02-10-2024, 06:10 PM
Another option is to not mow at all, or mow very little. My latest strategy is to mow in the fall sometime and then let it go for rest of the year. Grass doesn't grow much in winter.
This method can be accomplished by either hiring the job out or, of course, doing it yourself. I bought a Billy Goat brush hog to mow since the grass can become too tall in places for a conventional mower. It's possible that one of the higher quality commercial riding mowers could handle the tall stuff, IDK.
A friend on PFR has essentially the same approach that's more labor intensive and less expensive. She only uses a scythe for cutting the grass. No, she's not a young lady! Early 60's I believe.
A brush hog is more heavy duty than the riders, with less moving parts. Expensive? Yes, but got it on sale at Garden X. For a small area immediately around the house I semi regularly keep it cut short with a standard walk behind lawn mower.
This method can be accomplished by either hiring the job out or, of course, doing it yourself. I bought a Billy Goat brush hog to mow since the grass can become too tall in places for a conventional mower. It's possible that one of the higher quality commercial riding mowers could handle the tall stuff, IDK.
A friend on PFR has essentially the same approach that's more labor intensive and less expensive. She only uses a scythe for cutting the grass. No, she's not a young lady! Early 60's I believe.
A brush hog is more heavy duty than the riders, with less moving parts. Expensive? Yes, but got it on sale at Garden X. For a small area immediately around the house I semi regularly keep it cut short with a standard walk behind lawn mower.