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Depends where you live, what season, and what equipment.

I live in the PNW where the grass grows crazy fast in the spring, and I use a reel mower since my yard is small. It needs to be done regularly, and I'm not even a "lawn guy".

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East-coast of Canada, the grass grows fairly well throughout the spring and summer but I think mowing excessively is... well, excessive. But I live in a neighbourhood of predominantly seniors who wash their car and mow their lawn every fucking day, presumably because they have nothing better to do, so anytime I try to sit outside and enjoy the lovely summer days it's ruined by all the lawnmowers. Wouldn't be so bad if they used reel mowers, but of course they're all on oversized lawn tractors to mow relatively small lawns.

But then, I also like my lawn to look just a bit "shaggy" instead of clean-cut all the time, so it's possible I'm in a bit of a minority here.

The problem with a reel mower is that if you let the grass get too long the reel mower won't cut it, so you pretty much have to do it every few days when it's growing fast.

Which is fine anyway, because a reel mower isn't a nuisance to your neighbours.

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