Lawns aren’t mandatory in all residential properties, but when the city requires a certain layout, the costs become difficult to upkeep. Jonjon (@jonjon.jpg) on TikTok from Chattanooga, Tennessee, has been forced to maintain a lawn for his home. Now that it’s sprawling out of control, his city has issued a warning for him to trim it unless he wants to pay a $50 a day fine. Instead of complying, Jonjon is finding a workaround in the situation.
Wouldn’t it be easier to just trim the lawn and get it over with? Jonjon was served the notice on Earth Day, and he explained the irony of it all. “What do you think is the most irrigated crop in America?” He asked at the start of his TikTok clip.
Surprisingly, it’s neither wheat nor corn—staple crops in the American diet. Rather, it’s turf grass. What makes the revelation shocking is that turf grass serves no other purpose outside of aesthetic. Moreover, Kentucky blue grass, which is highly popular in American lawns, is not even native to the country.
Terrible for the environment
“It accounts for nine billion gallons of water use per day across America,” Jonjon added. He essentially debunked the notion that turf grass is good for the environment. With the amount of water used for its upkeep, clearly, it isn’t…