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Old 02-17-2018, 02:36 PM   #27 (permalink)
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It is not a new idea; traditionally, the seeds of grass like barley are malted and used to make beer. In that sense, my pusher mower has run on fermented grass more or less successfully; only the grass used to power the mower did not come from my own lawn but the fridge.

I admire the idea, but it cannot be worth the cost or effort. It would be so much easier to just buy fuel or an extension cord.
In my case, if I were fed my own grass I might well refuse to push my pusher mower over the lawn.

But that's me. Not everybody would turn down a batch of fresh grass.
Here's another approach to the problem.

Feed your mower grass directly - it mows by getting fed.
Free fertilizer to boot.
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