Weed Abatement
We cut the dry grass and weeds on vacant lots, parcels, roadsides and lot lines before fire season. Send us a photo of your notice, and we put the quote in writing.
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Brush mowing is what many people call bush hogging or brush hog mowing. We run a rotary brush mower on a compact track loader. It cuts tall grass and weeds, along with light brush, on fields, pastures, road frontage and large lots. The cut grass stays on the ground where it falls, and the land is open again.
We are based in Seaside on the Monterey Peninsula. We mow across the Peninsula, the Salinas area and up the coast to Santa Cruz. Near a house, mowing is one part of defensible space clearing. Call or text (831) 200-5377, and we will look at the property and put the quote in writing.
Tell us about the brush, the lot or the letter you got. We look at the property and put the quote in writing.
The back field is waist high again, or the fence line has disappeared into the weeds. That is brush mowing work. We mow ranch and rural acreage in the Carmel Valley, the Salinas hills, Prunedale and the Pajaro Valley.
The mower also works orchard and vineyard edges and the sides of ranch roads. Some people call this skid steer mowing, because a compact track loader is a tracked skid steer. When we finish, the grass lies cut on the ground and the fence lines show again.
Between 30 and 100 feet from a house, CAL FIRE says to cut annual grass to 4 inches or less. A city or fire district can ask for more than the state does.
A brush hog is a heavy rotary mower made for rough ground. Ours runs on the compact track loader. It cuts tall grass and weeds, plus the light brush that grows up through them.
Head-high coyote brush and French broom call for the masticating head instead. It grinds brush, saplings and small trees into mulch where they stand. That is forestry mulching, and on overgrown ground it usually goes before the mower. Larger trees and limbing are a tree service's work.
Tall grass can also hide rocks, stumps, old fence wire and pipe. Those are worth finding before a blade finds them. We look at the property first, or go over your photos, and the quote covers what is out there.
Annual grass here grows through the rainy months, then dries out and turns gold by late spring or early summer. Timing the cut matters. For yellow starthistle, a common California weed, University of California advice is to mow as the first yellow blooms appear. Earlier cuts grow back fast, and even a well-timed cut often needs more than one pass.
Once the grass is dry, the time of day matters too. The state's One Less Spark campaign says to mow before 10 a.m. and skip very hot or windy days. A blade that strikes a rock can throw a spark.
A one-time cleanup opens up ground that has sat uncut for years. Seasonal mowing brings the mower back to the same fields every year. Mowing a lot to meet a city or fire district notice is weed abatement, and the notice sets the deadline. HOAs and ranches that want mowing on a calendar can fold it into a vegetation management program.
Call or text for a written quote anywhere across the Monterey Peninsula, the Salinas area and up the coast to Santa Cruz.
(831) 200-5377From the first call or text to cleared ground, here is how it goes.
Call or text (831) 200-5377 and tell us about the property. Send photos if you like, plus any notice or insurance letter.
We look at the brush, the grass, the slopes and how the machine gets in. Good photos can stand in for a visit.
You get the quote in writing. If a notice or an insurance letter is in hand, the work is sized to it.
The masticating head grinds the brush, saplings and small trees into mulch. The brush mower cuts the grass and weeds down.
You get mulched and mowed ground, with the trees you kept still standing. We take a final look at it with you.
Common questions about brush mowing across the Monterey Peninsula, the Salinas area and up the coast to Santa Cruz. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We cut the dry grass and weeds on vacant lots, parcels, roadsides and lot lines before fire season. Send us a photo of your notice, and we put the quote in writing.
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We run seasonal vegetation management programs for HOAs, property managers, commercial properties and ranches. Grass is mowed and brush is masticated on a schedule built around notices and fire season.
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We open up overgrown acreage, hillsides, ranch parcels and building sites with the masticating head and the brush mower. Brush and small trees become mulch in place, and the trees you keep stay standing.
Learn MoreThe compact track loader runs a masticating head for brush and a brush mower for grass and weeds. Each part of the property gets the attachment that fits it.
Brush, saplings and small trees are ground into mulch where they stand, and the trees you want stay standing. The mulch stays on top as cover, and the soil stays in place.
We look at the brush, the slope and the access first, or work from your photos. The quote comes to you in writing before any work starts.
We are based in Seaside on the Monterey Peninsula, between Monterey and Marina. The work reaches across the Peninsula, the Salinas area and up the coast to Santa Cruz.
Tell us where the property is and what needs clearing, and send photos if you have them. Call or text (831) 200-5377, or use the form, and we will get back to you.
Tell us about the brush, the lot or the letter you got. We look at the property and put the quote in writing.
