@imastawka wrote:Lots of reasons why you shouldn't have fake grass.
Chemicals leeching, weeds grow on top of it anyway and it can get hotter than concrete.
Just to name some.
As an aside, it wasn't over my head. I know what THC means but I chose to ignore it. 
No children will be spending extended periods of time on the fake grass at my mother's place...and I certanly hope there won't be any getting in the cat run. As said cat is likely to panic, if she doesn't get back into the house at the speed of light, then the child is likely to get scratched. Badly. Standing on the fake grass will be the least of his or her worries!
There are no weeds growing on Mum's fake grass and she's had it for quite a while.
The cat run is partially under shade (house eaves) and the rest of it is filtered light through shrubs depending on the time of day. If the fake grass gets warmer than the concrete then frankly that's a plus. Also the cat run has timber platforms at varying heights plus a hammock type bed up near the top.
No one should underestimate the very real dangers of a natural garden and grasses. My father was a keen gardener and like my mother always wore gloves and took care when digging for planting etc. However....on one occasion he got a very small cut on one knee while gardening. As he took blood thinner medication he was quick to clean it up and apply antiseptic and a bandaid. But a soil borne bacteria still got in and he ended up in hospital in a bad way. The doctors said it was a rare type but the garden and the cut on his leg was the most likely origin. Dad was in a lot of pain and it took a long while for him to get better....and not completely either. The bacteria travelled to his brain and may have triggered his Alzheimer's. (Scientists are currently investigating this possibility). At the time Dad was in hospital the doctor also considered it a possibility.
It seems nothing is safe nowadays. *shrgs*
