at a time, so I just keep converting areas to no lawn areas and I continue to mow the rest.
I agree with mowing. Due to the pollen and the foxtails mowing is better until I replace the grass. It will be a little while and I’m ok with that. There are a few areas I removed invasives and want to get some natives in there to stop the weeds.
Yeah this topic was actually something we added to the Reddit wiki. Unfortunately grass just holds up well up traffic so I feel like most yards that have kids and pets will have at least some grass and I think that’s fine. It’s funny because it’s called no lawns but it’s more like, less lawn more natives. But that was a discovery we made song the way.
Yeah as with everything the idea more nuanced then it’s slogan, “NoLawns!”. I appreciate the NoLawns sentiment and simplicity of the slogan (for lack of a better word). I can see that maybe “Less Lawns, More Native Plants” isn’t quite as catchy. :P
