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Depending on your local regulatory environment, you can replace your lawn with a clover lawn which has the following benefits:

clover is more drought tolerant than grass and does not need to be mowed
fixes nitrogen for the soil like legumes
supports local pollinators and provides habitat for other ground level insects

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Noved@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
A clover lawn however does still require maintenance and It is not a catch-all solution to a no effort lawn. You will have other weeds growing that will get very tall very fast as they aren’t competing with anything and you do still need to water a clover lawn or you will end up with more tall weeds.

Other than that, slay.

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- Rekorse@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I do find it more enjoyable to take care of a biodiverse lawn with animals in it than the traditional grass lawn, even if the work were equal.
  
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  - Noved@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Fair enough! I’m going to be filling my back yard spots with clover as well next season, hoping to help with my dog eliminating her favorite pee spots haha
    
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    Rekorse@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Ive let a bunch of natural stuff grow and its maybe a half dozen different ground cover type things. I’m not really a gardener, but my cat and dog like it at least and I started seeing squirrels and such playing back there too.
    
    I need to plan to plant clover next spring too now you mention it. I saw some seed mixes that include small flowers too, I’m not sure if that makes sense where I live yet but its interesting for sure.
    
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MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
My current grass is patchy, I’m certain there’s little or no nitrogen. I’ve been meaning to pick up a small bag of clover seeds and at least augment my lawn with them to make it a bit more green at least.

I’m fortunate that I was able to get a battery electric mower for my home shortly after moving in. So there’s no inconvenient gas fetching and mixing, just a pair of bigass fuck off batteries that live on the charger between mows.

The real problem is that we have a garden in the back that I want to set up as a vegetable garden and I just haven’t had time to do the work and it’s currently over run with weeds. I’ll get to it eventually. I’m planning on killing everything currently in the garden with some kind of weed killer, not sure what yet exactly, but I’ve seen some places recommend a soap/brine mix that seems effective. Then cover it with that black landscaping/gardening fabric so shit doesn’t grow for a while, if that’s successful, build raised beds and fill them with fresh, untainted soil and grow veggies there… It’s going to be a project and I have no idea how I’m going to find time or money to do it, but the way things are going, I can’t afford not to do it.

Anyways. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk. I guess?

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- The_Sasswagon@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  My suggestion, since I’ve done something similar. (Depending on what is there now) I’d recommend killing the weeds by laying down layers of cardboard and mulch on top (after cutting them down). Some plants are too pernicious for that and require digging up taproots or targeted herbicide, but the majority of the stuff under it will die and be nutrients for what you plan on planting there. As the cardboard, mulch, and old plants rot, you’ll have exceptional soil for pretty nearly free (depending on the cost of the mulch and your time). As a neat bonus you’ll get all kinds of interesting fungus to look at too.
  
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  - MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Thank you kind stranger. I will look into it.
    
    The only heartbreaking part is that before we moved in there were perennial flowers planted along the edge of the garden, I guess it was a flower garden for the previous owners, and I’m not sure I can save them before I go scorched earth on the rest of the area.
    
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    Trainguyrom@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    I’m in a similar boat. When I moved in there were lovely flowers that kept popping up every time the last ones finished blooming throughout the entire season. Then I went back to college and next thing I knew some sort of fast growing something or other has completely taken over all of the flower beds. It’s probably killed everything that isn’t hosta already. My new next door neighbors are clearly shut ins like me and their flower beds have gotten overrun as well
    
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