"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message
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One of the few consolations of winter is that we can put away our lawn
mowers for a few months. However, as we all know, lawns will put on a
little growth during spells of mild winter weather. I remember
somebody telling me, donkey's years ago, that grass starts growing at a
precise temperature ...somewhere in the 50s Fahrenheit, if I remember
correctly. Does anyone know the precise figure?

Farmers here (Scotland) reckon established pasture requires day
temps of 55 in order to make new growth.

Janet

Soil temperature 4 degrees and above is the average for most species.
I have found with the warmer winters we are cutting grass virtually all year
round.
There was a time when come October I would send all my machinery for
overhaul and not get it back til March.
Now its a case of sending machinery in for about one week in January.