Why mow with a scythe?

First up, it’s appealing and enjoyable. To mow with a scythe is not necessarily hard work, and it doesn’t leave me with aches and sore knees like weeding and digging do. If you like the idea of being out in the early morning, just you, the scythe and maybe a dog, wet grass and birds singing, scything could be for you too. But practically, I mow with a scythe because: A scythe makes good useful hay Wet conditions are an advantage rather than a problem Scythe mowing is suited to…

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