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If I leave the grass uncut...
"Jim" [email protected] wrote in message ... ...for a couple of months (say) what are the long-term implications. Of course it will be unsightly and could present the mower with an initial problem when finally getting round to being cut but what about the long-term implications for the grass itself? Will it recover if subsequently given its due attention. thanks for any thoughts In general the lawn should be fine (assuming it is a utility lawn) - I am trying to keep mine medium long this summer after the damage done by the dry weather last year. Implications: coarse grasses may start to crowd out the finer lawn grasses which grow better when 'grazed' by a lawnmower. the grass may well go to seed, which won't harm the lawn but may well affect the rest of your garden :-) when you cut it back short it may take a little time to green up again, as the lower stems you expose will have been shaded by the higher leaves and gone yellow. Don't worry too much - people quite often leave gardens (e.g. during moving or after a bereavement) and the lawns soon recover after a cut or two, and the borders reappear after weeding. HTH Dave R |
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