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Ten reasons I love my electric lawnmower

August 20, 2019May 20, 2019 Jnana Hodson5 Comments

Starts easily. Just push a button rather than trying to yank that cord.
There’s no cord to break. (Ever had that happen?)
I don’t have to buy gasoline.
It’s far less polluting. Lawnmower emissions are notorious.
It’s quiet. I won’t wake the neighbors.
Lightweight and easy to maneuver.
And it folds up easily, for storage or transportation.
If it needs to go in the car, there’s no gasoline to spill.
Never needs sharpening. The blades are designed with rounded edges. For that matter, there’s no annual tune-up.
The rechargeable battery also fits my weed whacker and other yard gadgets I’ll likely be adding. I’ve heard some good things about the chainsaw.

Anyone else running on rechargeable batteries?

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Woodland trail

August 18, 2019May 20, 2019 Jnana HodsonLeave a comment

Well, it’s actually in our yard, using bits of bark and other debris after I stacked two cords of firewood. This stretch can be pretty muddy in season, so the dry fill offers some relief.

Cleome

August 11, 2019July 12, 2019 Jnana HodsonLeave a comment

Better known as Spider Flower, self-seeded in this case. I nearly pulled them up as weeds before they flowered.

Netting around the blueberries

July 21, 2019May 20, 2019 Jnana HodsonLeave a comment

In previous years, the netting we’ve used to keep birds and squirrels off the blueberries simply sat on top of the bushes. It tangled in the plants, and resourceful critters could still get at some of the berries. Last year we used fallen branches to create this rig, which kept the netting further from the plants. It made harvesting much easier, too – just lift one side as needed. How do you think it looks?

With the beds finally looking intentional

July 14, 2019May 20, 2019 Jnana HodsonLeave a comment

After years of gardening in this place, her design became apparent, even in the raised beds.

Floating o’er the garden

July 14, 2019May 19, 2019 Jnana HodsonLeave a comment

It’s been years since we last planted sunflowers, but we can count on them in our garden. They self-seed from previous years. The birds and squirrels find the kernels to be irresistibly tasty. We’re curious to see how our honeybees react when the scene gets to this point in a few weeks.

Corral for raspberry bushes

July 7, 2019May 20, 2019 Jnana HodsonLeave a comment

A couple of particularly nasty winter storms brought down a lot of big limbs in our yard. I really do need to get a chain saw to convert them to firewood, but in the meantime, I’ve put them to work in the garden. One place is in the row that lifts the raspberries away from the rest of the yard. Using the limbs here is much more satisfactory than the rope and wire of before – the branches keep the fence poles from pulling toward the center. How do you think it looks?