Lawn mower for long, lush grass?

[Nicos]

Hi peeps,
At the moment we are having to cut our grass at least every 5-6 days or our mower blocks....if we leave it longer than that we need to borrow our neighbours which can actually cope better with the long, lush grass.

It got me thinking that it might be good to hear from you which mower you have, be it petrol or electric ( or even hand push or sit on mower!) and how well it copes in these warm,rainy weather conditions...just in case someone is thinking of needing a replacement mower!

Also, apart from cutting shorter and more regularly, does anyone have any tips fir coping with long, lush grass?

[Scarlet]

I have a John Deere ride on petrol mower. It still clogs up if the grass is damp underneath. We try to mow in the evenings so the grass has time to dry out well before cutting it.

[Bigmallly]

Just bought this one as I've had one before & found it easy to use & empty.

Easi Glide 300V - Hover Mowers

[roitelet]

Sheep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Nicos]

^^^^^...has my OH asked you to suggest that???? !!!!!!

[Bill HH]

There is nothing to beat the Allen motor scythe, I think you can hire them. They cut nettles 6 feet high (which then fall onto your face and arms) and even chicken fence posts 2x2 inches. You need to be fit if its the old Villiers 2 stroke because it takes 500 pulls of the chord to start them. Once going you really cant stop them other than by lifting the whole machine of its wheels, then the nasty dog clutch will disengage. Hence me cutting through chicken fence posts. You also need a partner spending his time permanently sharpening the next blade. Ah them were the days.


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[veggiechicken]

We had a huge old beast of a mower that would cut through anything - but you needed to be an engineer to maintain it. When my husband knew that he wouldn't be around for much longer, we bought a Honda powered something or other that was supposed to be easy for me to use.
The first year I mowed the grass regularly, the next year I let it grow all year to create "a wildflower meadow"
Then I bought a scythe and tried to control it that way.
By year 4, I found a gardener to cut the grass (and hedges) for me. Made life a lot simpler
One of the things I really detested about the petrol mower was having to fill cans with petrol at the garage - especially when I have a diesel car. Seemed to be an extra complication I didn't need.
I can see the attraction of electric mowers but I'd probably run straight over the cable - (did that with the hedge cutters ).
Sheep - you know you want to

[roitelet]

^^^^^...has my OH asked you to suggest that???? !!!!!!

No, it was just a thought!

[Nicos]

Thing with sheep is ...what comes out of the other end !
Yes, it has it's benefits as manure...... but not nice to walk through in the garden!

[Bigmallly]

What about a pony.

[Nicos]

It might eat the geraniums!
This isn't for the field...this is for the lawns!

[Two_Sheds]

any tips fir coping with long, lush grass?

there's always an organic solution

[Nicos]

Do they come with corks 2sheds???

[dim]

I,m a full time landscaper/gardener so I will give you my advise as regards mowers

I have used most mowers on the market, but I have found that an Etesia is by far the best of the best, and I own 2 ...

The deck has been designed to pick up grass even it it's damp or raining ... thats why many councils in the UK are now switching to Etesia ... compare that to a mower such as a hayter .... big difference if you mow lawns for a living ... with an Etesia, you can start work at 7am when the grass is still damp in autumn ... with a Hayter, you have to wait till noon

both Etesia mowers that I own have the large Honda engines and always start 1st time ....

they are expensive (new), but can be bought 2nd hand on ebay for £200 plus .... a good service with a new blade will set you back just over £100 but you will have a reliable mower for the next 20 years if you maintain it once a year. These are commercial mowers built to last ...Etesia mowers do not do stripes though, but I'm crap at doing stipes as they are never straight

If you have a medium/smaller sized garden and want to go electric, the best mower is a Bosch Rotak ... there are 3 models and buy the largest one you can afford ... approx "£150 gets you the medium sized one brand new and it picks up wet/damp grass and even does stripes ... it's a magic mower, ... no other electric mower that I have used even comes close to thios, and I would rather own one of these than a £600 petrol Hayter

[Greenleaves]

Come on Nicos you know you really want sheep or goats, unless you want to be really cosmopolitan and get an Alpaca