back to mowing

[stevej37]

After having next to no rainfall for a month and a half....we have had over six inches in the last two weeks. Back to mowing every third or fourth day....I enjoy it.

[Bill Douglas]

Sorry Steve, but you are going to have to go back and do it again. I can see a slight curve in the lines as you get near the shed.

[masraum]

Nice, looks good. We were mowing earlier this year, but have only mowed once in the last 1.5-2 months. It's hot and DRY here!

[stevej37]

^^^ It takes almost 2 hours to mow the whole lawn. I stop halfway through for a beer break.

Today's beer break got doubled with the heat....that's my excuse for the curves.

[stevej37]

If I had a smaller lawn, I would install irrigation. With over an acre, it's just not worth the price.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ It takes almost 2 hours to mow the whole lawn. I stop halfway through for a beer break.

Today's beer break got doubled with the heat....that's my excuse.

I think when we mow it's 5-6 hours. I haven't done it in a while, the missus took over the mowing, but I am pretty sure she mows 1.5-2 hours per day for 3 days to get it done.

Originally Posted by stevej37

If I had a smaller lawn, I would install irrigation. With over an acre, it's just not worth the price.

Yep, we probably mow ~4 acres. No way in hell are we installing irrigation. I'm leaving mother nature in charge of that. Most of the time she does a pretty good job. But most of what's growing is native/feral and has been in place for years through hot and cold and wet and dry, so it's fairly happy. I think it was my dad that used to say "if it's green, mow it." That's the approach that we're taking here.

[stevej37]

^^^ I only have a 2 inch well...it would never keep up with an irrigation system.
Plus, like you describe, much of my lawn has never been seeded with grass...I just keep mowing it.

[wilnj]

I’d move that shed up about 1/3 of the way and seed it for wildflowers in that back 1/3.


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[stevej37]

^^^ That shed (8X10 ft) is an old chicken coop with a poured cement floor.
When I bought the property, I gutted it out and re-sided and shingled it over. I store my JD and other lawn care tools in there. I also added a roll-up door.

[Scott Douglas]

Nice, on both the mowing and shed renewal.
I miss mowing my lawn.
I'm afraid it'd piss my wife off no end if I took it up again though.
I think she may blame it for my having had my heart attack.

[Steve Carlton]

Honda mower?

[stevej37]

The shed has two large windows on the side not seen.(south side) Gives plenty of light.
After the pic, I added a cement approach to drive up into the shed.

I mow with a John Deere GX335 with a 48 inch deck. Can't go any wider because of the incline of the lawn along the road.

[Steve Carlton]

Bummer.

[Scott Douglas]

My brother built a shed just like that minus the roll up door, just to store his Speedster in at his old place.

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

Bummer.

I want.

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

My brother built a shed just like that minus the roll up door, just to store his Speedster in at his old place.

When I was renovating it...the area above the ceiling was packed with straw bales for insulation. I started pulling it down and dis-lodged a few families of rats. Fun-fun-fun.This is what I cleared out of the ceiling.

[Rusty Heap]

I mow about 4 acres out of my 5.


not a big chore if you have the right size tool for the job.

Kubota with a 5' brush hog on back for the rough stuff.

Just bought a 60" Toro Zero Turn MY RIDE system, that has a spring suspension seat/deck so your body doesn't get beaten up. Check out the rear of seat mounted shocks, then there is a third under your feet for a floating deck. not many bumps at all..........SUPER SWEET MACHINE!

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/toro-2022-titan-60-in-myride-zero-turn-mower-75316

[stevej37]

^^^ That's about what I paid for my JD GX335...but it's a rough riding tractor and my back suffers because I'm less than two years after back surgery.

Been seriously looking for something smoother riding but I keep hearing that the zero-turns are not the answer.
I might have to check one of those out.