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[–] apfelwoiSchoppen 18 points 7 months ago (2 children)
[–] robolemmy 20 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

I ignored mine for over a decade and it quietly turned itself from grass into a naturally low-growing ground cover that looks like clover. It never needs watering and the only mowing needed is to chop down the stray weed here and there. It's quite nice.

Edit: I should add that the plant that took over is native to the area.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen 4 points 7 months ago

Hell yeah, nice work.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Do you have a picture?

[–] humorlessrepost -2 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago
[–] DirkMcCallahan 12 points 7 months ago

And the beauty of adult peer pressure is that I can completely ignore it without a second thought, and then go back to browsing Lemmy.

[–] Delphia 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

As a dad theres a reason for this.

Hobbies take time and money, maintaining a house takes time and money. You never have enough time OR money. So you make the thing you have to do anyway your hobby.

[–] Kayday 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Delphia 1 points 7 months ago

Nah, depressing is the amount of money I shoveled into drag cars for 15 years.

Now the shit I'm good at like BBQ and DIY saves me money doesnt cost it and I get to live in a very nice house and eat delicious brisket regularly.

[–] wreckedcarzz 7 points 7 months ago

And then I can go over there and say "hey nice job, you can do mine next" and walk away.

I also don't like neighbors. People in general, really.

[–] littlebluespark 5 points 7 months ago

I disagree. I experience no peer pressure in that moment, and would liken that emotion to something like pity, frankly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

No, real peer pressure is your neighbor mowing your lawn.

[–] Thcdenton 1 points 7 months ago

[Sits on porch and smokes weed]

[–] ExfilBravo 1 points 7 months ago

My yard is 3 different colors of gravel. Shit would be hard to mow. Fuck grass.