I just read an article about how lawns are not really good for the environment since they require mowers, blowers, trimmers, etc to care for them. It makes sense but in reality it will be hard to fix that problem. The article has a couple suggestions that are not realistic on a broad basis like using manual push mowers. Yeah, I don’t know anyone here in Georgia that is going to us a manual push mower. I don’t know many Georgians that use a push mower that is self propelled! I certainly would not care to use one.
To have a lawn you have to care for it. At the bare minimum you have to mow it and that is just basic care with not fertilizing, leaf blowing, etc. You cannot just pave your entire property or allow it to wash away with mud or get overgrown with grass and weeds. So until solar powered mowers are affordable / and efficient in the future I don’t see how to eliminate the need for gas powered mowers. Propane is an option that has some benefits though and many commercial mowers are offering this option like the Dixie Chopper below.
The article is here.
