How Often Should You Brush Hog Your Property?
Overgrown fields invite ticks, pests, and woody brush. Here's the mowing schedule that keeps land healthy.
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Keeping your land healthy starts with regular mowing — literally. An overgrown field doesn’t just look neglected; it invites ticks, pests, and woody brush that gets harder and more expensive to clear every season.
The Seasonal Mowing Rule
For most properties in Central New York, we recommend brush hogging at least once or twice a year.
Late spring and late summer are the sweet spots — growth gets knocked down before it can seed and turn woody. Remember, it’s always cheaper to stay ahead of brush than to clear it later!
An overgrown lot isn’t just an eyesore — saplings and brush left too long turn a quick mow into a full land clearing job. Staying on a schedule keeps costs down and land usable.
5 Signs It’s Time to Brush Hog
Grass and weeds are past knee height
Saplings and woody stems are popping up
Fence lines are disappearing into the brush
Ticks and pests are showing up near the house
You can no longer walk (or mow) parts of your land
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