27-09-2006, 06:59 AM
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Can i cut the new grass
Travis M. wrote:
"Jangchub" wrote in message
On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:38:08 GMT, "Travis M."
wrote:
"Jangchub" wrote in message
On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 15:23:37 GMT, "Travis M."
wrote:
"Jangchub" wrote in message
On 24 Sep 2006 14:31:48 -0700,
wrote:
Hi,i re-seeded part of my lawn,the grass has come up
really
great,my question,can i mow the top few inches off?
Thank you for the help you gave me.
I cut the top 3 inches off and it looks great,it's very thick and
green,just wish the rest of my lawns looked so good.lol
Thanks again.
Von.
it's
about 5
to 6 inches tall where i re-seeded.
Thanks for any help.
By the way im in Wash State if that helps.
Immediately, and bag it because with the damp dew in
the
morning it
can rot on the lawn. Never wait so long that it will
remove
more
than two inches of the blade during any mowing.
WRONG. Never remove more than a third. Mulching is the
best.
What's wrong? Newly seeded grass is very moist and tender
and
if
left on the surface in cool fall temps can fester diseases.
The OP
said the grass was now 5-6 inches tall. And yes, also
never
remove
more than a third of the blade and after the turf is
established
only use a mulching mower. I only use a mulching,
rechargeable
electric mower.
It doesn't mater what season it is. Cut one third off with a
mulching mower.
Ya, okay, got the point. My point is that newly planted grass
is
far too soft, tender, delicate, etc. and will gunk up and lay
on
top of the lawn. It will not mulch down because it has too
much
moisture in it.
What makes you think newly planted grass blades have more
moisture in them than established grass blades?
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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5
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