I'm looking to finally replace my gas mower (21" self propelled) with a battery powered one for mowing a small to medium sized front and back yard that I currently can mow both sides in about an hour. I have a few trees and a slight slope to my yard. I have access to all the major US chains in my city. Anyone with similar have any recommendations / warnings?

#AskFedi #Yardwork #HomeOwnership #Mowing #Lawncare

Additions of nitrogen and zinc and #Mowing jointly regulate element-specific nutrient resorption and plant functional adjustments in a #MeadowSteppe.

#NutrientResorptionEfficiency | #NitrogenAddition | #ZincAddition

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf216

Drove passed my cousin's house this morning as I was in the neighborhood.

Darn lawn needs mowing bad!

Went back home, ate lunch, then pulled the trailer and mower back and mowed his lawn.

An hour driving for a 6 minute mowing job!

Couldn't put it off because HOA!
#family #mowing

The #ecological #comfort, a way of life: https://www.aurianneor.org/the-eco-comfort-a-way-of-life-how-to-use/

#Alep #architect #art #cleaning #compost #dehumidifier #ecofriendly #ecology #environmental #enzymatic #flushing #home #housework #hydrochase #innovative #insects #ironing #laundry #mosquitoes #mowing #noironing #orchard #organic #aquarelle #probiotic #quieter #repellent #responsible #sanitary #solarpanels #stainremover #temperaturecontrol #watersaving #water #wayoflife #whitevinegar #woodstove

🐛 Hidden insect diversity in grass shoots threatened by mowing

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-hidden-insect-diversity-grass-threatened.html

#insects #animals #grass #biodiversity #mowing #horticulture #ecology

#MOFGA - #PlantCorridors

By Heather McCargo, Photos by Jean English, Winter 2014-2015

"#NativePlant corridors attract #pollinators and #wildlife to your farm by stretching across your property to connect your piece of #NativeHabitat to nearby #meadows, #wetlands or #woodlands. This creates a much larger area for #NativePollinators to #forage, raise young and migrate. Corridors may run along a road, between fields, in a #swale or on the edge of a #forest, connecting habitats off the property and returning native plants to the parts of the farm not suitable for traditional crops.

This article describes two approaches to creating native habitat corridors: changing #mowing habits to favor native species, and planting woody and herbaceous combinations to increase native plant diversity on the farm.

Populations of all native species are in decline across the state. Our human footprint is taking its toll on wild creatures, including pollinators such as #bees and #butterflies that are so important on the farm for crop pollination. Native plant species each share an evolutionary history with indigenous insects, birds, reptiles, mammals, bacteria and fungi. When native plants are gone, many of these creatures go too, leading to a collapse of ecosystem function. Farmers benefit from the services provided by a healthy ecosystem, such as groundwater recharge; clean surface streams and ponds; pollination; a diversity of birds, spiders and amphibians to eat many insects including crop pests; and beneficial soil fungi and bacteria. Fortunately, when native plants are reintroduced into a landscape, many of these other creatures return.

As farmers and landowners, we can bring native plants, and the attendant diversity, back into the Maine landscape in a way that works with a farmer’s busy schedule. Many native plants thrive in dry, wet and shady areas that are poor sites for traditional farm crops."

Learn more:
https://www.mofga.org/resources/pollinators/plant-corridors/

#SolarPunkSunday #GardeningForPollinators #NativePlantCorridors #Gardening #Farming #Homesteading #Nature #NatureConservation #NatureRestoration #Maine

Zengzeng Yang et al.
Response of growth and #ReproductiveTraits to #Mowing tolerance mechanism in #ElymusSpecies

#GrowthTraits | #MowingTolerance | #Qinghai_TibetanPlateau

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf096