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Would a robotic lawnmower help with keeping on top of grass especially considering I have a bust schedule.

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MrMay · 29/05/2026 20:01

I cut the grass a few weeks ago. I think it could have been back at the end of April or the start of May. I know sometimes May can be called No Mow May.

I prefer cutting grass where I can and leaving sections at the end of the lawn and in corners long all the time instead of a No Mow May and then mowing everything come June.

Anyways I am In Ireland. I cut the grass at some stage a few weeks ago. Then I saw the grass get long again. However my schedule and indeed the weather didn't allow for me to go and cut it at the time. I did a chance about 2 weeks ago one afternoon to race around with the grass trimmer for about 30 minutes and just trim down a few sections that was getting long.

Since then, it rained so much and any free time I had did not align with the weather. As in it rained a lot. Then last weekend was the first weekend where the whether remained dry to cut the grass however my weekend was back to back full of functions.

I finally managed to cut the grass earlier today. It was getting so long. But not only that, I found it so stressful due to having to go to work. I became so tired too. I didn't even do it all. I left a lot of sections untouched but I did do the main part. However there are still loads more sections so very long, and it's beyond what I would really like.

My issue is that, the weather has been lovely this week but it rained a lot for a few weeks before this. I am in Ireland where our summers can be very wet too. I don't know what the summer ahead is going to be like. My free time is limited due to a full time job and it's not really aligning with the weather. Does that make sense?

My work has indicated becoming extremely intense too for the next few more weeks. There's was an indirect demand and sulking this week to try and get me to work 6 days a week. I never signed up for that.

The summer ahead is going to be a nightmare from my work. They are fucking assholes who will likely work me into the ground.

I am half considering a robotic lawnmower. I could set it up in the yard.

However it's not my property. It my mothers and I have little security in the place. I also bought a lawnmower last year that I really like. The issue is work being very demanding and I may not be able to find the time to carry out the physical work to do. Or I might only get a free patch of time for about 20 or 30 minutes most of the time. I this it this morning for 2 hours.

Would a robotic lawnmower help me. Are they any good.

When I do get free time, I want to try and relax if I can because things are so hard and stressful. It's so hard.

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MotherOfCrocodiles · 29/05/2026 21:38

Sounds tough.

robo mower could help but you need to set it up, if you are that overstretched will it just sit in the box?

how about a lawn mower man who comes every two weeks and just does it?

or, invest in a cordless mower as getting out the extension lead and plugging it in just front loads effort and makes the task too hard to tackle

ShakyBake · 29/05/2026 21:45

I didn't have time to read in sorry but wanted to share something that happened to an old neighbour. Basically it nudged the gate open (everyone was out) and got into farmer milkins clover field opposite and went berserk and apparently caused £900 worth of damage

GreatThingsAwait · 29/05/2026 22:35

I love mine. It was easy to set up and does a brilliant job.

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Thingcanonlygetbetter · 29/05/2026 22:40

They are amazing!! To never have to look at long grass, or hear my husband moan about cutting grass is amazing

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