I'm a bit of a late comer here, but just wanted to say thank you for cutting your lawn laterally (side to side) rather than from house to street. I take a bit of flack around here for also cutting laterally. My reason is I have a bit of a hill and I just don't want to push my mower up a hill! Makes sense right? Also a reel mower does cut nicely. It's like using scissors to cut rather than a whacking it it with a machete like with a rotery power mower. Btw, from what part of the country are you? I'm in Central TX.
It does look good! I’m laughing thinking about a neighbor looking out and seeing you on the ground though 😂😂 I feel ya 100% , but to people that don’t get it it has to be hilarious
This guy cut trees two years ago from his yard just because they brought leaves? Goodness it’s sad… If everyone do same it would be sad sad neighbourhood
Marty, If you haven’t used Milorganite try it , it will give your grass a beautiful deep green. I apply it in February, May , and August. I live in Florida. I also use Caravan G awesome insecticide and fungicide. Thanks
I wonder if a low retaining wall would allow those leaves to keep blowing down the lane? Hopefully, most of the leaves will keep rolling by or stay on the outer perimeter? I hate extra work. I really do. Thanks for the wet mulch tip.😉
I'm buying this because the cut can go to 2 inches. It saves on water and shields the roots from the sun. I'll plug the lawn and use a granular type of feed. Done this on a rental and it was nice to have a healthy lawn to walk barefooot on.
Food for thought : I truly don't understand why you mind leaves in your mulch? leaves ARE mulch.... they are good compost for plants. .... also you don't like your neighbours having trees??? are you a gardener you don't like trees.... the leaves that fall on the ground everywhere in nature it is good for the soil and ecosystems , bugs etc , it is good to let leaves stay all winter and if you want to rake, rake in spring once it's warm .
Will be trying my hand at reel mowing my bermuda lawn soon, planning on purchasing a earthwise 16" manual, and seeing what kind of cut I get with it without spending $1000's on a powered reel. What mowing height are you cutting your bermuda? I'd like to get mine down to about 1/2inch. How are you keeping the lawn so green?
4 minutes to tell you to wait until the mulch is wet so that it's heavier and even with the 6 leaves he had on his mulch I think it quicker to pick them up and put them in his pocket!!!
Or just use the leaf blower on a much lower setting and it'll pick up the leaves and not the mulch ( maybe some stragglers of mulch gets out, not much at all)
Thank you for making this video. See,you probably thought who would need this info, why go through the trouble. Well there’s always someone in need of info somewhere in the world. That’s good the tip. I’ll give it a try
I would like to start following your method. At what height is your mower right now to take off the dead top grass please? I have Bermuda grass as well
