How often do you mow?

"zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot) 09/01/2015 at 13:00 • Filed to: None

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I’m curious oppo, how often/frequent do you mow your lawn? I’m thinking maybe once every two weeks for my yard(s), just curious what others do.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:03

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Mow? Whats that?

EL_ULY > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:03

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late Sunday afternoon or when the HOA complains. Whichever comes first lol :]

CalzoneGolem > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:03

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When it looks like it needs it. This year it has been when it has been dry enough.

Tekamul > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:05

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It varies based on the weather. Middle of the summer, when things are really growing it’s every week. Early srping and late fall, it’s once every 2.

jariten1781 > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:09

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Front yard is every week or two depending on the growth rate (Spring: weekly; Summer/Fall: biweekly). Backyard is when I start tripping on stuff I can't see through the grass canopy.

Dogapult > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:09

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At the point when I worry the city will come mow it and charge me a huge fee.

lone_liberal > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:09

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Usually once a week, but this summer has been so hot around here that I’ve been able to skip weeks.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:10

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Once a week

Textured Soy Protein > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:10

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Never, because I rent a townhouse and the landlord pays for a landscaping company to do it.

Killing-Machine > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:10

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Most types of turf should not have more than 1/3 taken off at a time. So anywhere from every 3 days to every 10

McMike > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:13

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Once a week.

I may skip a week in the middle of summer if it’s just not growing, but it usually is, since I water a lot.

zeontestpilot > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/01/2015 at 13:13

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Isn't that the sound a cow makes?

zeontestpilot > jariten1781 09/01/2015 at 13:14

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Yeah, 3 weeks is too long for me.

zeontestpilot > Tekamul 09/01/2015 at 13:15

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Hmm, I've wondered if the morning dew helps it grow quicker...

zeontestpilot > lone_liberal 09/01/2015 at 13:16

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Lucky, mine just keeps growing

zeontestpilot > Textured Soy Protein 09/01/2015 at 13:16

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Wanna trade yards then?

zeontestpilot > Dogapult 09/01/2015 at 13:17

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Or the neighbors for me. Can't make friends when they are mad!

zeontestpilot > EL_ULY 09/01/2015 at 13:18

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I try to do it Saturday morning.

BigBlock440 > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:18

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Whenever I have time, usually every three weeks when it’s getting tall enough to bale. I’d like to cut it more often, but (in the spring especially), the days where it didn’t rain were weekends, and I go out of town on weekends. I also live on a hill, so once the sun starts going down, the grass gets too slippery and the tires spin and slide too much for my liking.

zeontestpilot > Killing-Machine 09/01/2015 at 13:18

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Really? I just cut it on whatever the setting is.

ly2v8-Brian > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:20

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Once a week

zeontestpilot > BigBlock440 09/01/2015 at 13:27

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I'm on a hill down, but I got a dirt road to travel on.

TheRealBicycleBuck > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:29

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Depends on the amount of rain. Typically every week during spring/early summer. And fall. Every two weeks during late summer. Except when it rains. Which is almost every week. From late November to early February is the only time we don’t have to mow.

Things tend to grow well in Louisiana.

macanamera > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:32

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I just pour my waste motor oil all over the lawn, keeps it from growing. Problem solved.

zeontestpilot > McMike 09/01/2015 at 13:33

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Please tell me that's your mower in the pic.

zeontestpilot > macanamera 09/01/2015 at 13:34

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That'll show it who's boss.

EL_ULY > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:34

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I don;t want to wake up anyone in the mornings

Wacko > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:36

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all depends on how fast it grows, Sometimes once a week, then once every two weeks then I start passing the snowblower or my plow. Then that all depends. sometimes 2 times a day, sometimes once a day, and sometimes about 4 times per week. Fucken snow we are getting closer to that season.....

wiffleballtony > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:40

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Never. It’s all rocks.

McMike > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:42

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OK

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/keep-oppo-mowe…

ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:51

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At least once a week if not twice. Never taking more than 1/3 off the top, and always alternating patterns each time I mow to prevent ruts and keep the grass growing healthily. When the need arises I water. I prefer using the walk behind when I can, but the backyard needs the riding mower because it’s otherwise too large. I’m particular about my care for the lawn!

My wife likes to take photos and tell people how crazy I am. I edge regularly and have been known to take a pair of scissors out to trim the grass against the driveway’s edge if need be.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 13:58

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In PA: once a week

In NM: once a year

Depends on your climate...

Rico > EL_ULY 09/01/2015 at 14:01

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You’re doing God’s work. I would be livid if someone was doing that on a morning I didn’t have to be up early for work.

TrickJos > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 14:11

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Every 4 to 5 days in the spring and early summer when the grass is growing quickly. This time of year though I do it about every 7-10 days. It has been hot and dry so the lawn isn’t growing much.

Pixel > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 14:16

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When the yard annoys me enough, or I fear it will start clogging my $99 Walmart mower, so usually about a week & a half for the main yard & strips next to the sidewalk, and every 3rd one of those times for the side yard that is heavily shaded and grows much slower.

Since becoming a home owner I’ve found myself caring about stuff I never thought I’d give a shit about, the lawn however is not one of them. “Not horrible looking & low maintenance” is about all I’ve managed to make myself care about when it comes to the yard.

EL_ULY > Rico 09/01/2015 at 14:28

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exactly

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 14:49

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It really depends on the rain we get. If we get a usual amount of rain, I have to do it once a week. This summer has been pretty dry so I’ve gotten usually a couple of weeks before it needs done again. Right now my “grass” is pretty much brown and dead. It was all weeds anyway. And as such, I don’t have to mow it. Yet the neighbor on either side of me who have sprinklers have to mow at least once a week. There's some advantages to cranking down the deck height to the lowest setting and killing it. I don't have to mow. lol

Baeromez > ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback 09/01/2015 at 15:01

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Protip: Mow in a spiral.

Baeromez > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 15:02

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Once a week.

zeontestpilot > EL_ULY 09/01/2015 at 15:10

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I at least wait til 9. We’re next to the loudest party campground in the area, so bets are off until then.

zeontestpilot > ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback 09/01/2015 at 15:12

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Hun...I just want it short, :)

zeontestpilot > Pixel 09/01/2015 at 15:14

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Same here. “Eh, looks decent"

zeontestpilot > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 09/01/2015 at 15:17

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Very true, didn't think of that.

ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 15:17

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Fortunately she recognizes that it looks better with the effort I put in, and she humors my desire for a turf-like lawn. I get great satisfaction out of seeing it look nice.

mazda616 > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 15:20

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Once a week, unfortunately. It needs it about every 3-4 days but screw that. It is growing like crazy this year.

ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback > Baeromez 09/01/2015 at 15:20

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Already considered that one. I think it would work well on the front lawn, but I don’t know about the back lawn. But I’ll try to remember to post a picture if I do it.

zeontestpilot > mazda616 09/01/2015 at 15:27

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If you ignore it, maybe it'll go away! That's what I tell myself at least, :).

Baeromez > ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback 09/01/2015 at 15:36

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That’s how I do it. My yard has a lot of contours and trees and things. Following the contours on every pass and not straightening out the path keeps it from looking like a grid when I’m done.

TheRealBicycleBuck > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 15:46

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Mornings are bad in the South. Too much dew on the grass. Dewey grass is sticky grass. Sticky grass sticks to mower. Grass stuck to mower leads to lots of stopping to remove large clumps of grass. Lots of stopping makes the mower impatient which causes finger loss when hand gets too close to spinning blade since the mower doesn’t want to injure back by constantly pull-starting the mower.

BKosher84 > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 16:05

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Normally? Once a week.. But since the months of July/August we have gotten a grand total of .00000000432 inches of rain (Exaggeration) I haven’t mowed in about 3 and a half weeks, lol.

OPPOsaurus WRX > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 16:29

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e.t. phone home

i mow when the wife start complaining.

zeontestpilot > TheRealBicycleBuck 09/01/2015 at 16:52

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My purpose is to cut it before it gets too hot.

zeontestpilot > OPPOsaurus WRX 09/01/2015 at 16:55

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The dish isn't connected , so it's a lawn decoration now. Now we just need some lawn gnomes....

XJDano > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 17:25

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I think I mowed once or twice, my wife does it mostly.

She doesn't use the trimmer, I should probably do that. It's been a month or two.

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 18:17

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Weekly.

OPPOsaurus WRX > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 22:05

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Thats funny, I also have a dish shaped ornament but on my roof.

CyborgAdaLovelace > zeontestpilot 09/01/2015 at 23:40

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Never. Tinfoil Hat scared me away from lawnmowers forever.

zeontestpilot > XJDano 09/02/2015 at 06:13

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I think I'm just gonna alternate each week what I do. One week now, next week trim, rinse and repeat. I'm still figuring out the schedule.

zeontestpilot > OPPOsaurus WRX 09/02/2015 at 06:14

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We have a 2nd dish in the driveway, on the ground, just lying there....

Unfortunately we have...1...2...3...4...5 poles which a dish sat on at one point in time. Still trying to figure out the best way to remove them.

pip bip - choose Corrour > zeontestpilot 09/02/2015 at 08:11

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only when it needs it , haven’t mowed mine for a while as it’s winter here.