[fastfredracing]

Its time management . I have 3 acres, its all flat and grass . I have always kept it Pretty nice and groomed , all of it . There are 2 creeks that run through the property so I have to trim them almost weekly.
Its not laziness at all, I love the hustle, just after 25 years parking my butt on a tractor, or holding a weed whacker , I want to do more with my free time .
Pretty much from April - September it takes me a whole day a week to keep it nice . 3 hours to mow on a zero turn, then trim with pushmower, + a few hours a week weed whacking and trimming, and all the other stuff that goes along with it .
I've enjoyed it for the most part. Its always been good mental health time and good physical exercise. I got to burn fuel and play with tractors for 25 years
Its been really hot and dry lately , and I have not had to mow for 2 weeks now . It is amazing all the time that this has freed up and the other things I have accomplished in this time
I think I'm going to let a few acres grow, and just keep the front of the property that people see, nice , and let the back half turn into a field for a while . Maybe when my 7 year old gets bigger I can get him to pitch in some .
I have even tossed around the idea around of paying someone once a month, but I've never been someone to pay someone to do something that I can do .
My 18 year old is autistic. I managed to get him to mow maybe 5 times in his life, and the battle that led up to said mowing, was monumental and took more time than the actual mowing itself .
I have a 7 year old so, I probably have 5 more years before I can get some help from him . I will deny him basic food and water till the grass is mowed if I have to .. joking
I know a bunch of you guys live on plots, and I wonder how you have managed over a life time ?