How do you mow your lawn?

[Dogtrousers]

If, indeed, you have a lawn.

Complicated multi choice poll. I'm sure you can work out how to use it.

 

[welsh dragon]

Mr WD has a ride on petrol mower.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Main reason for the thread is I'm interested in how many manual mowers are out there. I use a "Brill Razorcut" push mower. I only have two small lawns tho. It's very hard work if I let it grow long, but a piece of cake if I keep on top of it.

 

[AndyRM]

I am soon to be lawn free, but I have to cut the thing at my current domicile. It is an annoying job because there's some kind of grass which is tough as old boots and the mower really doesn't like it.

I do my elderly neighbours' too, which is a bit of a carry on because they like it done in different ways.

 

[a.twiddler]

You left out an important one: reluctantly. Once you start mowing the grass in the spring you never bleedin' stop. Technology: corded electric Flymo and cordless strimmer (Aldi).

 

[Legs]

You missed another category. This is what we've got and it's brilliant.

View: https://www.amazon.co.uk/LawnMaster-L12-Robotic-Lawnmower-Lithium-Ion/dp/B0BX9TP6KN

We've got a ride-on for the paddock for when the geese don't keep on top of the grass.

 

[Dogtrousers]

You missed another category. This is what we've got and it's brilliant.

View: https://www.amazon.co.uk/LawnMaster-L12-Robotic-Lawnmower-Lithium-Ion/dp/B0BX9TP6KN

I never thought of that. Too oldy fangled, me.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Well I have grass, not a "lawn". I mow some bits (paths) and let other bits produce an abundance of wildflowers. I've introduced Yellow Rattle which is parastic on grass so I don't think my management regime qualifies for Lawn.

 

[Electric_Andy]

I used to have a manual cyclinder mower. Now we have a 3m x 3m bit of bumpy wasteland with grass on it, which I did over with the strimmer last week. It'll soon be levelled and replaced with patio slabs I think

 

[Ming the Merciless]

If, indeed, you have a lawn.

Complicated multi choice poll. I'm sure you can work out how to use it.

You missed out one of those robot mowers as an option.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I do my elderly neighbours' too, which is a bit of a carry on because they like it done in different ways.

Beggars can’t be choosers.

 

[BrumJim]

I may have lied about the scythe. Otherwise, accurate.

 

[lazybloke]

My option is to bribe my son. He did half of it yesterday, emptied some of the clippings onto the trampoline instead the adjacent compost enclosure, left the remaining clippings in the basket and didn't put the mower away. He also left the extension lead plugged into the greenhous and door wide open.

So a better job than usual

 

[Dave7]

I did have 3 gardens/lawns.....now 1 1/2.
I did have a petrol mower with a roller until some scrote stole it (he went down for 12 months but I never got my mower back). I now have a normal petrol mower but also employ a gardener.

 

[Alex321]

In the previous house, we had a large (21" width of cut) petrol power walk behind mower. But then we had somweher around an acre of grass to cut - it really was a never ending job in the summer, i'd be out 2-3 times a week doing one part or another, each time doing about an hour's worth.

When we moved, we now have a MUCH smaller garden (though still quite large by modern standards), and didn't need that, but still brought it with us, though we knew it was fairly knackered and wouldn't last much longer.

So when it died, we just got a much smaller and cheaper electric corded mower, with no driven wheels (but it is much lighter, so little efffort to push), and it takes me about 20 minutes, once every couple of weeks.