So How Many Of You Cut Your Grass?

[slow&rusty]

On my street there are only two of that cut our grass with the other neighbor being retired so he enjoys it. Its amazing how many lawn maintenance guys \ trucks are on the street every day.

I do it because I love the exercise, the smell of fresh cut grass, take pride in my yard and the $1,000+ I save per year I use to buy silly car parts.

How about y'all?
Yasin

[javadog]

I cut my own, I hate every step of it.

[stevej37]

Always do my own. An acre takes me about an hour. I always enjoy doing it until late fall when it's cold and windy. My JD is comfortable riding with power steering.

[1975porsche]

Yes I cut my own lawn , plus 30 clients to keep me busy in retirement.

[livi]

I enjoy lying in the shade with a cold beer watching my robot mower do the job. Its quite, effective and the result from cutting all day long is a very healthy, even, green turf. Like a golf green actually. One of my best investments ever.

[GH85Carrera]

Ye, I still mow my own yard. It takes me two hours from start to finish. I have just over a 1/4 mile of concrete sidewalk to edge. My wife is a certified Master Gardner and and has added flower beds, shrubs and trees all over the pace. She points and grunts and I dig a hole, she plants another tree. I have no long straight lines to mow. Everything bit of yard has an obstetrical to mow around except one 6x8 foot chunk in the front yard and it is a fairly steep angle. If it were flatter she would plant something there.

[lsf911]

I cut my own grass. Always had the thought as long as I can do it myself why pay someone to do it for me but I am starting to change my mind. Seems I have less free time on my hands these days and would rather be doing something else with that 2 hours a week.

[sand_man]

Cut my own...

[widgeon13]

Got to do mine today.

[Seahawk]

I cut my own - four/five hours to do it all. I have two 4x4 diesel CUT's with 72" decks.

Without these I would be on top of the Texas Bell Tower in a week:

[NutmegCarrera]

Have had a 1 1/2 acre lot - used a zero turn. Was not a horrible job, but took a couple hours 1x to 2x/week.

Now - house is on a .25acre lot in town. 1/2 hour & a beer, plus edging.

What’s worse - my son is 12 and can start the mower himself. He enjoys the “bump” in allowance when he cuts it. Still takes me a 1/2 hour & a beer, however....

[bivenator]

I do mine also slow and rustly. It is a hot hot job here in Houston. Considering some bright LED lights on mower so I can get it done after dark.

[ckelly78z]

Cut my own 5 acres with over 1000' of road frontage/ditch, I also cut my daughter's place 1/4 mile down the road from us. I enjoy it on a 30 HP 4x4 diesel with a 72" cut (and headphones). I would consider doing as 1975porsche does, and taking on a few clients in retirement.

[Nordwest]

I mow and do most of the yard work myself. My wife helps some.

Dave

[drkshdw]

Cut my own. It's only 4400 sqft and it takes me 20 minutes including trimming. If I don't feel like doing it I'll pay the neighbor kid $10 to do it. Sure beats the 7 acres I had to mow growing up. Bagged. Every fricken week.

[shadowjack1]

I cut mine from time to time . My grandson does it most of the time. Very small yard area but I cut half the empty lot next to me. The owner of the lot lets me use his condo in FL for nothing.

[Bugsinrugs]

I do my own. I know where all the sprinkler heads are. Once in a while I'll hit one. It's a real pain to get the head adjusted right.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Always do my own. Actually my wife frequently does the mowing while I edge, trim, and blow out the planters. With a Honda self-propelled mower it's like going for a walk, not hard at all.

[pavulon]

2.5-3 hours of pushing the same mower x 15 years once or twice a summer week. The closer it gets to 90F, the more I hate it. It is a reasonably healthy work out though.

[Nickshu]

Like you, my nextdoor neighbor and I are the only ones who mow our own lawns in the neighborhood. We have a large yard fully landscaped....my 13 year old son does most of it now but I help out because I enjoy it.