Mowing my own lawn.
 

Will be moving to the Villages in April....do many people mow their own yards?

I do, instead of walking or riding the bike that day I cut the lawn. And with the money we save we go out to dinner.

I do...and will continue to do so until I can not. I have a self drive honda mower. Works great and with the $65/mo. they wanted for mowing a corner lot it paid for itself in no time. Takes about a 1/4 ga. per mow.

Will I need to have a mulching mower or will I be bagging?

Some do, most don't
 

There was another thread on this forum. You will hear from both sides, those that do it themselves and those who have a lawn company take care of it. I sold my mower, string trimmer and blower shortly after moving here. We have a relatively good sized lot, and when I retired here, I retired from cutting the grass as well. Its nice to not have to worry about it, and our crew (MiCo) does a fantastic job, including edging and weeding. To me its well worth the $70 a month (they come weekly, year round). They have never not shown up, and I could not be happier. To each their own, but I prefer not to have to store the mower, blower, edger, etc.

Do I need a mulching mower.....ro do I need to bag?

that makes sense to me.

Most mowers bag and mulch.Sometimes I bag,sometimes I mulch.Depends on tee time.

I am in the camp of letting someone else do the mowing.

For what I have been just quoted with trimming the bushes and weeding, I would not bother but that's me. :smiley:

Might depend on the size of your garage, i have a two car garage here, but no where near the size of my two car garage up north. If you're building you might want to enlarge the garage.

Mulching is fine.

I love mowing my lawn. I get some exercise and to me it's very relaxing. I was told that with most southern grasses there is no need to mulch or bag. Just leave the clippings and they will turn to mulch on their own.

On golf courses the only place that the clippings are removed is on the greens and that is so the players are not putting through clippings.

I also trim and edge once a week from mid March through November and about once a month the rest of the year.

I also like to do my own chemicals. Scott's has a very simple plan to follow.

Since you love it, I am willing to let you cut mine. I would love watching you work.

Not Me ! I see people out mowing in the middle of summer sweating their A-- off. To me, it is worth $45 per month for someone to mow my corner Villa lot. No trips for gas, no need to store everything in my small garage...edger, blower, gas, trimmer line, oil, lawn mower, etc. To me it makes sense to do my own lawn fertilizer and insect control inside and out. With a hand spreader, it takes about 10 minutes per month max. and I can save about $65 per month between the insect control and fertilizer with a contractor.

I do my own yard, I have a Craftsman self propelled, takes me all of 10 min. You don't have to mow year around which the companies charge you for. In the winter I only mow once a month.