🌎 OK...I'm tired of the rain

[sean]

Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain...etc.

Every day for the past 10 days or so. And it's supposed to continue through Tuesday. I haven't cut grass in 2 weeks. At this rate, I'm going to need a damn bush hog to cut it.

Earlier today, I was actually going to get out and start cutting just after lunch. The grass was still a little bit wet from the previous day's rain, but I was OK with it. By the time I got finished eating, it had rained again. Then it stopped for a couple hours. Now it's raining again, and quite hard (along with some lightning/thunder).

I gotta tell ya, I'm 'bout tired of all this damn rain. The ONLY good thing from it is I haven't had to water the flowers in a while. So it's saving on my water bill. But it's enough now that I just want a couple days of no rain.

 

[Krimson]

Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain...etc.

Every day for the past 10 days or so. And it's supposed to continue through Tuesday. I haven't cut grass in 2 weeks. At this rate, I'm going to need a damn bush hog to cut it.

Earlier today, I was actually going to get out and start cutting just after lunch. The grass was still a little bit wet from the previous day's rain, but I was OK with it. By the time I got finished eating, it had rained again. Then it stopped for a couple hours. Now it's raining again, and quite hard (along with some lightning/thunder).

I gotta tell ya, I'm 'bout tired of all this damn rain. The ONLY good thing from it is I haven't had to water the flowers in a while. So it's saving on my water bill. But it's enough now that I just want a couple days of no rain.

I'm leaving Saturday, was supposed to go fishing with a buddy of mine about the time this all started. Weather will be better after Saturday.

 

[TerryP]

Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain...etc.

Dry, dry, dry, dry, dry, dry, dry...etc.

Two weeks ago I was looking around and noticed the color was doing great (Iron application with some N) and I wasn't getting a lot of growth. So, I didn't mow...checked, didn't again. Checked, didn't again.

Then a shower ... surgery ... and it's grown at 3" or more inches in a week. In some areas, more (different grass type.) I was out front an hour ago and the streets are still wet: turf will be. But...now I can't mow.

In "turf" area I have about 2500 SQ ft of lawn I have to mow in the front (and seriously considering adding about 500 SQ ft to my landscaping beds to make that even smaller.) A couple of years ago I ended up paying a guy $40 to cut the front (and I'm still cussing myself about that today.) Ain't no damn way I'm paying that again. I'll let it grow and fight in a few weeks.

Yeah. I know $40 isn't anything. But...I so want to say "it's the principle of the thing..." knowing all the time I am just cheap and don't want to spend the cash.

At this rate, I'm going to need a damn bush hog to cut it.

And this is why you never "go cheap" on a mower. I told my doc; it's not mowing, that's the easy part. It's turning, getting the mower out...I'm at more risk to tear things up then than letting the mower do its job.

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I'm sure you've seen videos of remote controlled mowers. I saw another the last few days with a tractor and "hay baler." So, after the remote mower, the remote "grass clippings baler." Literally, rolled 'em up and wrapped 'em.

It's starting to get REAL tempting ...

 

[alabama mike]

We have had over 7.5 inches in the last week and a half. Hopefully, this afternoon, I will get to to raise the John Deere deck to its highest level and mow. I still have a place about 10-12 feet deep and 125 feet long, on a hill behind the house that has not been touched this year. 47 hedges need cut and the shrub bed needs cleaned out. I will get to it when I can can in the upcoming days.

 

[TerryP]

47 hedges need cut and the shrub bed needs cleaned out.

This sounds like me. I'd see a job like that and I'd count how many hedges before I started. Ya know, something say in the afternoon! "I got 23 of the 47 done this week." Like doin' math, countin' Mi signs on a long drive down the Interstate ...

 

[PurlJam]

I'm good with it, plush fairways and softer greens. My home course was getting to the "concrete" level on both.

 

[Krimson]

And this is why you never "go cheap" on a mower. I told my doc; it's not mowing, that's the easy part. It's turning, getting the mower out...I'm at more risk to tear

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It's starting to get REAL tempting ...

Even with a good commercial mower there are times it's just too much. My old yard needed mowing every 5 days. If it rained like it has lately, over 10 inches here, and I couldn't cut it for over 10 days I'd have to cut it at least twice. Some times a finish mower would come in handy but it's usually when it's so wet the lawn couldn't support a tractor. I hated getting behind on mowing or hoeing the garden, hard to catch up.

 

[TerryP]

Even with a good commercial mower there are times it's just too much. My old yard needed mowing every 5 days. If it rained like it has lately, over 10 inches here, and I couldn't cut it for over 10 days I'd have to cut it at least twice. Some times a finish mower would come in handy but it's usually when it's so wet the lawn couldn't support a tractor. I hated getting behind on mowing or hoeing the garden, hard to catch up.

Like letting the mower do the work, I've no issues cutting twice versus busting my ass once.

 

[Krimson]

Like letting the mower do the work, I've no issues cutting twice versus busting my ass once.

I do, I was cutting 5 acres. Throw in farm work, working 50+ hours a week and trying to do things with the wife and kids and having to cut twice wasn't a small issue.

 

[TerryP]

We have had over 7.5 inches in the last week and a half. Hopefully, this afternoon, I will get to to raise the John Deere deck to its highest level and mow. I still have a place about 10-12 feet deep and 125 feet long, on a hill behind the house that has not been touched this year. 47 hedges need cut and the shrub bed needs cleaned out. I will get to it when I can can in the upcoming days.

IMO, sounds like the solution could be deer.

 

[Krimson]

IMO, sounds like the solution could be deer.

Better off getting a steer.i tried but my wife didn't want cow patties in the front yard, not that she ever went out there or anything but

 

[TerryP]

Better off getting a steer.i tried but my wife didn't want cow patties in the front yard, not that she ever went out there or anything but

I can't help myself. I had to make a stupid comment regarding deer. It'll happen again. Trust me.

After your mention of five acres yesterday I almost said, "goats." A friend of mine moved out of the city to just outside of St. Stephens: it's country; Country. Her and her son have several acres where they've built. I told her unless I'm spending the money on a nice piece of machinery for maintainence, I'm buying goats.

I got a picture sent to me a few weeks ago...she has four now. I KNOW she's thinking "house pet." That, I don't get ...

 

[Krimson]

I can't help myself. I had to make a stupid comment regarding deer. It'll happen again. Trust me.

After your mention of five acres yesterday I almost said, "goats." A friend of mine moved out of the city to just outside of St. Stephens: it's country; Country. Her and her son have several acres where they've built. I told her unless I'm spending the money on a nice piece of machinery for maintainence, I'm buying goats.

I got a picture sent to me a few weeks ago...she has four now. I KNOW she's thinking "house pet." That, I don't get ...

Goats are too hard to get to live imo, real susceptible to worms. I like eating goat but rest of the family don't feel the same. We had sheep and a steer most of the time we were in Tennessee, most of them weren't bad to deal with. I had a few sheep that were crazy but they made a quick trip to the sale barn. Had to feed the steer twice a day but the sheep were pretty self sufficient.

 

[TerryP]

Goats are too hard to get to live imo, real susceptible to worms. I like eating goat but rest of the family don't feel the same. We had sheep and a steer most of the time we were in Tennessee, most of them weren't bad to deal with. I had a few sheep that were crazy but they made a quick trip to the sale barn. Had to feed the steer twice a day but the sheep were pretty self sufficient.

The experiences we've shared here are ... I've watched someone else's steer eat grass.

I have NO clue when it comes to goats, or sheep. It was a smart ass comment that ended up being taken literally.

That said, I've seen her catch everything from a squirrel to what we call "glass lizards" around here ... sorta tend to think she could handle goats. We'll see. We're talking about a few of us heading out there for a night.