Mowing in the orchard

Lovely mowing conditions and the chance to cut a nice clean sward for hay making in the orchard at Sprint Mill. Peaceful and sustainable, it's such a nice way to spend the morning and everyone can work at their own pace.

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  1. Amber14 July 2013 at 17:47

    I found this totally by accident, looking for blogs about growing apples in orchards :) My dad had a scythe. He never mowed hay with it- he used it on the wooded lot my family owned just outside of town. The lower portion of the back of the property was wall to wall stinging nettles, chest high, and he used it to cut them down the first time every year, when they were too tall for the riding grass mower. My sister and I would play in the creek while dad cut the nettles away from our camping area.

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  2. Mizz Winkens23 July 2013 at 10:16

    Ahhh.... you make it look so effortless! : )

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  3. Good scythe posture | Steve Tomlin Crafts28 July 2014 at 18:10

    […] mate Dave Oliver sent me this montage of images which he took from the video I made last year of mowing the orchard. He was interested in looking at the posture and body position of a good mowing style to assist his […]

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