View’s caption contest results, Aug. 4, 2016

Look for the next caption contest Aug. 11 , 2016 .

First place:

“You’re a very lonely man, Robert.”

— Tony Lynn

Second place:

“I told you my plastic grass was longer than your plastic grass.”

— Terry Lee Badger

Third place:

“Is that grass medical or recreational?”

— Tony Lopez

Honorable mentions:

“Ruler of the green fees.”

— Chris Schumacher

“He’s with CSI. I told him my weeds got whacked.”

— Tony Illia

“The Homeowners Association said 2 and 1/2 inches, not 2 and 3/4 inches!”

— Margot Turner

“It became apparent the new neighbor was either a retired drill instructor or mentally unstable after he ordered his lawn to attention for inspection.”

— Kirk Niemand

Prompted by the idea of grass height, reader John Enfield provided the following gardening information:

“As a botanist and expert gardener myself, I can attest that most grass species, except for grasses that are short to start with like buffalo grass or bentgrass, are healthier in our dry, hot climate if you let them get to be 6 inches tall before you cut them down to 4 inches. Less stressful on the grass to do this since most grass species, except for better adapted ones like alkali sacaton and coastal bermudagrass, are under stress already without being cut too short.”