How To Mow Overgrown Lawn

My lawn is 10" tall.
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[@alfhwuqd]

Day 1: mow at normal height Day 27: mow at normal height again I'm now at like day 30 and I'm gonna mow at normal height when I get around to it.

[@stonegreenleeify]

Imma keep it real I'm not mowing more than once

[@stockyguru]

😂😂

[@xandertabor7474]

😂😂😂

[@bigdurks]

😂😂😂😂

[@haitianmae6186]

Once a week

[@crouchlawncare9158]

Lol ye, I got so much stuff that gets in the way like school and other events, then it rains on my mowing days Lol and it’s an endless scramble but I get em done. Your yard looks fantastic as well

[@TheSlimCognito]

As a fellow diy'er I must say it's not good to keep the blade razor sharp. It will dull down much faster. Though it does cut much better. I keep 3 blades for this reason. 1 on the mower and 2 back up blades. I keep them sharp and swap them when needed and sharpen them afterwards when I have the time. Of course your grass looks very light compared to mine so you probably don't go through blades like I do.

[@crouchlawncare9158]

@@TheSlimCognito sounds like a good strategy

[@TheSlimCognito]

@@terminator7137 well, I did say I was a diy'er. For someone mowing just their yards or maybe a few neighbors like me, it's a good method. I can have the blade swapped in just a few minutes.

[@swingforthefences777]

“Two tree hours later” Charlie would be proud!

[@Jolopy8000]

Sweet tip! I always thought bagging from the start but this will make it so much faster for me!

[@Carlos.Rivera]

Depending innyour mower, you could cut everything without bag and then put bag in to clean. Its way easier at least for me so I dont struggle pushing the mower

[@NewsNowLIVE1]

Gotta love Florida rain delays 🤣 that’s just part of living here

[@blastzone2003]

Hurricane ian *cough*

[@Magpie7070]

You sure do love mowing your lawn.

[@Thelawncarenut]

for sure!!

[@foreman3737]

I got a mow in yesterday. Thank God because there's days of rain in the forecast.

[@rorschacht8478]

How much of a dad are you? This guy:

[@captainlarrynosleepfishing5350]

Mowing with flip flops 🩴 😳

[@mchristian5217]

That’s what I was thinking. Flip flop and wet grass. He going to lose some toes.

[@captainlarrynosleepfishing5350]

@@mchristian5217 absolutely he should know better 😳

[@jimrocksmooth]

At the risk of sounding ignorant, I don't understand the concern. It's not like the blade is exposed or anywhere close to his feet. I've often pondered this myself as I'm walking behind my mower, and it seems like the only way you'd come anywhere near the blade would be if you deliberately stuck your foot under the mower... after tilting it up.

[@mchristian5217]

@@jimrocksmooth Darwin was right…..

[@jimrocksmooth]

@@mchristian5217 If you say so. Would you please explain to me how your foot could be cut off by the blade if you're just walking behind the mower at a steady pace?

[@kevincollins9894]

No matter how confident you are, never mow your lawn with open toe footwear.

[@ginamcdonald7854]

I usually wear my flip flops, but my front yard is level. My backyard is slanted and I usually wear my tennis shoes when working in the backyard.

[@Hardsend]

Reverse the height, first cut second highest mower will go and side then mulch one notch higher. As long as you don’t mow fast for the first cut it always comes out clean and the second cut . Great videos

[@bobbygetsbanned6049]

Or, mow it once and whatever you get you get because fuck mowing.

[@jimandskittum]

I get a kick out of people trying to scalp a lawn that is twice that high.

[@gale212]

That southern grass looks so crunchy!

[@Duke_of_Prunes]

I swapped a razor sharp blade onto my mower, Friday -- huge improvement for the tall grass!

[@brandonliles]

The difference is amazing. A sharp blade is man's 2nd best friend.

[@yomammy13]

Never thought about using the wheel notches like that! Thanks

[@mattferrigno9750]

I hope your joking... that's how you set the height you want your lawn cut. Usually if you have an really overgrown lawn you go high first not to jam the machine up with tall grass. I don't like cutting a lawn as low as he did. I noticed if you cut a lawn too low and you don't water it, it will burn easily. If you leave it a few notches up I notice I don't get a brown lawn as quick. I'm guessing since it's a little bit higher it retains water and shades the soil better.

[@ridge69]

Don't forget to balance blade when sharpening it so you don't wear out crank bearings

[@paulkersey6283]

That doesn’t really matter it’s like torquing down a drain bolt 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ridge69]

@@paulkersey6283 yes it absolutely matters. And a cone balancer is like 6 bucks. Isn't hard to do at all.

[@dingbop963]

I don't cut my grass til it's like a foot tall. Fun stuff.

[@bobbygetsbanned6049]

There are too many better things to do than mow!

[@PoppinWheeliez]

I mow every 4 weeks in Calgary.

[@akaredcrossbow]

I guess I don’t care too much about my lawn. I’ve never sharpened my lawnmower blade or washed the undercarriage of my lawnmower and I never will. Just as long as it’s cut and looks decent I’m good with that. I’m not about to waste my time with that, more important things in life.

[@juusttom5123]

Made my day 😂

[@troypulse1048]

Bro turns mowing into a sport

[@peopleablazeministry]

i love your mower

[@dwaynecollins4974]

I don't know about not letting it happen again if it rains a lot it rains a lot and I will not mow a yard that's soaking wet LOL

[@Reviloj]

Your grass is beautiful.

[@FuttBuckerByMutt]

Be careful grinding too much off the blade because the blade acts as a flywheel for the mower and will actually start to run worse because it’s not balanced properly

[@emilmuhrman]

You grind on both ends. So the balance stays about the same.

[@tommyPencils08]

Dude, Florida grass is damn near abrasive!!

[@ChargedUpJaxLawnCareServices]

Great Work!

[@7.3PSDA2]

shoot... if i mowed like you it would take me 4 days to mow my yard... i have 5 acres of yard.

[@Thelawncarenut]

big lawn, big commitment

[@7.3PSDA2]

@@Thelawncarenut Ya and a 1/4 acre pond. lots of things

[@lawn2learn]

Ya. Rained 3 days now it’s overgrown. Looks amazing after a good mow. Happy end of summer to you and yours. 👊🏼

[@DMUSA536]

Couple two tree hours. Love it 😊

[@nomargins]

Needed this

[@earlmcnastybmfcodm]

I lived in ft Myer, cape coral, fl for 15 years. I know the struggle. Rain delay at 3pm daily and all!

[@Lawson_E.]

Bro just loves to mow his lawn

[@TruckerJoe]

Alan you are the man!!! I’ve learned so much!

[@yaseeeric]

Started off like a dr Seuss book.

[@bradygaming5034]

I have the same mower i didn't know about extra setting

[@Nate88isboss]

It rained every other day a couple times then 4 days in a row of constant rain varying from sprinkling to down pour, lawn is insane now🙃

[@andrewtucker7990]

What I would do to have an extra ¼ inch. 🥺

[@lizard73420]

Go see doctor Miami

[@marcelosantana9311]

🤣

[@MsStuff00]

So satisfying to watch. I have lawn envy 😂

[@paulrowe2812]

Just curious if it went a little yellow after a day or two? Mine always seems to lose colour and go a little yellow if it’s overgrown and I cut it, even on the highest setting. Thanks!!

[@Thelawncarenut]

yes that is pretty normal.

[@paulrowe2812]

@@Thelawncarenut Thanks. Appreciate the reply.

[@DrakeGodskid4442]

May God bless you all who's ever reading this ❤️🙏❤️

[@joshmanis9860]

You can clean the under side of the deck by hooking the hose to the wash port of the left side of the mower and then put it as low as it can go

[@ianlaconianhthesmallengine124]

Nice mower Dude

[@jacobgodfrey8164]

Bro I mow mine every 2 weeks no matter the rain situation. But I also live way out in the boon docks.

[@justanotherguy3850]

All that rain in Florida has left you with too much time in your hands.

[@Thelawncarenut]

better than time in a bottle!

[@nicholashelms2395]

What do you think about ariens self propelled push mowers? I have a older one thats really well built I found at a garage sale that didn't run and it matches my snowblower. It didn't take much work to get it running again and it runs super well and starts immediately everytime.

[@machinist7230]

Allyn, you're from Western PA? The "couple two three" kind of gave it away..🤣👍

[@James-pi6wv]

florida

[@kolebryson42]

Man get you a Scag walk-behind mower with about a 48” cut, put you a big-league lawn stripper kit on it and strip the heck out of that grass

[@YTSS_SAVAGE_XD]

im going to try every tip you said

[@Thelawncarenut]

don't hurt yourself 😃

[@ron8935]

First cut is always razor-sharp like you said and the highest setting possible and bagged.... It is too much mulch to put down in one cutting and will severely stress the grass 😮

[@alexeatonexploresamerica5511]

If you sharpen the blade too much it will go doll quicker

[@diverdave4056]

…mmm. Dale ? Who’s Dale

[@belowme1908]

Ya when your yard is over an acre you don't do it 3 times

[@MichaelMonsanto]

What’s the mower height at the G? Or they extra quarter inch you mentioned

[@mattsharkey311]

Good advice for homeowners but as a commercial landscaper I found this funny I honestly forgot what a hassle it is to have to push mow and worry about clumping and going over it multiple times I’m just used to huge horsepower love the videos

[@alfhwuqd]

I'm with you. My cheetah doesn't care about height. Doesn't care about small trees. Doesn't care about rodents. It all turns to mulch. It's nice being able to extend my mow cycle.

[@sweetdrahthaar7951]

I figured you’d finally bag it. Thankfully I am not afflicted with what I call yard OCD.

[@sweetdrahthaar7951]

@@DonLicuala I’ve got too much grass to even consider bagging it. Had a disaster this year my mower was down for the first part of the season. I had grass over a foot tall by the time I was able to mow and even then the mower still didn’t work great. Using a hustler raptor flip up. And not too impressed it’s been fairly unreliable.

[@janus4002]

Mowing 90* to each cut helps keep it even and avoids ruts in the lawn for a better appearance...

[@PGAverage]

We’re being told here in Arizona “Due to the lack of water, don’t over seed this winter.”

[@nolansprojects2840]

I messed up buying a mower without side discharge. Luckily the lawn I inherited was mostly weeds already, so it’ll take a lot more Lawn Care Nut tips to fix anyways. Haha

[@thunderdome8936]

Overgrown grass. Just mow that shit like normal. Works for me 😁

[@shangrilaladeda]

I use a Honda hrx no side shoot

[@SnowingNapalm]

I same day 2x mow ya hit it once at max height then drop to 3 inches never lower because of tree roots garden hoses uneven ground/ obstacles sharp blades simply cut better i never mulch unless it's with my woodchipper and spreading it where needed to keep weeds down

[@doggin6]

You really make mowing the lawn seem complicated. It’s one of the more simple things you can do. 🤦‍♂️ Waiting for your 25min 100 step video on how to tie a shoe, next.

[@Thelawncarenut]

Some people need more than a minute 🤙

[@davidmeyer7511]

did you throw back a couple of bud lights during the rain delay

[@w98forever]

NO FLIPPIE FLOPPIES WITH THE MOWIES!

[@maxwellellinor1529]

We all could use an extra 1/4 inch

[@mattbowman9908]

Ahh dammit!lol you beat me to it😅

[@6canadian6winter6]

10 year landscaper / toro and ex mark lover oh and don’t forget redmax … love the work you did to that overgrowth really nice clean up ! Love the toro hat too btw

[@518Adventures]

Add an All American Sharpener 5005 for a consistent 30° angle

[@ChicagoSirens]

Do you still have the Honda?

[@drewslawncare1913]

St aug looks great! You might wanna out some next detach on it lol

[@MarkH10]

How do you "try not to let this happen", with rain delays?

[@jhguygih]

What's the reason for side discharge and why use mower mode. Newbie here

[@asims1988]

It way a way to an overgrown lawn without clogging the mower and having it stall

[@HSS712]

Mow the yard in sections at normal height, but go over each section twice. Nice cut and saves time and gas.

[@ASSOL3]

What's a mulch cut?

[@RH-qd2nm]

What type of grass is this??

[@MikeAnnarose]

I wish I would have seen this video last week. We've been having a lot of rain in Houston. My Bermuda got well over 4 inches. I figured bagging would be best but my POS EGO power couldn't handle it. Kept bogging down. The side discharge is useless on an EGO even if it's just a little damp. I ended up taking it as low as my mower could go and now it's brown. 😭😭

[@CrazyLinguiniLegs]

I never bag or use side discharge with my EGO, I just mulch. When it gets overgrown, I do like he says in the video: mow at the highest setting (I think it’s 4”), then mow shorter (3” for my kbg/rye mix) again couple days later. My grass is sometimes over 7” and the EGO may have trouble getting going in it, but if I start it up in shorter growth or on pavement then it’s all good. Just have to slow down a little in really thick areas.

[@tommyofthehillpeople]

That was stupid.

[@hmtrimworks7148]

Use a flap wheel to sharpen your blades, not a grinding wheel

[@dennisketterer814]

Now if it was a zero turn mower keep the height in the best position you can. It usually turns out great.

[@ryanbrowne120]

Lol great advice for all retired guys With unlimited time. Not everyone has that. BTW bag high throw low. Save all that 3 day bs

[@Warriormedic68]

Day 1. Mow at lowest setting on mower. Day 2. Mow the giant clumps of dried grass that nearly killed mower on first day. Day 3. Repeat process because there's 2 weeks between each day.

[@arnold8746]

It's "that guy" every neighborhood has one. I'm the guy on a 35 yr old rider set in the highest gear, smoke billowing out, wondering why this guy has mowed his lawn everyday this week.

[@BLKSG6]

My toro SR would have mulched on the first pass just fine

[@bucky5063]

Why not use PGR?

[@JohnNguyen-iw8qn]

Razor sharp is so loosely used... Working sharp is accurate.

[@thatRBX]

You have a riding mower in the blade sharpening seen why did you not use that?

[@Jamesbmw2013]

Damn how do you have such beautiful green healthy grass?

[@jal422]

I have never mowed a lawn in my life because I don't got grass "I live in AZ" but I didn't know that there's different types of mowing😅😅

[@donnamaco1]

Do not cut grass when the grass is wet.

[@JohnSmith-xu7ev]

He better hurry up b4 code enforcement shows up

[@marvinheemeyer9768]

Ha ha,around my parts they'd be all over the property owners, excitedly anticipating fines, but totally ignore fining "bums" making camps/nuisances on public property.

[@JohnSmith-xu7ev]

@@marvinheemeyer9768 They dont care if it rains 4 days straight. A buddy of mine fights them saying they dont have an administrative warrant to take pictures of his property

[@grizz4321]

My lawn is 2 acres and takes about 1.5 hours to mow. It's only getting 1 pass ever 1-2 weeks. Diesel is expensive and my time is limited.

[@benkneisley3001]

Alan, Why not bag on the first mow? Thanks in advance for your response!

[@Thelawncarenut]

I don't have anywhere to dump the clippings.

[@emanuel65399]

In the garbage 🗑

[@simonchant761]

Nothing like getting an extra quarter inch

[@cducote6257]

Where did u buy the Angus brand mower?

[@Thelawncarenut]

Publix

[@felpy2881]

Just hit that shit at ur normal setting or slightly higher and call it a day

[@Ashamp5207]

ST Augustine?

[@ih8thishandle]

Great tutorial showing everybody how to mow the lawn wearing a pair of thongs on your feet. Don't forget to tell everybody not to wear hearing protection either or to reach underneath the mower while it's the engine still running.

[@Thelawncarenut]

you just did it for me! thanks!

[@LunkersLoot]

Sorry for the ignorant question, however what exactly are you using to sharpen your blades? Also, do you just clamp the blade to your workbench? Thanks for everything!

[@Thelawncarenut]

it's a grinder with a flap wheel. I just hold the blade down with my hand. No need to clamp it.

[@ryanmccullough7960]

Using a angle grinder is not the correct way to sharpen your blade.

[@ViciousSadistic]

Lol rain delay. Only takes an hour of dry to get it mowed. Rain never stops me, mow day is mow day.

[@tac0majas0n]

A couple two tree? IMPOSTER

[@imillnotsick420]

I fucking hate cutting the grass.... Thought it might be different once I got my own place but it's not 😂😂😂. Takes like almost 3 hours to cut it with a riding mower and then finish the steeper hills with a push mower.

[@detectiveandy6323]

It's called watch the weather, and plan accordingly, if its gonna rain soon, mow it before, this shouldn't happen. 3 days of rain shouldnt make your yard that tall if it was cut weekly to begin with.