From the rip of the starter cord to the whirring of blades, the telltale sound of a lawnmower at work has become a staple of Wagga weekends.
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Lawns across the region have gone into overdrive following the above-average spring rainfall and the high levels of humidity.
For Kurtis Goodsell, the owner of lawn mowing service Blades of Grass, the relentless growth has meant his phone has barely stopped ringing, with residents desperate to keep their gardens under control.
"We are working seven days a week at this stage," he said.
"Sometimes the phone just rings and rings all day and we have just been flat out."
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Mr Goodsell put the growth down to the recent weather conditions and said there is a good chance Wagga's grass grows even faster once the weather heats up.
"The growth has been very rapid and it's because of the humidity and all the rain," he said.
"Fortnightly mows look like they're monthly mows and once the temperatures rise a bit more it's going to get worse I reckon."
This sentiment was shared by Andrew Dwyer, the owner and operator of Dwyer's Mowing and Gardening.
"The La Nina effect has created so much humidity so it's getting a bit mental and it's not normally half as wet as this," Mr Dwyer said.
"We've got a fortnightly run at the moment but about 20 per cent of our customers have decided to go weekly, maybe even 30 per cent."
Mr Dwyer said the humidity has also caused an increase in lawn diseases.
"There's a lot of brown rot and fungus getting going this year," he said.
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