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> is there anything interesting or alive in it I watch the robins foraging for worms on mine. I can look out the window and see fat bumblebees lazily weave am
by slowmovintarget 7y ago
> is there anything interesting or alive in it
I watch the robins foraging for worms on mine. I can look out the window and see fat bumblebees lazily weave among the patches of clover in the late morning. In the afternoon, I get to see my child scrambling across it looking for dandelion flowers to make a bouquet.
If it were a wild garden, we'd have none of that, and I'd have much worse insect (ticks, mosquitoes) and deer problems.
I enjoy the sight of my small mini-field. The wilderness brings me disease and pestilence, which I'd prefer to keep at a distance from where my family rests their heads.
I'll take the mower, thank you.
- WalterBright 7y agoYeah, I forgot to mention that mowing gets rid of the lyme disease ticks, too.
- ntsplnkv2 7y agoThat may be true, man-made global warming is linked to a large increase in tick populations and disease is rapidly increasing from them. > The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the number of tick-borne diseases is increasing at a record pace while the geographic range of ticks continues to expand. Lyme disease is the most commonly known tick-borne disease, but other diseases, such as ehrlichiosis and STARI, have been discovered and the list of tick-related illnesses continues to grow. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/05/22/tick-population-is-booming-is-climate-change-responsible-will-tick-borne-disease-increase/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/05/22/tick-popul...