How early is too early to mow your lawn?

[tcfrogs]

I took my wife to the airport at 6 this morning, & couldn't go back to sleep. I live in Chicago, where the yards are small & the neighbors are very nearby. I figured I'd better wait until late morning.

Is there any proper etiquette for this???

[thebaghwan]

1. Never before 10:00 a.m.

n/t

[demosincebirth]

9. Tell that to my neighbor

[DarkPhenyx]

2. If you have a loud gas mower...

...I think 9am is the limit. You mihgt check with your local community and see what the noise ordinances say. If you have a quiet manual or electric mower I don't think it matters. Again, check with your community.

[tcfrogs]

5. This is Chicago, we ain't got no stinkin' rules!

:)

[tcfrogs]

7. I have both kinds of mowers

Bought an electric, was given a really loud gas mower by my in-laws.

The electric stinks - takes forever and gets clogged. Plus, I've run over the damn cord several times!!!

[boobooday]

3. I don't know -- 9am?

It is a weekend, but still . . .

I wouldn't be mad anytime after 9.

http://www.wgoeshome.com

[ikojo]

4. I would say 9AM. After all you want to mow before it

gets too warm.

[HFishbine]

6. April

;)

[DarkPhenyx]

8. I prefer late August.

It gets a little tall, but then the drought and heat kill it off for me.

[The empressof all]

10. Not before 11 on a week-end

On a week-day 9 is fine.

[UTUSN]

11. If You Have Dew, When the Dew Dries n/t.

[jdsmith]

12. One of my neighbors once mowed her at 6 a.m. on a Sunday

How do I remember? It was Father's Day.

Never before 10 on weekends. Never.

[Lars39]

13. Our next door neighbor had a concrete pad poured at 6:30 am

yesterday. They didn't warn us either. :(

[Padraig18]

14. 8:00 a.m. weekdays, 10:00 a.m. weekends.

:hi:

[Liberal Veteran]

15. Never before puberty....

And only as needed afterwards.

Oh, wait, are we talking about grass?

[tcfrogs]

16. I figured it would be about 10 posts

for someone to make a smart-ass remark like that! Thanks for validating my thought process!

[TacticalPeek]

17. It's all relative.

If your neighbors' grass is taller than yours, it's too early.

And yes, the rules permit you to select the tallest patch in their yard for comparison to the shortest patch in yours. In case of a tie, the rematch is the next (rainless) weekend.

Scattering fertilizer on their yard is frowned upon, and risky. Insects, birds, etc. can carry that stuff back to your yard with unintended results.

[bearfan454]

18. After 8:00 AM here for me personally.

If I wait until noon, I am screwed with the heat. It gets close to 100 or more for about 3 months at least. Tx is hot.

[markses]

19. Not before 10am

Especially on a Sunday. Had a neighbor who thought 7:00 am was great. Was tempted more than once to ping a b.b. off his head.

[AngryAmish]

20. You people are nuts

Noon at the absolute earliest.

If I am sleeping one off, then you must wait until the next day.

[pagerbear]

21. When I was growing up and mowing lawns

...it was very rare to see someone doing it on a Sunday. Well, this was the Bible belt.

[RebelOne]

22. It is too early when I am sleeping. n/t

[baldguy]

23. February.

It get clogged up with snow.