"Lawns are bone dry here in north London, could be a long old summer if this continues, don't normally have to look around a job and save something for " next time " till July , August, I assume this is on record for the driest spring?"

"Bet you wern't expecting to have the dreist Spring after the wetest winter on record!
Having these long dry spells is not good for business as people wanting estamites seem to dry up. "

"Craig
Just outside Crewe here - yep finding the same as you. Lawns very dry and stressed, very little growth. I'm discussing the situation with clients when I arrive - coming to a joint decision re mow or not. Most lawns up to now have taken a mow /…"

"S.E. Essex and virtually no rain since the lock down.  Has been a real help as the normal spring weeds have been slow and grass-growth has not been as prolific as normal. We have been able to reduce visits thus helping with our Covid 19 precautions.…"

"Same here...wakefield area. Had the first phone call yesterday from a customer saying their grass didn't need cutting. On the plus side...now the tips are opening, so less grass to cut will give me a chance to catch up on the backlog of hedgecutting…"

"I am in Perthshire in Scotland, I have already had sprinklers out on some lawns twice or three times..........
April we had 23mm rain total
So far May has produced 47mm rain
35mm of which was last weekend.  Been warm and sunny ever since.  23 degree…"

"Morning Vic.What a calming and understanding read.I totally understand.Thankyou so much for the thorough explanation.
Thanks to Vic to."

"What Vic said +1 
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"So you want the moss, but don't want the moss? I can understand what you mean, but really you need to get rid of the moss altogether and just have healthy grass."

"As Jim has said, pricing is critical. If you undercharge a customer at the start you won’t be able to correct that with them later. So if you charge £25 when it should be £50, they won’t wear a doubling of the charge further down the road. Who would…"

"I missed a couple of weekly cuts out this afternoon. Even a fortnightly cut I did this morning the grass was quite short.
East yorks based."

"Thanks for the advice,  I don't think mo bactor is the answer as without moss there would hardly be any lawn left! I'll look for marathon sport. 
I've got some seaweed stuff ( carnt remember the name at mo ) but it kills the moss too, so no good in…"

"I use the adjustment bar to level it and scaf boards on the tread side. Never got any one to hold it for me. Its a bit wobbly at the top but still stable. I never stand over the Apex. I've had it 12yrs years, it's never fallen over and I've not fall…"

" Have similar already and certain big jobs I have find myself still using paving stones under one side and person holding it. "