Bush Hogging & Field Mowing
Bush hogging for overgrown fields, fallow farmland, hunting property, vacant lots, solar sites and pond banks across Maryland's Eastern Shore, Delaware and Virginia. Tall grass, weeds and saplings cut back with a tractor-mounted rotary cutter.
Bush hogging takes a field back from what grew up in it.
A lawn mower cuts grass. A bush hog cuts the ground nobody has mowed in a season or three: waist-high grass, goldenrod and ragweed gone to seed, briars, and the young trees that start coming up in a field the second year it sits. We pull a rotary cutter behind a tractor and take it all down to an even height, so the ground is open, walkable and ready for whatever comes next. This sits alongside our weed control, farm maintenance and large property maintenance.
What a bush hog handles, and what needs more.
| What is growing | Bush hog | What else it takes |
|---|---|---|
| Tall grass and weeds, a season or two unmowed | Yes, one pass | Nothing, if it gets cut again before it fills back in |
| Goldenrod, ragweed, thistle and other field weeds | Yes | Cut before the seed heads set, or the field reseeds itself |
| Briars, blackberry and multiflora rose | Yes, while the canes are young | Older thickets: cut, then spot treatment of what comes back |
| Saplings, sweetgum, pine and red maple seedlings | Yes, up to a couple of inches across | Bigger trees: cut down and chipped |
| Phragmites | Cuts the dead canes | A cut alone feeds it. It needs herbicide treatment at the right time |
| Poison ivy | Cuts it down | Treat it while it has leaves. Cut vine still carries the oil. See poison ivy |
When to cut.
| Season | Why then |
|---|---|
| Late winter into early spring | The ground is firm, the growth is dead and standing, and nothing is nesting yet. A clean start before spring green-up. |
| Early to mid summer | Cuts weeds before they set seed, so next year’s crop is smaller. Hunting lanes and trails stay open. |
| Late summer into fall | Fields enrolled in Maryland’s Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program can’t be mowed during the bird nesting season, April 15 to August 15. Most of that ground gets its cut right after. Also the time for food plots and lanes before hunting season. |
If your field is enrolled in a conservation program, the contract sets the dates and how much can be cut. We work to it.
Who calls for it.
Farms and fallow ground. A field left alone goes to weeds the first year and to brush and young trees within three. A pass once a year holds it where it is, ready to go back into crops or hay.
Hunting property. Lanes, trails, food plots and the edges around stands, cut so they stay open between seasons. See hunting land services.
Vacant lots and bank-owned property. Tall grass and weeds on an empty lot draw complaints and code notices. We cut it back and keep it cut until it sells. See bank-owned properties.
Solar sites and large acreage. Rows, perimeters and access lanes, cut to an even height under and around the panels. See large property maintenance.
Pond banks and drainage. Stormwater pond banks and swales grow up fast, and trees on an embankment are a compliance problem. See stormwater pond compliance.
Bush hogging across the Delmarva Peninsula.
We cut fields, lots and acreage across Dorchester, Talbot, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester, Queen Anne’s, Kent, Caroline and Cecil counties in Maryland; Sussex and Kent counties in Delaware; and Accomack and Northampton counties on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Cambridge is our base.
Call (443) 205-4415 and tell us how many acres and how long it has been, or request a free estimate.