There are two areas where I would like our lawn grass to grow to the ponds slightly elevated edge. The grass would replace flat stones.
Your thoughts please!
Your thoughts please!
Lawn Grass to Ponds Edge
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JBtheExplorer
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My only thought is that I would be nervous about cutting grass next to the pond knowing the critters that could be hidden in the grass.
I would worry about the grass going in the pond when you mow.
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I agree with Sunshine - grass clippings in the pond could contribute to excessive algae. If it's a small area and you bag the grass, I suppose you'll be OK. We have a patch of grass by our skimmer box and I have to be careful to clean up any stray clippings that blow onto the skimmer's flagstone lid or the pond's shore. I never fertilize there either, for fear of runoff contributing to algae blooms too. It looks great though!
How heavy is your lawn mower and do you mulch or side discharge?
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I have a Honda rear discharge push mower, if you're asking me, Diesel. It's relatively light and I always use the grass catcher bag to collect the clippings.
Whoops sorry I was asking BigLou! A push mower bagged or side discharged would be fine but mulching would make a mess in the pond. And I don't know that I'd want to risk a heavy rider mower collapsing the edge of the pond. I put my $9000, 1100 pound mower into a pond once. It was awesome...
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This post is worth nothing without pictures
Sounds like someone has or had a nice zero turn mower. I own a PZ 54" Husqvarna Zero turn with bagger, awesome machine. I think I would cry if it was in the pond for many reasons
60" Exmark Lazer Z. Still running great four to five years later. Only went about one third of the way in, front first.
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Wow! I'd need a change of shorts after that.
fishin4cars
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LOL, I've put my 60" Country clipper in the pond more times than I can count. Not even a big issue anymore. It's usually just a wheel that has gotten wet from getting a little to close to the edge and it slides into the edge of the pond. Today was a little different, was cutting grass and I felt the ground move and before I could even re-act, The mower was in a 7' x 10' sink hole. I was able to pull it out with the tractor without any damage. After I got it out I looked down in one of the larger openings and the hole must be 6-7' deep! Now I'm wondering, who do you contact to investigate a sink hole?
No-one you just put a liner in it and fill it with water!
fishin4cars
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Really? spend a few hundred $$ on a liner that may disappear into the earth? Not a smart move IMO. I'm actually quite concerned as the sink hole is only about 100 yards from my house and it's on top of the same hill ridge the house sits on.
Come on man I was just kidding.
The only grass I have left in my back yard is mondo grass ,
I have some growing along one ponds edge,
so no good mower stories here