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If you live in Canton, Ohio and your grass is getting up to waist height, now might be a good time to dust off your lawn mower. The city council is taking a hard line at repeat code violations: they’ve recently proposed a law making chronic negligence of yard work a fourth-degree misdemeanor. The penalties for that include fines of up to $250 and even 30 days of prison time!

Cutting the grass regularly not only will keep you out of jail, but it can also make your yard look great and keep yard work at a manageable level. When grass is regularly mowed, it grows in more evenly and vibrantly. When grass grows wild, fast growing weeds will shade out slower growing plants and weaken them. By leveling the playing field, mowing the grass gives all areas of your yard equal amounts of sunshine. Over time, thick growing grasses will crowd out the weeds and lay down deep roots. These deep roots will also make your yard more resistant to drought, erosion, and damage.

Whether you’re facing prison time in Canton, or simply some time in the dog house for not doing chores, there’s no time like the present to mow your lawn!

Might we suggest a reel mower?

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