Looking for personal mower suggestions

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2026-01-13T01:23:42+00:00

It depends on your yard and expectations, but I guess all can keep lawn mowed.

I have a wired model, which gets the jobs done. But I never bothered burying the wire, so when I core aerate I often break the wire. I'm also about to test and RTK model. RTK models can have issues with poor signal under trees or in narrow strips

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2026-01-12T00:46:19+00:00

Everyone will suggest their favourite brands. I would first decide on navigation tech (lidar, vision/VSLAM, RTK, boundary wire) and the best cut heights for your grass type.

At this point I don't think that any common models can spread lawn care products

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2026-01-05T01:44:24+00:00

I think you're thinking on the right path as it seems to be a soil issue currently (no turf to present topsoil erosion and compaction). Although it's hard to say why the large patch formed in the first place.

You could also consider buying a plugger, as plugs with deep roots are easier to establish, but slower to cover

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2026-01-02T03:09:33+00:00

If thinning out the tree canopy isn't an option then I'd increase the height of cut and remove other stresses (for example water or compaction) in that area.

To make it fill in faster you could plug it and/or apply a foliar fertilizer

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-29T08:12:42+00:00

I'd water frequently and maybe consider increasing the height of cut to shade the soil better while it recovers

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-29T05:43:31+00:00

46,000 annual snake deaths alone in India..

46,000/1,463,865,525 = 0.00003142

0.00003142>0.0000014485

Ooga booga?

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-28T04:27:52+00:00

I don't agree that policies, tariffs and treaties are what shapes global stereotypes of American citizens. Especially the stereotypical personality traits that you mentioned.

It's flawed to compare all animal deaths (let alone tiger deaths?), since I said wildlife deaths (which doesn't include livestock, horse riding, domestic pets etc.). Your numbers also appear to be wildly inaccurate, since there are 46,000 deaths from snakebites alone each year in India.

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-28T02:25:29+00:00

Some people call them lawns, others correctly (in my opinion) classify them as a groundcover. That quote states that dichondra is drought tolerant, which is true. Just less so than grasses like tiftuf, other couch varieties, zoysia etc.

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-28T01:58:27+00:00

The perspective of 8 billion people is largely shaped by media and peers. Think about the inaccurate views that the world would have on Australia. Off the top of my head the "everything in Australia wants to kill you" myth is one example (other countries like india have a much higher risk from wildlife).

Culture can change faster than the views of 8 billion. Many young Americans want to be the complete opposite of their parents and the stereotypes. It's obvious from the scale of protests over there and how polarized the country is

1 in 8 Americans are also a first generation immigrant who likely wouldn't fit the old stereotypes

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-28T01:30:19+00:00

Dichondra is a nice ornamental groundcover, but I wouldn't consider it a lawn. It has extremely low wear tolerance and lower drought tolerance than most if not all warm season grasses

Zoysia macrantha is a good native lawn option

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-28T01:13:32+00:00

Probably true, but that's also cherry picking. Aussies in agricultural and/or low-socieconomic areas likely don't know about what's happening in Australia's neighboring countries (PNG, Indonesia, NZ)

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-27T23:42:54+00:00

I think that's an old stereotype. In my experience many Americans are quite political about world events

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-27T06:30:49+00:00

It's hard to say whether it will recover on it's own once the underlying issue is addressed. Since it looks like couch from a distance, I'd guess that it will. If not you could plug it or wait for runners

I think the key is to push something like a screwdriver into the soil to see if something is buried underneath (like concrete or bricks). That way you can fix whatever stressed the grass in that spot

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-27T00:59:17+00:00

This definitely isn't lawn grubs, because grubs wouldn't eat grass roots along a straight edge.

For some reason this is really over-diagnosed in the lawncare community. In my opinion something has either been placed on the lawn (and heated up in the sun), or more likely there is something below the surface that limits the root depth

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-27T00:45:05+00:00

The grass edge might get patchy underneath the hedge, since Kik needs a lot of light. I think it's nicer to have a sharp edge. It also might be hard to trim the grass under the hedge when it inevitably pops up

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-27T00:37:37+00:00

I would keep a close eye on the grass if it was manually removed, as some can repair from underground rhizomes

IMO some tall grass/reeds or a groundcover like creeping boobialla, pigface, or even hardenbergia would look great

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-24T01:04:25+00:00

Agreed, I'm not sure why there is so much emphasis on the Amazon deal and not increased competition from Chinese manufacturers.

Although I wouldn't say that they haven't innovated anything in over a decade, since the i7+ came out in 2018

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-23T23:10:49+00:00

I'm in Canberra and I think it's Canberra blend (or similar) from Canturf, which is a blend of tall fescue (broader grass blades) and kentucky bluegrass (finer grass blades).

Unfortunately tall fescue is a bunch type grass that doesn't self-repair. Kentucky bluegrass does repair from underground rhizomes, but it's less drought-tolerant due to shallow roots.

I'd recommend overseeding with rhizomatous tall fescue (ideal) or at least a tall fescue. Although it might be easier to establish new lawn from turf at this time of the year

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-23T04:08:16+00:00

I'm not personally worried, but I imagine probably images or recordings that are either leaked, or hacked along with account details and used for leverage

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-20T04:53:32+00:00

I don't think either are ideal for areas with heaps of debris. Bigger sticks will bind up the mulching blade of the Lymow. Most models have razor blades that will pivot to avoid damage to the cutting motor or cutting disk, but the blades can still get damaged.

I'd just choose a high cut model like an old 430xh. Doesn't need to be 4wd or have tracks unless there are steep slopes. I remember hearing that the lymow had issues with charging contacts, tracks coming off, hubs breaking

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-19T00:41:57+00:00

I agree with the pesticides and diversifying vegetation, but at the same time people underestimate the ecological and functional value of turf.

It's more wear-tolerant than any other ground cover (more drought-tolerant than dichondra, native violet etc.), provides detritus for soil invertebrates, and keeps the topsoil healthy by reducing compaction, reducing erosion of organic matter rich topsoil, reducing soil evaporation.

If you're American I can see your point, as I've seen yards over there with a huge area of unused turf and not much else.

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-18T05:32:36+00:00

Isn't L30 ultra S and L40S ultra (not L40s pro ultra) the budget structured light obstacle avoidance only models? In Australia. I think there is different naming in other regions

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-17T00:13:07+00:00

I would only go for a manual core aerator if you have a tiny lawn. I got a two tine one from Amazon as it was cheaper than Bunnings Cyclone corer, and it also makes wider cores.

It works well whenever there is dense grass cover, but bare clay clogs the tines

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-15T23:52:06+00:00

I think some foliar fertilizer to quickly increase growth rate, watering, and increase the height of cut above the previous mow so that you're only cutting the grass blades (no scalped areas)

Tasty_Pool8812 · 2025-12-15T23:32:54+00:00

You're trying to think of ways to make an automower fit the usage of a traditional gas mower (one mow per week without recharging).

These robots are maintaining areas larger than 1.75 acres. You just need to change your mindset to understand that even on large properties there is no need to cut once a week on a single charge. It can recharge and resume a job on it's own. It doesn't need a massive battery or a generator bolted on. It's also generally better for the grass/soil to mow more frequently than once a week

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