Kid that mowed my lawn last year, lost access to mower

[debodun]

If things weren't bad enough here, I need my lawn mowed. The kid that mowed for me last last fall, said he'd call me near the end of April to set up a schedule.
I didn't hear from him, so I called him. He said he lost access to the riding mower he used and my lawn is too large to mow with a walk-behind. Now I have to hunt for a new lawn service which will likely be much more expensive.

 

[Pinky]

Bite the bullet and pay a lawn service to mow your lawn before the grass gets out of control, Deb.

 

[debodun]

Bite the bullet and pay a lawn service to mow your lawn before the grass gets out of control, Deb.

I have a few inquiries out. I don't want someone like I had at first last year who sent his girlfriend to mow and she buzzed right over my apple seedling.

 

[Gary O']

Bite the bullet and pay a lawn service

Or
Bite the bullet and buy a mower the kid can use
If it were me in that position. I'd offer the kid the use of a power walk behind
See what he says

 

[Sliverfox]

This year put a fence around the little apple tree.
Large Tomato cage will work till it gets bigger.

 

[debodun]

This year put a fence around the little apple tree.
Large Tomato cage will work till it gets bigger.

I but a decorative brick barrier around. I also point out the area to a new mower.

 

[Murrmurr]

Or
Bite the bullet and buy a mower the kid can use
If it were me in that position. I'd offer the kid the use of a power walk behind
See what he says

Deb, you could do that in exchange for free mowing twice-weekly until it's paid for. (but be kind and use the mid amount a pro service charges)

 

[debodun]

Or
Bite the bullet and buy a mower the kid can use
If it were me in that position. I'd offer the kid the use of a power walk behind
See what he says

If I bought a riding mower mower, I could do it myself. I can't do the maintenance required of a mower owner plus I have no place to put it. He already told me that my lawn is too large for him to do it with a walk-behind.

 

[Gary O']

He already told me that my lawn is too large for him to do it with a walk-behind.

How big is your lawn?
Maybe have him do it a section at a time

 

[debodun]

How big is your lawn?

0.35 acre minus what the house occupies.

 

[TheOtherRick]

0.35 acre minus what the house occupies.

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That's not that large and it looks level we've just got lazy kids.

 

[Gary O']

0.35 acre minus what the house occupies.

I'd ask him to do it in quarter sections (four straight days) with your walk behind

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Get a good self propelled lawn mower and either do it yourself or hire someone who isn’t lazy. A third of an acre isn’t a big lawn.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

I'd ask him to do it in quarter sections (four straight days) with your walk behind

Haha. That’s actually very funny.
On so many levels.

 

[MrPants]

 

[PeppermintPatty]

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YES! Get a goat. Then you’d need to fence your yard. That ‘d cost ya, but you could off set the cost by giving goat rides. $5 a ride. Sorry Deb. I got into the Pepsi today.

 

[C50]

Or
Bite the bullet and buy a mower the kid can use
If it were me in that position. I'd offer the kid the use of a power walk behind
See what he says

Exactly my thought. Buy the kid a mower in a barter deal, he mows your lawn for the season and can use the mower for other jobs.

Of course talk to his parents first.

 

[LoveTulips]

Be happy that you have a lawn to enjoy.

 

[officerripley]

YES! Get a goat. Then you’d need to fence your yard. That ‘d cost ya, but you could off set the cost by giving goat rides. $5 a ride. View attachment 343020View attachment 343021Sorry Deb. I got into the Pepsi today.

Around here, you can rent goats to chew down your lawn, weeds, whatever.

 

[DaveA]

We live on the outskirts of the city and have 2 acres to mow. I can still use the John Deere rider and if I do have any problems our SIL or grandson help me out. Or if I'm feeling poorly, they'll take care of the mowing.

 

[caramel]

You could get a robot lawnmower. It's like a Roomba for lawns. I've been thinking about getting one. You'd have to do a bit of research. The cost difference between one model to the next is really big.

It might take a bit to set up the perameters to let the lawnmower where to mow. Maybe the kids could set it up.

Amazon.com : robot lawnmower

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Around here, you can rent goats to chew down your lawn, weeds, whatever.

Even though I was kidding about the goat, they are the perfect lawn mower. 1/3 of an acre minus the house isn’t a large yard. A goat could easily take care of the entire thing but I doubt Deb will want one. Cleaning up after the goat would be another thing altogether. The area where Deb lives probably wouldn’t allow it anyway.

 

[Mr. Ed]

Kid that mowed my lawn last year, lost access to mower. Maybe start a lawnmower fund amongst your neighbors and buy a lawnmower for the kid?​

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Kid that mowed my lawn last year, lost access to mower. Maybe start a lawnmower fund amongst your neighbors and buy a lawnmower for the kid?​

That’s a terrible idea. It’s nice to know your neighbours from a distance. Getting them all involved will mean they will want some free service too and it could get fairly ugly.

Deb should get a lawn mower and do it herself. The self propelled ones are super easy to use. We have a beautiful Honda self propelled mower and it’s easy as pie to use. The lawn mower guy doesn’t seem terribly interested. Maybe he’s making excuses cause he finds her to hard to deal with.

Either way, she has a lawn that needs cutting. She might even consider renting a self propelled mower to see how easy it is to use.

 

[Mr. Ed]

That’s a terrible idea. It’s nice to know your neighbours from a distance. Getting them all involved will mean they will want some free service too and it could get fairly ugly.

Deb should get a lawn mower and do it herself. The self propelled ones are super easy to use. We have beautiful Honda self propelled mower and it’s easy as pie to use. The lawn mower guy doesn’t seem terribly interested.

Either way, she has a lawn that needs cutting. She might even consider renting a self propelled mower to see how easy it is to use.

Of course it is a terrible idea same as setting fire to your lawn so the grass won’t grow.