To ask how often does your grass get cut?

[Ticketsto]

I normally cut my grass once a month

Every week or so at this time of year.

When it needs it and based on weather.

I did the early spring topping about 6 weeks ago, a long first cut to even the lengths, but because its dry and the DCs are now playing on it, most of it has remained short enough. I do need to shift the trampoline and cut that zone.

I'd rather leave it longer in dry weather to make it more resistant to drought. BIL likes a very cropped manicured lawn, cut it very low before the 2018 heatwave and it died and needed relaying the next year! My slapdash ways are clearly healthier for the grass! (Both south facing)
I mow around nice little daisy/ clover clumps too 😂

When I can be bothered to get the lawnmower out of the shed. I hate getting the lawnmower out, once it's out, I'll happily cut the grass, but getting the darn thing out is such a faff. I've but it once this year so far. It needs doing this week. I might do it next week. If it's sunny and I can be bothered to go to the shed.

Twice a year, although we do cut the edges and some pathways through.

Twice a week, but I have to have a neat lawn

Once or twice a year.

Every one to two weeks, weather depending.

This time of year at least once a week, sometimes twice in 10 days.

Every 3-4 weeks between March and September. October-March we just leave it and it barely grows.

Every week from about now.

Every week - it's a tiny patch of lawn that I'd dig up and replace with planting without a backward glance. DH likes having a lawn. But it's so small it looks dreadful if not kept short.

Every week to keep on top of it, on a high cut though so it stays greener longer in the sun. It’s big and takes me about two and half hours and absolutely hate it. But I’ve just seen a PP and had an epiphany - why don’t I just do the edges and some pathways, not sure why I didn’t think of that before 🤦‍♀️

Supposed to be a once a week job but more like once a month. I prefer the way it looks short but also know that a lot of the flowers are good for wildlife. Sometimes, if there are some lovely patches, I just mow around them. My children prefer playing on it when it's short and it's easier to see cat poo.

Just seen No Mow May - if anyone needs an excuse to leave the lawnmower in the shed...www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/29/no-mow-may-gardeners-not-to-cut-lawns-wild-plants-insects

Depends on the weather and whether I've got time. If the weather's dry I'll do it every two or three weeks, but I live in Manchester and frankly, the weather rarely is dry.

@Ticketsto why oh why did you have to start this thread?! I'm now in the frankly awful position of having to apologise to DH who insists it must be done weekly, despite me telling him to his face that that was ridiculous and thinking behind his back he was using it as an excuse to get away from me and the baby!

Clearly the responses on here show it isn't in fact ridiculous and I just have no idea so now I shall have to admit there is a slender possibility he was right...

I'm growing a meadow and with no mow may I have the perfect reason not to mow it. The neighbour can get stuffed with her disdain.

Other half about to go out and give ours its first cut this year but its a handkerchief sized piece of grass and i like to let the first dandelions come through for the bees

Very rarely. Providing habitat for insects and bees trumps what the neighbours think. Plus it's not how I choose to prioritise my time.

Once every 6 weeks or so but its only a tiny patch of about 12ft x 5ft and its mostly moss and patches of wildflowers and daffodils at the moment. I'm trying to turn it over bit by bit to extend the boarders and eventually have it totally planted to get rid of it.

Every 2 weeks. Cost £20. Big garden too!

About twice a year. Pollinators need the mix of plants to survive. Dandelions are the first food for bumble bees.

About twice in the summer. I have a small front garden that's full of dandelions and daisys so I wont cut it yet.
I'd rather have bees and butterflies than a tidy garden.