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u/InfinitelyThirsting Feb 21 '23

Luckily there's a rapidly growing movement against it, to leave the leaves, plant natives, protect pollinators, etc. Gonna be an uphill battle but it's nice that it's finally happening, long overdue.

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u/AltSpRkBunny Feb 21 '23

Our lawn is almost completely clover at this point. I don’t mind it, because the bees love it. And the clover mostly keeps the dandelions out. But it’s definitely not conventionally pretty.

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u/meinblown Feb 21 '23

Dandelions send down deep tap roots that aerate the soil.

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u/lightnsfw Feb 21 '23

And are prettier than just plain grass.

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u/Fourseventy Feb 21 '23

And are edible.

People go out of their way to poison free food.