Comments on: Frugal Lawn and Mowing Tips

By: dakboy

dakboy — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 14:47:08 +0000

We just planted our first lawn earlier this spring/summer. I’ve got an antique bent-reel mower (it’s at least 70 years old) and I think a mower like this is ideal for brand-new lawns – light weight, gentle on the blade, no 100-mph “rotor wash” from a spinning blade. You can’t wreck the young root system with it.

It keeps me in shape, since I’m doing all the work. You can buy new ones for under $100 that are very well built. It’s also environmentally conscious, no emissions, costs nothing to fuel, and creates no noise pollution.

The only downside is that I can’t adjust the grass height. So far, things seem to be OK though. And for large lawns, it’s a large time investment. We only have about 300 square feet planted so far, but I intend to use this mower or a more modern version even after we’ve completed our lawn work.

I still need to get my blades sharpened (tried it myself, I need a pro to do it), and then I’ll be in real good shape.

By: fivecentnickel.com

fivecentnickel.com — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 01:20:44 +0000

Weekly Roundup – 07/07/06

Here are some of my favorite posts from across the MoneyBlogNetwork (and beyond) from this past week…
Flexo loves his electronic toothbrush.
Jim has some lawn care tips — but they’re really only frugal if you use cheap beer when getti…

By: LAMoneyGuy

LAMoneyGuy — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:06:28 +0000

Leftover Beer? Never heard of it.

By: MyFinancialJourney

MyFinancialJourney — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 15:28:58 +0000

Corn meal, soybean meal, alfalfa meal are also cheap organic fertilizers that you can use

By: jim

jim — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 01:10:04 +0000

Oh that’s a great idea… there are a lot of acids and minerals in that stuff, now I have to find an organic brewery nearby. Thanks JR!

By: JR

JR — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 00:42:01 +0000

I’ve got a big garden and I need extra compost materials once in a while. The best I ever found was used hops/mash from an organic brewery. Something about the fermentation process, I guess – I had the biggest tomatoes and peppers ever! Pretty ripe smell for a couple of days, though…

And since this is a bargain website: many places will give you as much as you want for free.