"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
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Yargh!

My grass is going berserk at the moment.

It must be all the hot sunny weather this week after all the rain.

[Yes, I know nearly all the UK has had rain and gales, but for some
strange reason it hasn't reached us here]

My main problem is that the sunny days aren't usually long enough to
dry
the heavy overnight dew off the grass, which makes it very difficult
to
cut.

Shouldn't grass have stopped growing by now (or at least growing
fast
enough to need cutting twice a week)?

I'm still nipping out and cutting when I can.
I follow golf course green keeping traditions. They cannot allow the
grass to get away from them, and prior to cutting wet grass, they
sweep the turf to send the water droplets to the soil. This allows
whatever breeze there may be to 'better' dry off the grass blades.
In practice, I drag an 8ft batten of wood around the grass on the end
of a bit of baler twine, have a cup of tea, then get the mower out.
Sure, it gets some wonderful comments from passers-by - but at least I
get the grass cut.
;-)

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