Support & FAQ


Support/FAQPosted on Aug 1, 2020 by Pap
Weekly vs Bi-Weekly mowing
Every yard is different, every region of the country is different, how much water does the yard receive (amount of rainfall or do you have an irrigation system), and the time of the season (early or late), how much grass needs to be removed during the mowing (more than 1/3 is not recommended to maintain a healthy lawn)

Is there a cost savings? That depends on what you include in the 'cost' but from a money point of view, our minimum weekly service to mow is 40.00. That times 52 weeks and divided by 12 is a monthly cost of 173.33 (we don't mow every week of the year but to make the math easier, let's just compare on a yearly basis). for Biweekly we charge 60. That times 26 weeks divided by 12 is 130.00. So, yes, you would save money in the long run.

Much of the research we have done on bi-weekly mowing tells us there could be additional cost in seed, fertilizer, or other additives if you want to keep the lawn looking good between cuts. We found examples of the extremes from 'no worries, it's only brown for a day or two...' all the way to having to 're-seed the lawn because it all died...'

What we see on bi-weekly mowing, your lawn will start out a little brown from cutting too much off (and it will take time to get the lawn mowed and the clippings handled), after a good rain or a couple of days it will be fine for about another four to five days (depending on rainfall or if it is watered), then it will start looking like you need a cut and for the next 3 to 4+ days it will look unkempt

In general, we recommend weekly mowing. Frequent mowing reduces the stress on the lawn, is less time consuming, and produces a better quality lawn for overall curb appeal. An alternative may be a monthly agreement


A Google Search for 'Should I mow weekly or biweekly' (about 609,000 hits) with the majority stating the same results and suggesting weekly. Some mention the preferred is every 3-4 days during peak growing season with prime conditions

Here are some of the resources we found on Google:
Chorbie
Weed Xtinguishers
lifehacker
Redfin
To be fair we also searched 'why biweekly mowing is better'


Didn't find much, mostly lawn care providers complaining about bi-weekly and how much longer it takes to produce a quality looking lawn. Some mentioned the brown patches that show up.