Friscolawnmowing (2024)

FAQs

What is a respectable time to mow? ›

But is there an optimal time of day you should cut the grass to maintain a lush, healthy lawn? If you have some flexibility in your schedule, your lawn can really benefit from a well-timed cut. Mid-morning (between 8 and 10 a.m.) tends to be the best time of day for mowing your lawn.

The typical net profit margin in lawn care and landscaping ranges from 5% to 20% per job. The more expenses you have, the less profit you come back with in the end. So it's essential to know your costs, how much they are per job, and what's factoring into your bottom net profit line.

Mowing the lawn

An electric mower that you have to push will still provide you some exercise, and a manual one is optimal, but both provide a pretty full workout. You're using your arms, chest and shoulders, plus your quads (which is where the main power should come from).

You should start mowing bi-weekly in March to stimulate new growth as it emerges from winter dormancy. Then, from April to mid-October, switch to weekly mowing to keep up with its growth and ensure it stays at an optimal height.

Most pros agree that mid-morning is the optimum time of day to mow the lawn. The logic behind this is that the lawn needs time to heal before the evening. This means that your grass really needs the benefit of the day to dry and heal before nightfall sets in.

Mowing every two weeks — instead of weekly — and not dousing grass with chemical herbicides and fertilizers, helps the environment and supports the health of bees, which are among the world's most important pollinators.

You need to make sure you cover your costs, stay competitive with other lawn care providers, and profit off of every job. On average, you can charge between $50 and $250 to mow a lawn in the U.S. If the service includes lawn maintenance, like edging and clipping removal, you can charge between $135 to $450.

On average, you can gross about $80,000 a year in revenue by running a successful lawn care business. But spending your summer weekends trimming grass is one thing—turning it into a profitable business is another thing altogether. Unlike other small businesses, lawn care is a seasonal affair.

48% reported landscape and mowing maintenance as their most profitable landscape service. 32% of surveyed landscape businesses reported landscape maintenance as their fastest-growing service offering.

The study found lawn mower injuries peak after age 59. Those poor 60- to 69-year-olds have the highest rate of push-mower injuries and the 70-plus group has the highest injury rate for riding mowers. If your parents are in the danger age range, good luck getting them to give you the keys to the mower.

Why is mowing the lawn so tiring? ›

Mowing involves repetitive movements that engage different muscle groups, potentially leading to soreness if one is not accustomed to them. The intensity and duration of mowing, combined with potentially incorrect posture or technique, can also contribute to discomfort.

In winter: mowing is usually not necessary, unless the weather is mild and the grass is still growing. In this case, mow occasionally on a high cut setting. Never mow if the ground conditions are very soft, wet or frozen, or during spells of cold, drying winds.

Average Price of Lawn Mowing

While small to average-sized lawns will cost around $40, large lawns will cost about $80 or more. However, at GOMOW Lawn Mowing, TX, we charge $33 for small to average-sized lawns and $50 for large lawn yards.

As a general rule of thumb, we generally recommend cutting Bermuda grass around 2.5 to 3 inches, though on the higher side is better. Zoysia, however, can be cut shorter. We generally recommend somewhere between 1.5 to 3 inches, depending upon the look the homeowner wants to achieve.

Bad: Early morning mowing (before 8 a.m.)

Mowing early in the morning means you beat the heat and your lawn has more than enough time to recover before night falls again.

Mid-morning

By 10am, your lawn has had sufficient time to dry, and (weather depending) the problems associated with mowing wet grass are no longer a risk. Coupled with the fact that the grass has sufficient time to recover from cutting, mowing mid-morning is the best time to do so.

Cool-season grasses should typically be cut to about 3 to 4 inches high. Warm-season grasses should typically be cut to about 2 to 2 ½ inches high. The common cool-season grasses include fine and tall fescue grass, Kentucky bluegrass, and perennial ryegrass.

It's generally accepted that the best speed for effective mowing is in the 3-6 mph range. Going too fast can actually result in an uneven cut.