How many days/weeks should I wait to cut new grass?

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~Penny Lai

I plants seed a week ago.

How long does it take to see growth AND how long should I wait to cut the grass after it starts growing?

Thanks!

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I am not quite sure about your neck of the woods Penny. In most cases lawns take time to establish their root system. I would wait until the lawn is no less than 5 to 6 inches long or there abouts which should at least take 6 to 8 weeks to grow to that height. The first cut should only be a trim to 3 inches or so. If you cut your lawns too short it will rip out the root system or damage the root system.

Are you using a ride on or push motor mower, hand mower or electric one. What ever make sure when cutting the wheels don't dig into the newly laid turf or was this lawn sown and grown from scratch. I suppose you are entering your Spring as we are about to enter our Winter here in Australia. Good to see that you are getting into your garden mate as I have been doing some Autumn cleaning up around the place.

So enjoy Penny.

What is the most influential country EVER?

olly d

My friend (whos American) sais America,but America is a baby country that was founded by English people and Americans speak English,the English do not speak American!

My country Italy had an impact with the Romans.

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The British without a doubt!

Reasons being...

1.Britain started the Industrial Revoloution and were the first country to become industrialised.

2.Britain took over much of the world with the British Empire.

3.Look how much of the world speaks English and the English language is the number 1 language for buisness.

4.Japan Trade and Inventions MITI did a study to find out which country invented the most things,they concluded Britain was responsible for inventing 54% of the worlds most important inventions.

Look at British and Italian inventions,pretty much everything we use and take for granted in everyday life comes from Britain and Italy. The underground,police forces/sherrif,Banks,Universities,Trains,Jet Engine,Tin Cans,Fridges,Flush Toilets,Television,Cats eyes in the road,Light switch and Light Bulb (Light bulb was Joseph Swan),Special Forces,Computers, World Wide Web (NOT the internet but the WWW dot),Lawn Mowers, Mouse Traps,Cork Screws,Scuba Diving Gear,Radar,Submarine,Military Tank,Machine Gun,I-pods/didgital MP3 players,Hover craft,ice cream,Pizza,Telescope,Radio,Fax,Telephone,Syringes,Needles,MRI Scans,Suspension Bridges,Rubber/Rubber Tyres. The list realy is ENDLESS...

5.Much of Americas TV shows are just copies of sucessfull British shows.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_television_series_based_on_British_television_series

6.Britain has fought pretty much every world power in History,sometimes many at a time and hardly ever lost.

7.Britain is one of the worlds biggest military exporters and much worlds Military tech actually comes from Britain. There biggest Military company is 'BAE Systems' who are worldwide.

8.Britain is responsible for some of the worlds biggest bands/singers The Beatles,Rolling Stones,The Who,Pink Floyd,Queen,Spice Girls,Amy Winehouse,Adele and many many more.

The Beatles hold the record for most sucessfull boy band in history and the Spice Girls hold the record for most sucessfull girl band.

9.Britain founded America and populated America,Canada,Australia,New Zealand among others.

The list realy is endless...

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What is the best way for me to make money?

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Jarrett

I am 11 years old and i need money so i can get an Xbox 360 in about 3-4 weeks. Any ideas?
I am already going around the neighborhood asking people if there is anything i can do for them for a few bucks.
I am also a great cook if that helps at all.

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if you have a lawn mower ask ur neighbors if they need their grass cut and charge 10 to 20 bucks. you try to do a lawn every day and after ten days youll have 200 bucks.

I have a small lawn care buisiness, want to go commercial. any advice?

Jesse L

I am only 16, birthday in may. I have a small, residential lawn care business. Last summer, I mowed about 15 lawns per week, profiting about $200 per week. This year, I would like to expand my business and possibly go commercial. I have a zero turn lawn mower, 2 push mowers, 2 trimmers, and a truck/trailers. I also have access to a few employees should I need them. I have heard that around February is the right time to start marketing for the jobs in the spring. Any advice on how to get those accounts? I'm not really the greatest on bidding those huge properties, and other than going door to door and talking to the owners, I don't know how to get ahold of the clientele. I am very motivated, and have proven that I am willing to work all day every day throughout the summer, but there's also a huge liability and hesitation for hiring a teenager to cut a business owners grass. What are the going insurance rates? Any licenses I may need?

Thanks for any help

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You are already "commercial" since you are handling 15 accounts. That is a small business operation. The one thing holding you back is that you can not legally sign contracts until you are 18. So you would have to hire an "adult" to be a partner for your new commercial venture. That doesn't make sense. Right now your main protection against a customer not paying you is to not mow his lawn next week. You lose one day's work. If you grow you will need binding contracts so you could go to Small Claims Court and get paid for every single day you work.
Tell every one of your current 15 that they get one free mow if they refer you a customer who uses you for 4 weeks. Then see if the local utility companies allow you to pay for ads in their monthly newsletters that accompany the bill. Then call a reporter for a local newspaper and ask her to interview you about your growing business. If they write an article about you, you will get 200 accounts.

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