F...Cutting grass

Damn Two stoke LB will last forever.......outlast the EPA

A winter Ryegrass is also good to fight back weeds but the down fall is you will have to cut grass a few times over the winter. I had our yard looking so good last summer with a Winter Ryegrass I probably had 20 people stop to ask me what I did you get my grass looking so good.I'm envious. My yard is dry, and I refuse to water much except maybe the hottest summer days, to grow different grass than what I got.

I'm envious. My yard is dry, and I refuse to water much except maybe the hottest summer days, to grow different grass than what I got.

Winter Ryegrass does not take much to get it going. Just put it down and water it once or twice and in a week you will have grass coming up. The trick is to not wait until it gets real cold put it down while the temps are still in the 70's. Also don't put it down too heavy as it will grow to thick and its a mess to try and cut thick wet grass. When summer comes it will die off after a few weeks of hot temps.

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As promised a pic of my front yard i took this morning.

As you can see my grass is far from perfect but the lower right corner is one of the worst spots (if not the worst). I also didnt have time to edge or anything else last night. Besides the edges there are very little weeds.

I do the bare minium in keeping it like this. I mow high (the higest or second highest) and i put down Preen. I also mow the nice parts first and shitty parts last. I dont water and i dont bag. It will dry up a little bit during the summer, but will come back very strong each time we get a few days of rain. Ill leave it a little too long during the winter but it ends up staying green throughout the season.

Another tip is to only plant grass in the early Fall (late August to late September). Its a waste of time, money and effort to try and grow grass in the Spring. Sure it will take off initially, but if you live south of New York 85% of it is gonna die during the Summer. Also you should only put down fertalizer in the Fall or early Winter. Preen or any other pre-emergent in the Spring and Fall. Stay inside during the Summer.

Having a fescue lawn without a sprinkler system south of NY doesnt have to be hard as shit.

I will also add that at this point last year everyone seemed to have nicer looking grass in the Richmond area (my shit was defintely nicer). I dont know whats going on this year but weeds seem a whole lot worse.

Here's a man who knows how it's done. Good work on the two stroke. I've got one of the last two strokes Lawn Boy made. Gotta love 'em. The smoke keeps the bugs away. :D



I didnt have time to take a pic of mine, but its a Snapper with a Wisconsin Robin 2-Stoke. Its really sweet. Looks kinda like this:

http://www.mytractorforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=211743&stc=1&d=1336277841

What weeds? Looks Great!!!!!!!!!!! Nice looking house an yard and I can tell you take pride in your home.

I didnt have time to take a pic of mine, but its a Snapper with a Wisconsin Robin 2-Stoke. Its really sweet. Looks kinda like this:

http://www.mytractorforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=211743&stc=1&d=1336277841

This is what I have...
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I found it on Craigslist and paid $60 for it a couple years back. Awesome deal.

Nice looking yard. As big as my yard is, I would go broke if I tried to make mine look like that.

What's going on with those wheels? Looks cool.


Gassed up the mower last night, started right up after winter vacation...always nice. Then, I let my wife mow for the first time this year. Yard looks great.

Taking your advice, mlmpetert...and raised the deck height a little to "mow high". Your grass looks incredible.