mowing in the wet?

[foo569]

:confused:Do any of you guys mow in wet conditions? i mean it poured all last night . Are you still at your first job by 8 in the morning or do you wait a couple of hours to let it dry.if you do mow how is the cleanupis there wet clumps of grass stuck to the driveways and sidewalks.








thanks,
Jonathan

[HOMER]

If it's that bad I let it dry up a little. I hate to make green tracks all over the driveway.

Of course we really haven't had that problem too much this year:(

[OBRYANMAINT]

i will usually go(although all accounts are different)sometimes takes a bit longer but in the case of multiple days of rain i will not lose too much ground compared to those that do not mow at all

[Chopper Lover]

Although I prefer not to, I can mow most of my yards if they are wet. It takes longer and I may not be able to use the ZTR but I can mow them. For me if it is actively raining, forget it!

I have a few yards that are hilly and very poorly excavated. They give me a fit when it is dry, I won't go near them unless it is totally dry.

Mark

[Randy Scott]

Most of my accounts are able to be done in wet conditions. It rained every day this week. Some of the time it was raining as I was cutting. All my jobs get double and triple cut if I have to so that there are no clippings left to be seen. I can't believe the way some LCO's leave these properties when it is wet out. What a joke! You need to take extra caution on where the clippings get blown as not to lead to more cleanup work when it's wet. As for me, I don't cross driveways or sidewalks even when it is dry out much less wet, so that isn't as problem. I like to think I take extra caution to do a good job and have had nothing but good feedback from my customers about my work, hoping it will generate more work in the future. The only problem I think I may encounter is people are so cheap sometimes, that they would rather pay the butcher that cuts their lawn and bit@# about him than to pay someone more to do an excellent job. Not always but probably alot. Whatever, those are the people I wouldn't want anyways.

[Eric ELM]

We too had a wet week here. It rained at least some everyday this week, but we got all of our mowing done at the regular time. If it's not lightning out, we are mowing, unless it is a down pour.

Yesterday 8 miles from here they got 4" of hail and had to get the city plows out to plow the streets. They had hail as big as golf balls, but I'm glad we didn't get that. ;)

It was a rough week since the grass is seeding and wet.

[mdb landscaping]

lately it seems mowing in the rain is necessary. i too had a wet week and yesterday they predicted breaks in the rain. i cut two and then i poured. i got soked. then the sun came out and i mowed till 9 under spotlights. in some situations you just have to mow. rain is predicted through tuesday so id be way behind if didnt. most lawns can be mowed wet, but just take extra caution turning and blowing clippings.

[CSRA Landscaping]

I'll mow in the rain (no lightning) and thank God for it!

[Keith]

I got caught mowing in a heavy downpour yeasterday. So heavy that the covered hydro drive belt right below and behind the seat (like the lazer)was slipping. I figured I was wet already, might as well keep mowing as long as it was cutting right. We need the rain so I wont complain.

[script]

Have not had much rain here this year so it hasn't been a problem unfortunately. But if I'm cutting already and it starts raining I'll keep cutting as long as theres no lightening and the lawns still look good without leaving mudtracks through the yard. If it's raining before I leave in the morning and I'm not backed up I'll just stay in and take a break until it stops.

Bobby

[65hoss]

Not me. Green stains on the concrete don't go over well with customers. It also takes long to do a half a$$ cleanup when finished. If it means wait a few hours I wait.

[lawnman_scott]

Down here we have alot of sandy weedy yards. I will start the day with them if its wet. I have mowed them when it started to downpour while i was there, and didnt look any different. They are too sparce to clump.

[CLARKE]

Up here we have had a LOW just sitting here
backlashing around and a round. what i try to do is
go back in forth it rains in the S. i go to the N.
Most of the time this works with spoty showers.
OH i'm the guy with the rain gauges all over the place
so up here in my area in the pass 3 week we got 2.1/2 to 3in.
:blob3: :blob1: :blob4:

[Atlantic Lawn]

I will cut in the rain, I have one crew and they aren't really very productive in the rain. Quick downpours are one thing but if it really starts to rain they are like cows they either lay down or head for the barn.

[CSRA Landscaping]

Could you, would you, in the rain? Could you, would you, at fifth and main?
Will you mow wet, while on the go? On your ZTR, in a new poncho?
Cut it! Cut it wet, I say. And you might like, yes, you may.
You will get more done, you see, than your competition, who takes it easy. :p

[ronslawncare]

just mulch it left over clumps run over them again or hit it with a rake .it rain everyday almost here to this week today i didnt even get to go out thats how heavy it was here

[Mark]

It rained here everyday this week which was a blessing,no rain for a month it was getting so dry. Yes i mow in the rain as long as its not a steady downpour. I just got all my accounts finished today. Those Z-Masters really like that rain. Marks Mowing Service

[joshua]

gotta love mowing in the rain. i love getting out the truck and sitting on the lazer, plus you have to bag and they are twice as heavey, and don't take as much. we cut in the rain 4 days this week, made some real good money, for the accounts we didn't cut in the rain they said why didn't you cut the yard before today. i said man i knew i shouldn't of quit after 3 hours in the rain.

[turfguy33]

I have a good combination of commercial and residential accounts, I will mow my large commercial accounts in the rain, and most of my smaller ones too, as far as my residentials, I try to wiait till it's not raining. If there's a chance of rain in the afternoon, which has been the case here, I'll mow my residentials in the morning, and wait till the afternoon to do my commercials. I did mow an apartment today, and accidentally left tracks on a few of the sidewalks, tried blowing them off, but you know how well that works,....Grabbed a push broom, and got most of the grass off, but still left a few stains behind..................any suggestions on how to get the stains off.................

[HOMER]

Wait til it rains again?

The grass type here makes a difference as to whether I wnat to cut it while it's wet. Centipede mulches well and can be hidden easily. Bermuda on the other hand turns to a slurry and is a royal pain in the a.............! Bahai, if it has gotten too tall can also be a pain but it can be cut and dispersed fairly easy. I do hate to hear the sound of helicopters beneath me when the deck gets slam full of grass though, especially when you have to jump off a curb and it takes a dump right there..................big green pile, but it works:D

[GreenQuest Lawn]

I mowed in the rain last week (no choice with 5 days of rain). I have places to dump at 90% of my accounts, so I just put the Lazer-vac on and mowed. Worked great no clumps, no green sidewalks, no mess.

[Fallguy]

SPOKEN LIKE CLINT EASTWOOD "DO YOU NEED THE MONEY OR DONT YA? WELL DO YA PUNK? LOL:blob3: :blob3: :blob3: :blob3:

[brucec32]

Some lawns mowed wet look ok. Some look terrible if mowed wet. I usually give it a few hours to dry out if that would help, but I don't mow in the rain usually and I try to be professional by not overbooking accounts and allowing for rain days. Always being on time helps keep customers happy and keeps me from getting into situations where everything is tall and takes longer.

Some people really load up the accounts and things get screwy if it rains more than a day or two in a row, but my customers probably wouldn't tolerate me mowing wet turf on a regular basis.

[baddboygeorge]

mowing in the rain is definitely not for a professional.for one it turns out a very unprofessional product an ya spend more time cleaning up the mess than it took to do the actual service.

[Popsicle]

Originally posted by brucec32
Some lawns mowed wet look ok. Some look terrible if mowed wet. I usually give it a few hours to dry out if that would help, but I don't mow in the rain usually and I try to be professional by not overbooking accounts and allowing for rain days. Always being on time helps keep customers happy and keeps me from getting into situations where everything is tall and takes longer.

Some people really load up the accounts and things get screwy if it rains more than a day or two in a row, but my customers probably wouldn't tolerate me mowing wet turf on a regular basis.

If we waited till it wasn't raining, we'd never get to mow! :D

When I was looking into getting into this business, I asked a local LCO friend of mine what do they do when it's raining. He looked at me and said, "we mow". I've since added my own remedy, "get a good water-repellent hat!

[baddboygeorge]

the accounts i have you wouldnt mow in the rain cause if ya did ya wouldnt be in business to long . we maintain high end property with million dollar homes. they want top notch service not a wet grassy mess !!

[lawncare3]

For some of those " nice" customers I will mow in the rain. They really don't care. I hate mowing in the rain, it makes the lawn look like crap afterwards but, it's something we all deal with.

[Popsicle]

Originally posted by baddboygeorge
the accounts i have you wouldnt mow in the rain cause if ya did ya wouldnt be in business to long . we maintain high end property with million dollar homes. they want top notch service not a wet grassy mess !!

Then we are in the same business! You can't get a "handymans special" for less than $250,000 here! I would venture to say our rye's don't make the mess your bluegrass will.

[baddboygeorge]

its not the grass its the mess an tire tracks in the yard that they dont want .turn your ztr around on a wet yard what do ya get ,tire marks thas a no no!!

[Popsicle]

No ZTR, just a walkbehind without mulching blades (other than the middle of summer when it's dry) and bagger. One particular estate does have an area with rut problems but that is due to poor drainage. The rest of them you couldn't tell. You can't let them get too long.

[gardenpro]

I can only imagine working on sunny days in Vancouver. I'd work about 30 days per year! I have become a pro climbing wet trees, and even snow covered trees in pruning season. Yeah, it takes longer but it's the gardening business on the wet coast.

[Popsicle]

Are you getting this freakish weather too? We've had foggy mornings with no rain for about 5 days with no rain until maybe the end of next week!

[Flex-Deck]

badboygeorge - It must be sunny a lot more in louisville than SE Iowa - if we can not mow (use gators -they do not even clump in the rain but you do have to slow down about 1/3) in the rain and dew we do not do what we need to do, and we do not do the accounts we used to do if you do not mow in the dew -

Thanks, Brad :p :blob3:

[gardenpro]

It's very similar both of us. I'm camping in Clayoquot Sound this week, which is a temperate rainforest, and it is supposed to rain, but Vancouver will be sun with cloud. Yeah, 2 weeks of dry! We even got a frost.

[Popsicle]

The thing that irritates me the worst about the rain is how heavy everything gets!

I have mulch delivered due to the weight.

[DLCS]

I'll mow in the rain if I'm behind. If it starts to rain after I start a lawn, I'll just finish it. Now if there is lightning, I'm outa there or I wait it out in the truck. I will not wait for the dew to dry up, I wouldn't get anything done if I did.

[promower]

I worked for an LCO 2 years ago and it started hailing so we packed up and started heading back to the shop, called the boss told him we coming back he flipped out and said we could mow in the hail, it wont hurt anything. Except these were huge hail balls and at the time I had a shaved head!! Thats when I said forget this Im starting my own buisness!! lol

[SLS]

I used to stop for the rain...but that was back before I had 40 weekly accounts (mostly 1 acre to 1.5 acre lots). When I figured out how much money it was costing me to stop (not to mention getting caught up and re-scheduling hassles) I went to Tractor Supply and bought a good rainsuit.

A majority of my accounts are weekly, and I mow with a Lazer Z...so clumping is rarely a problem. If it is, then I double-cut the problem area. I watch the discharge carefully and STAY OFF of the walks and drives. I also do SLOW "K-turns" so as not to divot the turf. I 'bounce' the deck more frequently with the foot assist to prevent clumps from building up under the deck eliminating the biggest headache of mowing wet....the huge 'dumps' at inopportune moments). Usually the only cleanup I have to do is where the rear tire treads 'let go' of a little grass right at the curb where I load up onto the trailer...but these are very small and the EB-7000 makes super quick work out of them.

The thing I hate most about it is the deck scraping and bagging of 'the spinach' at the end of a long day. :(

Yeah, it's a bit more tedious and time-consuming...but it beats losing $500 that day while sitting at home watching it rain-and fretting about getting back on track. You can NEVER get a lost day back. Once it's gone...it's gone forever.

I've been 'mowing in the wet' for two seasons now...and have not received one complaint.

Besides, the mower and I need a shower sometimes. :)


Now, if it has rained so much the ground is saturated and ruts or tracks may present a problem I opt to stay home and not take a chance on PO-ing a client. And if it is lightning in the area...forget about it...and stay safe to mow another day.

[Equipguy]

We cut in the rain if necessary. This is an issue almost every day in the summer but it keeps us in the game.

[turfman33]

Most of them I can cut. but there is one that you get bogged down in if I try and cut it. The first time I did it I close to got the mower stuck. I didn't relize it was going to do that and how bad it was. In places of this yard there is huge pond area's after heavy rain. Throw some bass in and ya got yourself a lake.

Steve

[tiedeman]

sorry to tell you guys but mowing your lawn when it is wet is one of the worse things that you can do for it. By it being wet the mower blades can slip causing a jagged cut, thus making the lawn more prone to disease.

[1grnlwn]

tiedeman , hate to contradict you but if you have ever cut grass after a rain shower you would know that it is just the opposite. I have never seen turf look as flat (even) as when cut after a shower. The moisture adds mass to the blade keeping it from being bent by the air under the deck. It is a huge mess if you try to cut while in a decent rain shower .

Mark

[Ed Ryder]

For the past 2 years I have just had a basic 48" walkbehind and worked mega hours with it. If it starts to rain while I'm on a job, I always finish it, unless there's lightning. Any lightning then I wait in the truck for it to pass, or if it looks hopeless I go home. If the belts slipped too much, that would also be the end of the day. Or if the discharge was just too messy then that was it. This year I'm finally getting a rider so maybe I'll be able to do rain work a little more. We'll see.

[tiedeman]

Originally posted by 1grnlwn
tiedeman , hate to contradict you but if you have ever cut grass after a rain shower you would know that it is just the opposite. I have never seen turf look as flat (even) as when cut after a shower. The moisture adds mass to the blade keeping it from being bent by the air under the deck. It is a huge mess if you try to cut while in a decent rain shower .

Mark

I am sorry but you are wrong. Sure it might look nice, but wet grass is the same as cutting with a dull blade

[tiedeman]

In the next couple of replys I will post some info for reasons that it is not good to mow when wet quoted from professionals that are certified

"Don't cut wet grass. The grass blades may not be standing up straight and this can cause an uneven cut. The clippings are more of a problem and can clump together and mat down preventing light from getting to the grass underneath. Mowing a wet lawn can also lead to soil compaction. Wait until your lawn is fairly firm and dry before cutting."

[tiedeman]

now, I have to admit that if the lawn is getting really really tall then yes it is recommended that you mow it with a really really sharp blade

[bob]

I have a lot of commercial accounts. About 1/2 are not fertilized. There is no problem cutting thse in the rain. The other 1/2, well sometimes mother nature doesn't cooperate and a wet cut will be done.

[1grnlwn]

Wrong huh!
In the next couple of replys I will post some info for reasons that it is not good to mow when wet quoted from professionals that are certified
First of all cutting grass is not a profession, it is an occupation. Therefore the professionals you speak of must not be cutting for a living and are just spouting their opinion. Certified in what? These comments may quiet the 15 year olds and uneducated, of which I am neither.
"Don't cut wet grass. The grass blades may not be standing up straight and this can cause an uneven cut. The clippings are more of a problem and can clump together and mat down preventing light from getting to the grass underneath.

So by the slanted grass theory we shouldn't cut grass that has been striped? I just told you it can be very even cut when wet, I was there , not quoting "expert" Commercial mowers do a very good job of dispersing clippings as long as it is not raining. And you can't possibly judge potential clumping from your computer or office. More Later....

[SLS]

Ah ha! I learn something new every day here at LawnSite it seems.

My barber has always wet my hair before applying the ol' shears...

...and now I know why it always looks jagged and clumpy when he's finished. :eek:

I'll be sure to straighten him out next time. ;)

[1grnlwn]

Mowing a wet lawn can also lead to soil compaction. Wait until your lawn is fairly firm and dry before cutting."

Gee how profound. If I wait until the grass is dry, won't the soil still be moist? Will it not still compact? So I should wait 3 days to start my 70 jobs?


I am sorry but you are wrong. Sure it might look nice, but wet grass is the same as cutting with a dull blade

By it being wet the mower blades can slip causing a jagged cut, thus making the lawn more prone to disease.

Your "experts" don't seam to address these exact issues in your Quote. Perhaps if you have pictures of blades cut wet vs dry , sharp vs dull. Sounds like a perfect project for an 8 D analyisis. Wouldn't you think? It is my opinion that these Guidelines of which you speak are to help homeowners pick the best 1 hour timeframe of there week to mow their lawn. With there substandard equipment.
now, I have to admit that if the lawn is getting really really tall then yes it is recommended that you mow it with a really really sharp blade
Ok I am a little confused here. Are you advicating cutting grass wet if it is really tall and you have a sharp blades? We would let the "tall Grass dry some to emiminate the huge mess waiting for us with "tall" grass.

[tiedeman]

"Turfgrass should be mowed when it is dry"

a quote from the University of Ohio State



"Lastly, avoid mowing wet grass. It is harder to obtain a quality cut, clippings form clumps on the mower and turf, and disease organisms are more likely to be spread."

a quote from the University Oklahoma State



"Mowing wet grass should be avoided as much as possible"

a quote from Penn State Agricultural Sciences Department

[tiedeman]

that is the problem with people like you that are not professional. You do not do research, you are uneducated, and you are not certified. I feel very sorry for your customers.

[Popsicle]

Originally posted by tiedeman
that is the problem with people like you that are not professional. You do not do research, you are uneducated, and you are not certified. I feel very sorry for your customers.

So when did certification and a membership to an organization become prerequisites to doing a good job? In addition, education does not only come from a book or a sheet of paper.

I cannot agree or disagree with your statement regarding "cutting wet vs. disease". I can say, where I live, we do not have a choice. Different types of lawn react differently to moisture and equipment.

[tiedeman]

Originally posted by Popsicle
So when did certification and a membership to an organization become prerequisites to doing a good job? In addition, education does not only come from a book or a sheet of paper.

I cannot agree or disagree with your statement regarding "cutting wet vs. disease". I can say, where I live, we do not have a choice. Different types of lawn react differently to moisture and equipment.

I am not saying that you need to belong to an organization or anything..I just wish that if you are going to be doing lawn care, then you should be educated in the field of a lawn care professional. I hate these fly by night individuals that think they know everything when in fact that have never done the research and so they are uneducated in the matter. If you are doing lawn care on someones lawn be educated in regards to the matter. Don't just wing it

[tiedeman]

And I didn't mean any disrespect for any of you or calling you a fly by night. I am sure that both of you are professionals. I just don't like it when someone says something in regards to turf care and they are wrong. I do understand that if it is constantly raining and the grass keeps on growing and growing yes, in my opinion you will have to step in there sometime and mow it. I am sorry if I snapped at any individuals.

[1grnlwn]

Professional. I thought I was, until I looked up the definition. I won't quote webster you can look it up. I guess I could be in the treatment side, since I did take turf mgt.

Educated. Illinois State University 3.0 out of 4.0
After Col. Edu. Turf mgt 1 ( A ) Turf mgt 2 (A) Landscape Construction (A) AutoCAD (A) Accounting (B) that stuff is kind of boring.

Certification. Licensed by the state of Illinois in:
General standards. 98 last score
Turf 87
Ornamentals 87
Right of way 89

So know (thanks to me) you actually know something about me. Now If you make a comment on my knowledge you might at least know some of the facts. Thank you for your concern for my clients, I will give all 170 of them your regards. I have been trying to keep these sported debates more factual and less personal. (how am I doing) If there is anyone I feel sorry for is your banker.

Best regards
Mark

[tiedeman]

Originally posted by 1grnlwn
Professional. I thought I was, until I looked up the definition. I won't quote webster you can look it up. I guess I could be in the treatment side, since I did take turf mgt.

Educated. Illinois State University 3.0 out of 4.0
After Col. Edu. Turf mgt 1 ( A ) Turf mgt 2 (A) Landscape Construction (A) AutoCAD (A) Accounting (B) that stuff is kind of boring.

Certification. Licensed by the state of Illinois in:
General standards. 98 last score
Turf 87
Ornamentals 87
Right of way 89

So know (thanks to me) you actually know something about me. Now If you make a comment on my knowledge you might at least know some of the facts. Thank you for your concern for my clients, I will give all 170 of them your regards. I have been trying to keep these sported debates more factual and less personal. (how am I doing) If there is anyone I feel sorry for is your banker.

Best regards
Mark

Thank you very much for that professional response. By the why, I have a degree in Psychology if you need any help

[1grnlwn]

Not at this time. Thank you.

Mark

[SLS]

Popsicle sez:

"So when did certification and a membership to an organization become prerequisites to doing a good job? In addition, education does not only come from a book or a sheet of paper."


That is a very good point you make, Popsicle! :)

As a matter of fact, it made me think of what knowledge can be gleaned from reading all the replies within in this thread..especially considering that I have spent quite a bit of time here getting to know a lot of these respondents, and the fact that several of them have been in the business for many years.

Heres what I learned:

26 responded that YES...they will, or do, cut wet.

3 responded that SOMETIMES they cut wet... depending on the circumstances.

and

3 responded that NO...we will not cut wet.



I would have to deduce that if mowing wet grass was such a bad thing then these numbers would be reversed...considering the many years of experience reflected by these numbers. No one can screw up year after year after year in this business...and survive.

But what do I know.....I'm no psychologist. ;)

[nelbuts]

Yeo will mow wet grass and in rain if I have already started an account.

Down here it rains every evening, or morning, or afternoon in the summer! The way to keep from getting the grass stains on the driveways...DON'T DRIVE ON THEM!!:D

[kutnkru]

rain (http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12526)

Basically, what happens is you wind up cutting in between rains. We are fortunate enough in our area to usually end up with just a half day of rain, or slows enough so that you can start to cut.

As far as a pouring down cats and dawg por weze guyz wont cut in that type of water fall. Normally the lawns are wet until about 930am every spring so the first 5-6 cuts are always wet.

We take inclement weather into consideration when we are scheduling our accounts. We usually have to reverse the route orders so that we are on the hilltops above the haze/fog and then work our way down into the valleys as the weather breaks.

The main thing is you are stuck with wb and they should be hydros at that. If it starts to rain mid to late afternoon we usually try to cut on thru to the otherside-LOL. Those who use belt mowers are finding that they are unable to finish out the afternoons if its a light rain, and that moist mowing conditions are usually a hindrance for productive cutting.

Like Charles said, if its too wet nobody cuts!!

[Popsicle]

Originally posted by tiedeman
I am not saying that you need to belong to an organization or anything..I just wish that if you are going to be doing lawn care, then you should be educated in the field of a lawn care professional. I hate these fly by night individuals that think they know everything when in fact that have never done the research and so they are uneducated in the matter. If you are doing lawn care on someones lawn be educated in regards to the matter. Don't just wing it

I agree. That's why I'm here.:cool:

[ULTIMATE LAWN]

tiedman is likely a homeowner or part-timer.

Mowing wet turf is part of the game, at least in my area, & if you don't do it you'll go bust pretty quick. Never seen any detrimental affects either. Clumping can usually be eliminated with proper mower/deck/blade, choices.

[1grnlwn]

I don't know if anyone noticed but a dew will have more moisture on the leaves than after a rain. The falling action of rain actually carries most of the drop to the thatch areas ( oh boy don't mention thatch). Dew on the other hand forms somewhat evenly on the blade and only moves down by wind or untill it gets so heavy that it rolls. Probably everybody knows this, but what the hey!

Mark

[J & J Mowing]

What's rain ? I have not seen any since last Augusta .


:blob3:

[lawnworker]

The question of importance, Does one mow wet grass or not? well, the answer will depend on your equipment. does it clump up and spit huge clumps of grass out when you stop the blades?(what a pain this can be). Also, it depends on the particular yard; is the yard nitro bombed? This makes it more difficult. Finaly, the amount of days one has set at the house doing nothing but watching the rain fall and the grass grow can influence one to go out and mow, wet or not. One with lots of accounts must mow wet grass just to keep up. Those with few can stay at home and watch TV or something.

[thartz]

Mowing in the rain.Depends on if I will have to work on Sunday to finish my route.If the weather calls for a short rain;I'll wait it out for an hour.If it's going to rain all day;guess who's breaking out the rain gear and hydro unit! I can't see blowing 2 days(one to make up for everthing you missed on your regular day) to try to get caught up.Not that I don't care about my customers lawns but: other than ruts; which at that point I won't mow or the grass laying down and leaving patches which again I would then stop.I HAVE to keep mowing if it is reasonable to do so.My customers are important and i would not ever do anything to ruin their yards.I see rain as being a judgement call.Btw it's The Ohio State University. Go Bucks!

[Haley Lawn Care]

Originally posted by Popsicle
If we waited till it wasn't raining, we'd never get to mow! :D

When I was looking into getting into this business, I asked a local LCO friend of mine what do they do when it's raining. He looked at me and said, "we mow". I've since added my own remedy, "get a good water-repellent hat!


Hey i heard that up in Wa. yall get around 200 days a year of rain? Is this true?


David

[Haley Lawn Care]

Originally posted by SLS
Ah ha! I learn something new every day here at LawnSite it seems.

My barber has always wet my hair before applying the ol' shears...

...and now I know why it always looks jagged and clumpy when he's finished. :eek:

I'll be sure to straighten him out next time. ;)


LOL LOL LOL

David

[Mykster]

Originally posted by Haley Lawn Care
Hey i heard that up in Wa. yall get around 200 days a year of rain? Is this true?


David

Yes, something like that. They don't call it the Evergreen State for nothing. In WA. lawns get mowed in the rain.

[Flex-Deck]

Put gator blades on - Mow in the rain, dew, dry, half dry - no clumping - They keep the deck cleaner too.

[brucec32]

I provided tarps and beepers to all my customers. When I see rain coming in, I page them and instruct them to leave work, go home, and spread and stake the tarps down to cover the lawn, reminding them to overlap them like roofing shingles to run water off downhill. This way I never had to mow wet grass. My turfgrass professor gave me a A for this idea.

I currently have no customers, however. :)