2006-11-30 04:41:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
The Manual REEL/Rotary Blade as mentioned is actually the best mower for cutting if the blades are sharp and you not have a lot of sticks and Gumballs to clog it. Many Golf Courses use Reel Mowers, of course they pull them with a Tractor. ;-)
2006-11-30 04:50:49 · answer #1 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My first choice would be no mower. Having grass is not a sound choice for an environmentally conscience person. Lawns are by far the biggest user of water in the home. A typical lawn in So. Cal. requires one inch of water per week. Then there are the fertilizers and weed killers that wind up being washed into lakes and into the ocean. And lastly you'll spend an hour or more every week mowing, weeding and filling up trash cans with clippings that will contribute waste to our landfill's. An hour every week totals 2+ days every year you're going to spend behind a mower.That's not socially conscience. Look into some type of xeriscaping using native vegitation, crushed stone or a synthetic lawn made from recycled plastic.If you still need the lawn then my first choice would be a goat. Second would be a reel mower where you are the motive power source. Third choice would be electric or battery operated mower. Just my opinion, your milage may vary.
2006-11-30 05:07:38 · answer #2 · answered by xo_heartbeat_xo@verizon.net 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You have several choices:
A machete (it's got to be extremely tiring to cut your grass this way, but some people in South America do it this way)
An old fashion reel push mower ( You will need to keep the blades sharp on this one, and they are not sharp from the store. Once again, you're going to get a work out!)
A goat, but they make poop and you have to make sure they don't eat your flowers and shrubs, or get away.
Or, you can get a Honda Lawn mower, the kind that mulches. Honda is very environmentally aware.
happy mowing!
2006-11-30 04:51:52 · answer #3 · answered by toomeymimi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off if you live anywhere that gets less than 30 inches of rain a year, get rid of your lawn. Second the only mower that is environmentally suitable is the old fashioned rotary blade (used antique is about 20 bucks and new at home depot is 140.).
2006-11-30 04:46:24 · answer #4 · answered by Kelly L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The old push type. You can still buy them at some stores.
We have one from my grandfather, works great if your yard isn't too big
2006-11-30 04:44:01 · answer #5 · answered by frigon_p 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
a goat. no manufacturing.. no fossil fuels.. a little bit of methane emittance.. fertilizer..
what else could you ask for?
2006-11-30 04:44:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋