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Too late for cutting grass?
I never got round to cutting the lawn for one last time before winter.
However, today seems quite a nice day and for once I'm not running around for other people!! So are there any problems with cutting the grass so late into the year? |
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Too late for cutting grass?
"Nel" wrote in message ... I never got round to cutting the lawn for one last time before winter. However, today seems quite a nice day and for once I'm not running around for other people!! So are there any problems with cutting the grass so late into the year? If the grass is growing carry on cutting throughout the winter. I once had one of those lawns that needed to have the stripes to look good-so it was mowed twice a week every week (not always by me). I can remember one year when Jan/Feb were the only months when it was not mown. Don't mow a frosty lawn or when it is so wet that you form skid marks (on the lawn) |
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Too late for cutting grass?
"Nel" wrote in message
... I never got round to cutting the lawn for one last time before winter. However, today seems quite a nice day and for once I'm not running around for other people!! So are there any problems with cutting the grass so late into the year? The main problem I have is that the grass is almost permanently too wet, either from rain or dew which doesn't dry out all day. |
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Too late for cutting grass?
"Nel" wrote in message ... I never got round to cutting the lawn for one last time before winter. However, today seems quite a nice day and for once I'm not running around for other people!! So are there any problems with cutting the grass so late into the year? No, as long at you do't scalp it, I'd like to cut mine but it's still a bit wet. Alan |
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Too late for cutting grass?
"Nel" asked: snip So are there any problems with cutting the grass so late into the year? --- Not according to the Parks and Gardens folk of our Town Council, who mow grass throughout the year. I have even spotted a grass strip at the front of the Job Centre being mowed in a mini downpour. I'm jolly glad that I didn't have to clean the mower afterwards. MikeCT |
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Bring the height of cut up a bit during the winter. The idea is just to take the tips off every so often to prevent the grass from becoming too lanky. By taking the tips off you are encouraging the grass to "tiller", which results in a thicker lawn. |
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Too late for cutting grass?
"MikeCT" wrote in message ... "Nel" asked: snip So are there any problems with cutting the grass so late into the year? --- Not according to the Parks and Gardens folk of our Town Council, who mow grass throughout the year. I have even spotted a grass strip at the front of the Job Centre being mowed in a mini downpour. I'm jolly glad that I didn't have to clean the mower afterwards. MikeCT council CONtractors cleaning mowers never seen that happen b4 |
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Too late for cutting grass?
"pied piper" wrote in message ... "MikeCT" wrote in message ... "Nel" asked: snip So are there any problems with cutting the grass so late into the year? --- Not according to the Parks and Gardens folk of our Town Council, who mow grass throughout the year. I have even spotted a grass strip at the front of the Job Centre being mowed in a mini downpour. I'm jolly glad that I didn't have to clean the mower afterwards. MikeCT council CONtractors cleaning mowers never seen that happen b4 CONtractors staff aren't paid enough to clean the fekin things. They barely have enough intelligence to use some of the equipment I was involved in servicing. |
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Too late for cutting grass?
Nel wrote: I never got round to cutting the lawn for one last time before winter. However, today seems quite a nice day and for once I'm not running around for other people!! So are there any problems with cutting the grass so late into the year? My latest mowing of my lawn when I lived in the UK, was on Boxing Day, and I also remember my first the next year was the 3rd January. Just had the blades a bit higher than summer, and waited till the grass was dry enough, using a rotary means you can cut it a bit wetter than with a cylinder. |
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