My neighbor, Bob, agreed to mow part of my lawn. And best of all . . . he doesn’t charge me single penny to do it.
Mowing the tall grass on the low ground
Bob’s mower also crushes the grass. That results in faster drying so that it is more quickly ready to be baled for hay. The next day he came over with a hay rake, which put the hay into windrows for baling.
The day after that, he came back with the baler. In the course of the afternoon he had made 10 large, round bales of hay. Next morning he loaded the bales on a trailer and hauled them home for his [beef] cattle to eat.
And now instead of tall grass on the low ground, we have what appears to be lawn. That’s what I’d call a win-win situation.
Looks different after bob completes his handiwork
Look at how our garden is doing this year. Green beans, zucchinis, onions, early and late cabbages, various tomatoes, potatoes, habaneros, jalapeños and sweet bell peppers, cucumbers and giant garlic are all flourishing. Much of this is hidden behind that forest of asparagus, which we harvested lightly this year. Along the far side, the rhubarb continues to thrive. We’ve harvest heavily from it this year and still there is much, much more.
And to think . . . I used to waste that space growing grass. How dumb was that? :dunce:
Perfect on all counts!
Yes, it is. I love it when a plan comes together like this. 🙂
That’s a good neighbor. 😀 He probably appreciates the free cattle grub. 🙂
And speaking of grub, congrats on a flourishing gardne. :food:
I mean, ‘garden.’ :hkitty:
Of course he does. :woot: Although it’s not completely free. It takes time, labor and diesel fuel to bring home the bales.
Thanks for the garden comment. What we don’t have this year, is beets, egg plant and winter squash.
Peppers and tomatoes, and “store bought” produce. Still raising grass. Yeah, I know.
My Girl wins, too. Bob mows, you have lawn, cattle eat hay, My Girl eats beef.
You have a very different kind of neighborhood. We had several reasons for choosing a rural setting for our home.
Okay, it a win-win-win proposition. 🙂 If Clara Peller were to ask me, “Where’s the beef?” I’d reply, “On the other side of the road in Bob’s Beef Barn.” :rofl:
I love Bob. I would like it if he came over and baled our “lawn” here too. 🙂 Although I doubt he’d get much. What a great arrangement you have!
LOVE the garden! I wish we had more property in which to do that too. We have some peppers and tomatoes, but nothing like you have there. I am impressed at what you and the good green Earth created!
He is a great guy. They’ve been good neighbors.
We’ve built up the soil with composted manure, so our garden is even better than when you and Joe visited us. Yesterday, Sylvia harvested three zucchinis and a head-sized cabbage. We had a terrific coleslaw with our supper last night. :food: At least you’re able to grow some veggies in your [sub]urban environment. :cloud9: