The seasons of lawn care.....

[mustangmike6996]

Its about time to start mowing lawns again. Does anyone do anything special to the yard prior to the first cut?

 

[Siegel1719]

De-thatch and fertilize. Aeration isn't a bad idea either.

 

[derbydad276]

I usually wait till it grows first before I cut it

 

[moneypit]

i fertilized about 2 weeks ago, i really need to mow

 

[Scooter70]

The month between snowblower season and lawn mower season is the best time of the year.

 

[Golden]

I just mowed yesterday, have not fertilized yet.

 

[4Gas$]

Its about time to start mowing lawns again. Does anyone do anything special to the yard prior to the first cut?

You mean besides complaining about having to mow it :lol:



At least I have my Toro diesel 6 foot cutting deck beast...

 

[hangemhigh]

You mean besides complaining about having to mow it :lol:

At least I have my Toro diesel 6 foot cutting deck beast...

Modern day Lawnmower Man?..........:lol:

 

[riche]

Damn. How much lawn do you have. My little 42 craftsman does my acre just fine. Only a few beers and its done

 

[mustangmike6996]

Id love a rider or walk-behind but that will happen down the road. Ive got a 60x200 (ish) lot

 

[4Gas$]

Damn. How much lawn do you have. My little 42 craftsman does my acre just fine. Only a few beers and its done

My Toro is without a doubt overkill. I only mow 1 ½ acres,
but I can do that in 30 mins. I use to own those “normal”
residential lawn mowers, but they didn’t hold up very well
or ride comfortable.

This commercial Toro is fully hydrostatic, weighs 2,000 pounds, diesel power,
72" cutting deck, rides like Cadillac………and MRSP is over $22,000.
new (I bought mine used from a municipality).

Oh, and it has a “recycler deck”, which means I don’t have to rake
up any grass clippings!!!!

Once you’ve used one of these monsters, you’ll never go back
to a “normal” mower again!

 

[Andrew03Mach]

I raked the yard several weeks ago and have mowed once. Just got fertilizer down yesterday.

 

[chunkybs]

Pray for no rain so that it doesn't grow. If i had my way our whole yard would cement.

 

[DeFormula]

X2

 

[Tin]

If i had my way our whole yard would cement.

My grandpa did that way back in the day, he even painted it green and textured it so it looked like grass. Can't do that these days, somebody's kid might trip and turn into shredded cheese :lol:

 

[chunkybs]

My grandpa did that way back in the day, he even painted it green and textured it so it looked like grass. Can't do that these days, somebody's kid might trip and turn into shredded cheese :lol:

sounds like a bonus! Maybe the parents will keep their turd outta my yard-ing lot next time lol.

 

[TWOBEERS]

Anything I do will make it grow faster, so I don't do anything. Me and my son have a great agreement. I want my lawn cut, and he wants dinner.

 

[4Gas$]

Anything I do will make it grow faster, so I don't do anything. Me and my son have a great agreement. I want my lawn cut, and he wants dinner.

That there is some very good parenting +1 :thumbsup:

 

[Beigg]

i let the voles and moles dig mexican tunnels. Deroots the grass and catches people running through the yard. They don't ever make it far.

 

[Overboost]

What's the best way to fix a bumpy yard? My in-law's yard is rough. It's so bad I've almost rolled my ankle. I know you can rent lawn rollers, but does anyone know of a company Downriver who does that? I have to go over and fix some spots where our dog dug when we had her over, but planned on helping him fix some other issues as well .