If you’re old enough, you may remember when your parents or your grandparents used to use that old manual push mower. Of course, most people today use gas or electric mowers to mow their lawn, but if you want to go green, you may want to go back to one of those manual mowers, also known as reel mowers.

It’s all pretty simple. There is a tub that has a reel of blades. The blades spin while you push the mower and the blades cut the grass. Today you can find blades that are very sharp and with new technology they stay sharp a lot longer as well. One great thing is that they are very quiet, so you won’t bother anyone when mowing your lawn.

Of course, it will take some effort on your part to use a manual push mower. However, while you are working, you can know you are doing something good for the environment. After all, it’s a great workout too. You’ll be going green, burning calories, and making your lawn look great.

If you have tall grass, then the reel mower won’t do a great job, but as long as you have a lawn that you cut regularly, you should have no problem taking care of the lawn at all. Make sure you get rid of rocks and sticks that are in the yard before you mow it as well.

While there are gas mowers out there that you could use, most gas mowers actually put out more pollution that cars do. This is definitely not a choice that is eco friendly when you are trying to cut your lawn. So, to do your part to go green, consider a good manual push mower. They are inexpensive, easy to use, and you’ll know you are doing the right thing.