WWYD with the lawn - absent one month this summer

[Anonymous]

Is it worth it to hire someone? Will it grow terribly high?

Our street is quite relaxed about grass height. One year we left for 6 months (November to April) and our grass hadn't grown much. This time, however, I'm not sure. I suppose it will depend on the amount of rain we get.

Thank you for your opinions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it worth it to hire someone? Will it grow terribly high?

Our street is quite relaxed about grass height. One year we left for 6 months (November to April) and our grass hadn't grown much. This time, however, I'm not sure. I suppose it will depend on the amount of rain we get.

Thank you for your opinions.

It’s summer, that’s when grass grows. And we’ve had a really wet start to summer. Have someone come mid-way between and the day before you get back.

[Anonymous]

Yes, you need to have it mowed while you're gone.

Of course your grass didn't grow from November to April. That's when it's dormant.

[Anonymous]

Have someone mow it once halfway through.

[Anonymous]

Yes. It's kind of trashy not to have it mowed, but also it's like a neon sign flashing "Out of town! No one home!" to potential thieves.

[Anonymous]

Have a kid come by and mow it two weeks in, and again the day before you come home. Pay half in advance, half the day you get back.

[Anonymous]

OP here.

I've never paid anyone to do this before - how much should I pay per mow, if the person or service is just coming once or twice? Our front and back yards are small and we're located quite centrally.

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Is it per hour or per job?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Is it per hour or per job?

The boys who mow for us base the price on their estimate of time and difficulty (hilly or flat, obstacles like paths or plants). If anything unexpected occurred, they either knocked on the door to warn me of the higher price or they let a note that they will apply the extra to the next mow.

[Anonymous]

Cool-season turf grasses, the most common around here, tend to go dormant in the summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cool-season turf grasses, the most common around here, tend to go dormant in the summer.

Huh?

Obviously you have a concrete yard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cool-season turf grasses, the most common around here, tend to go dormant in the summer.

Huh?

Obviously you have a concrete yard.

It grows slower in the summer than in the spring. And if it isn't watered then it goes dormant, unless there's sufficient rain.

[Anonymous]

No lawn is going to look decent if not mowed for an entire month in summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you need to have it mowed while you're gone.

Of course your grass didn't grow from November to April. That's when it's dormant.

LOL OP... Seriously, did you really say that??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
OP here.

I've never paid anyone to do this before - how much should I pay per mow, if the person or service is just coming once or twice? Our front and back yards are small and we're located quite centrally.

Thanks.

When will you be out? When it's really hot months of the summer (august/Sept), you can probably get away with mowing it really short before you go. It won't grow much over the summer. But not in July.