I like to get the weed whacking out of the way before, sometimes a day before, I cut the grass. Then it's smooth sailing on cut day. Nothing looks worse than a lawn that's cut but not weed whacked. How about you, are you a before or after man ?
OT: Do you weed whack before or after you cut the lawn ?
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I haven't touched a lawn mower in 15 years. The landscaping crews tend to do both at the same time.
I get it. And my hat is off to you guys. I HATE lawn care. I hate it so much that a few years after we built this house I decided I wanted a lawn service. The wife said "no, you spent all that money on that fancy lawnmower." So the next time I cut the lawn I ran the mower over a stump and grenaded the engine.
I like to do it before, but I rarely do. It seems logical to cut all the weeds then "vacuum" them up when mowing. But my yard is almost completely encircled with rock walls, so it involves a ton of weed whacking. Between that and the fact that weed whackers are detestable pieces of garbage, I do it rarely. The look of weeds really doesn't bother me - just blends in with the other plants and weeds that grow in the rocks. The only place I try to do more often is around the front porch.
How much is lawn care on the east coast our of curiosity? It is very inexpensive in SoCal. The guys do my property for $250 a month. There once a week for 2 hours. Before some prick asks, yes, they are legal.
Why don't you do what the rest of western Monmouth transplants do--kill as much grass as possible, put in stone landscape beds, and plant shrubs like these:
If you get your rocks off in the yard you can do less whacking of your weed.
Hell yeah it is. Out in dry states like Colorado, you hear about the impending post-H20 apocalypse all the time, yet there are all those front yards with built-in sprinkler systems sucking up ridiculous amounts of water, keeping the driest states using the most water.
My lawn would last about a week if I got rid of the sprinkler system.
No weeds here to whack. But also not a single blade of grass on my property. Just pjne needle cover. Lots of pine needles. Everywhere. It's not exactly low maintenance, though. Sixty-some longleaf pines provide a near constant resupply. And pine cones. Oh yeah. Lots and lots of pinecones. Everywhere. Constant work to pluck needles and cones from landscaping. Thanks for allowing me to share. I feel better.
I don't weed whack every time I cut the grass, but when when I do....I do it first. With some stockade fencing around portions of my property, some of it side-hill lies along with some rock walls, taking care of the whacking first makes the mowing a lot easier.
I used to cut lawns in high school for extra money. 20 dollars a lawn. I used round up on the sidewalk to kill the grass growing between the slabs and it killed damn near half the lawn. That stuff spreads like the plague. Pretty hilarious.
Landscaping crew handles both items -- I try to be off having a good time while the lawn etc are being done. Lawns and weeds grow fast down here in Florida.
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I weed whack every other time, and always before I cut the grass.
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Mostly before. I usually do the edging every other tome I cut the lawn. BTW... I cut the lawn on the longish side, and mulch the cuttings back into the lawn.
I actually don't have a ton of grass, having some of the fake stuff in between concrete slabs in my drive way and more fake stuff where it wouldn't grow well.
These guys are doing a lot of hedge trimming, raking, watering, etc. Seems like it is the one thing that is inexpensive out here.
What I do as well. I figure the WW is cutting the grass a little lower than the mower (3") so I get two cuts per WW. I'll usually do the second "lone" cut about 4-5 days after I cut & WW as opposed to a full week plus so as to take advantage of the previous WW job.
I weed whack after, because I hate doing it. That way I can do the minimum. I mow as close as I can to all the edges, leaving the smallest amount of weed whacking possible. I do it every other time as well.
When you use a crew, they inevitably weed whack it so close that it is just dirt, which then fills in with weeds. Looks a bit nicer if you do it yourself.
When you use a crew, they inevitably weed whack it so close that it is just dirt, which then fills in with weeds. Looks a bit nicer if you do it yourself.
I refuse to pay for lawn service. I see it as a good workout. Plus, most of the lawn crews I see are spending 1/2 their time with those backpack blowers blowing nothing but air and walking in circles. I still use a push mower and WW once for every 2 lawn cuts. I WW after I cut, for no other reason than just habit. Before I cut the lawn, I enjoy going behind the shed and firing one up.
I pay $55 a month for cutting and whacking. They come about 3 times a month. All the other stuff (Fertilizer, Seed, Insecticide, etc) is $15 each. It's the fall and spring clean-ups that cost more to pick up the leaves, branches, twigs and put down lime that costs more. All total I'm paying $900 - $1000 a year.
For those of you that have teen age kids, don't you have them cut the lawn? Or is this beneath them, or will result in being reported to DYFS? My 14 year old son has been cutting the lawn for a couple of years. He gets 30 bucks for each cut, which is going to go toward his car when he is ready to drive.
Good for you, but you're definitely in the minority. In the age of helmets, knee, and elbow pads, most parents are probably scared their child will kill themselves with a lawnmower. Children should learn at a young age how to scrub toilets, mop floors, wash windows and cars, dust, vacuum, pull weeds, rake, and prepare a meal.
Agreed. I ask my son if he wants to stop mowing and let me or his brother take over, and he says he is good with doing it, and he likes the money.
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