On Sep 28, 2:42*am, sampvasant wrote:
On Sep 24, 9:01*pm, robind wrote:





Hi this is my first post here and I am a total novice. I planted a lawn
from seed at the end of August and now the grass is about 2-3inches
high. The problem is its been raining in buckets where I live and I want
to mow it sometime as I believe it will grow better if I cut it when it
reaches about 3-4 inches high.

My questions are,
1. If it carries on raining will it be ok just to leave it til next
Spring?
2. Should the grass be cut only if its dry?
3. To prepare a new lawn for the Winter what is the best height to leave
the grass, my father in law suggested 3 inches?
4.Should I fertilise it before the Winter, ie after the last cut?

Sorry in advance if these questions seem a bit novice like. I am a bit
frustrated as I spent a lot of time preparing the ground over the Summer
as the previous owner preferred the distressed look!!! Plus buying a new
lawnmower recently means I am good to go...

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As someone already pointed out, to get the right answer you need to
tell us where you are and what kind of grass. If it's cool season
grasss, at 3" you should mow it, but I would wait until it stops
raining and it's reasonably dry. Mowing it actually helps it develop
as taking off part of the blade causes it to grow faster and spread
out more. Hopefully you put down starter fertilizer when you seeded
last month. I'd put down a fall fertilizer after you mow it. As
for winter height, I'd just continue to mow it normally. After the
last cut, whatever height it winds up being when growth finally stops,
will be OK.