With all of the nice weather recently, the grass has really started to grow. When I first got the new mulching lawnmower, I did have a go at mowing the top field. It took a couple of hours and was quite hard work. Now the grass is growing so quickly, this is not a sustainable approach. I would need to be cutting the grass on a weekly basis. And that is only the top field.
The bottom field has never had the grass cut since we have owned it, so this is a non-starter as far as a “push along” mower is concerned (even if it is a good “push along” mower!). Far to clumpy and lumpy for a mower.
Time to borrow a tractor and a topper (many thanks to Rob North at Pure North Cider for the loan of the tractor). All in all, it took a couple of hours to cut both fields – probably a couple of hours in total. It is a flail mower, so you aren’t going to get a “lawn” type finish, but it does do the job. The bottom field is on quite a slope and it takes a bit of getting used to as the tractor feels as if it is going to roll. The trick is to mow down the hill rather than trying to mow across the slope.
All in all, my first time using a tractor and I am pretty pleased with the results (even if I say so myself!).
Only half a filed to mow really as the builders are occupying the other half of the top field.
The bottom field with the septic tank, I was super careful not to put the tractor in the tank (no one would rush to fish me out!).
Not quite a stripped lawn (and it doesn’t look like much of a slope), but I did it on my own (and I haven’t used a tractor before).