When do you start cutting your grass...
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jazz Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 3
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:23 pm Post subject: When do you start cutting your grass... |
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Hi All,
Long term viewer, first time poster...
Just wondering about your garden grass / lawns... I've a LOT of grass area, 3 seperate gardens & I reseeded one a few years back & the grass is doing well.
As it is the "new" garden it always got the best treatment so to speak, and as the days are brighter now when I get home from work, I can see the grass is getting long. Ground is still quite wet, as is the grass itself... but if we get a few dry days I might chance a cut.
Am I mad to be thinking of cutting it in Feb? |
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James Kilkelly Rank: Site Admin

Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 2173 Location: West of Ireland
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 4:27 pm Post subject: Re: When do you start cutting your grass... |
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Quote: | Ground is still quite wet, as is the grass itself... but if we get a few dry days I might chance a cut.
Am I mad to be thinking of cutting it in Feb? |
Not mad at all.
But traffiking across a wet lawn will result in compaction which leads to sparce grass, then the follow on weeds and mosses
If you are patient, your lawn will reward you by looking greener than some earlier mown lawns which often suffer scorch from cold winds. From the middle of March is the time to start your lawn maintenance proper for the year.
I wrote a piece on the subject here if you are interested in reading more....... When to start mowing lawn. _________________ Gardening books.
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jazz Rank attained: Hazel Tree

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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for that... Seems like it's best to wait... I'm a bit too anxious after getting the lawnmowers sorted out in the last few weeks  |
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sgmgarden Rank attained: Silver Birch Tree

Joined: 12 Mar 2013 Posts: 179 Location: Inverkeithing
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Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:16 am Post subject: |
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Its probably best to wait until the ground firms up after the winter. Many people suggest waiting until the last frost is over. You should be able to tell by the colour of your grass. When it starts to 'green up', its a sign that the growth pattern has started after winter. |
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