Last cut of the year?

fryup

We always have a thread about the first cut of the year...but when do you good people do your last cut of the year?....my lawn is a bit tatty long in patches..should i cut it one more time or will it bring on moss if i cut at this late stage??

D3V!L

We did our last during the week. It was still growing up until very recently.

Give it a cut Top setting on the mower.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I never know when the last cut will be. I have cut the lawn in December when it was mild and dry. I cut last week and will cut next week again if the weather keeps like this. All high cuts at this time of year, lf course.

secman

Cut ours last Friday , got 3 bin loads and again on Monday as there was growth on it, just over a bin load. Hopefully the cold weather this week curtailed the growth . The main reason I cut it on Monday was to get it back down for the cold snap and knowing rain was due for weekend .

Hoof Hearted2

No such thing as last cut or first cut for that matter, you simply cut your lawn whenever it needs to be cut and you cut at the appropriate height for the time of year. E.g. this time of year the cutting height should be raised so you are just trimming the top 1 or 2mm of the lawn and are getting rid of the uneven look that happens when we have the sporadic growth the occurs during the winter months, also if you have leaves on your lawn it's a good idea to use the mower to collect them.

pawrick

mine needs a cutting right now, temps have gotten lower so not much growth left but it's too wet to do without constant clogging.

tampopo

I will do one more, I think.

I've seen waterways Ireland cut grass on Dec 7th.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I cut mine yesterday but I'm not assuming I'm done for the year yet by any means.

jaffa20

I cut last weekend and it has put on some growth in a week. I think weather permitting, i might get another cut done by end of Nov. I think grass still grows over winter but at a slower rate.

Anatom

I'll do mine again this coming weekend. Its last cut was the weekend before last, so after raking all of the leaves off it first, it'll get another go with the lawnmower then. Hopefully it won't be the last cut of the year though as there seems to be a bit of growth there still.

NIMAN

Cut mine last week and there has been next to no growth since.

So I think maybe one final cut might do it now in the next week or so. Then a spreading of Autumn feed.

secman

Cut it again on Sunday, just the one bin load, which was surprising beating on mind the low temperature.

tampopo

Cut on Monday last, before the rain. Set at 75mm. Will get one more cut in I think.

veetwin

Cut lots of grass today. Plenty of growth since the last cut about 3 weeks ago. Surely it will stop growing soon. Winters definitely appear to be getting much shorter.

NIMAN

Got a cut done on the smaller front garden on Monday, after getting rid of a mountain of leaves.

It looked in fairly good nick when cut, will now get to put on the autumn fertilizer.

Decided to leave the back garden, doesn't drain as well and a lot wetter. Looks like it''ll be March before it sees the mower again.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Finally decided, yesterday, to run the mower dry for the winter. Ran it over the lawn while I was at it. Just need to give it a good cleaning now.

Discodog

Giancarlo Ambitious Ozone wrote: »

Finally decided, yesterday, to run the mower dry for the winter. Ran it over the lawn while I was at it. Just need to give it a good cleaning now.

You may of run it dry but the carb is still full of fuel unless you drain it. Bolt on the bottom of the float chamber. This will also remove any collected water which can cause corrosion over the winter.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Discodog wrote: »

You may of run it dry but the carb is still full of fuel unless you drain it. Bolt on the bottom of the float chamber. This will also remove any collected water which can cause corrosion over the winter.

You see, I'm a 72 year old with no technical knowledge whatsoever. I don't even know what a float chamber is.

Harry Palmr

Float chamber is where fuel sits between the fuel tank and the cylinder. It means there is a constant fuel pressure (bit like a header tank in the attic)

As for the grass I last cut it early in November and as it's not growing now and the cold looks like staying around I reckon that's it for the winter

Odelay

Giancarlo Ambitious Ozone wrote: »

You see, I'm a 72 year old with no technical knowledge whatsoever. I don't even know what a float chamber is.

72 my ass. Here you're as fresh as any 29year old!

Discodog

Giancarlo Ambitious Ozone wrote: »

You see, I'm a 72 year old with no technical knowledge whatsoever. I don't even know what a float chamber is.

tampopo

I went over it again today, to pick up the last of the leaves. And to use up the last of the petrol.

NIMAN

I did the back garden (well part of it anyway) a few days ago there, as we had a good mild dry spell and the grass could have done with a trimming..

All done now I think until March.

Hoof Hearted2

NIMAN wrote: »

I did the back garden (well part of it anyway) a few days ago there, as we had a good mild dry spell and the grass could have done with a trimming..

All done now I think until March.

Amazing you can predict the future, what do you think the lotto numbers will be next week?.

bigbrotherfan

Grass is still growing, I'd say. Just watching the weather over the next few days to see if I could sneak one last cut (at the highest possible setting).

bigbrotherfan

I chanced a cut but am hoping there isn't a sudden dip in temperatures in the coming week.

bigbrotherfan

bigbrotherfan wrote: »

I chanced a cut but am hoping there isn't a sudden dip in temperatures in the coming week.

I did too on Thursday. The lawns are looking nice and green the to the mild weather. Not too worried about the frost as I am right on the west coast and we never get it as bad as further inland.

jprboy

bigbrotherfan wrote: »

I chanced a cut but am hoping there isn't a sudden dip in temperatures in the coming week.

There looks to be a cold spell on the way from the middle of next week onwards:

Outlook

The weather will be very unsettled and changeable in the week ahead, cold also especially from midweek on with some snow and ice likely.

http://www.met.ie/forecasts/

bigbrotherfan

jprboy wrote: »

There looks to be a cold spell on the way from the middle of next week onwards:

Outlook

The weather will be very unsettled and changeable in the week ahead, cold also especially from midweek on with some snow and ice likely.

http://www.met.ie/forecasts/

Thanks for the tip off. I'll have to wait and see but that doesn't sound very promising. Fingers crossed.

jprboy

bigbrotherfan wrote: »

Thanks for the tip off. I'll have to wait and see but that doesn't sound very promising. Fingers crossed.

You're welcome.

I wouldn't worry about it, grass will always bounces back, no matter what the weather in this country throws at it.

Harry Palmr

Just done the first cut!

Anatom

Was tempted to do it myself at the end of last week. Just as well I didn't, given the frost we had over the weekend!

philstar

well folks, its that time of year again....end of the month last cut for me...and you?

D3V!L

Mine is getting it this Saturday, looks like it should be dry enough.

alchemist33

Seems to have been zero growth over the last month so I might leave it. We have rabbits whose hutch we can move around over winter to trim it, and we probably need that because the areas around the edge I was leaving for the rabbits haven't grown at all.

Anatom

Cut last weekend. Will do it again this Saturday too, but we'll have to see how the weather pans out. I'd expect to be going for a good few weeks yet, unless the weather takes a serious turn for the worse...

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Still growing like crazy here. I would never dictate the 'last cut' by the calendar. It depends on the growth and the ground conditions, but I suspect there's a few weeks to go yet.

Roen

Slowed right down here in the Sunny South East.
Which is odd, I had to cut up to mid Nov last year.

I mulched the back for the first time since scarifying it about 6 weeks ago yesterday. Was going to give the front a final trim today but the soil is still a bit soft. I reckon one more after tomorrow should do it this year.

Harry Palmr

I cut everything this afternoon as the wind was helpfully drying, no way is it the last cut though. From here on the best policy is keep it short and keep cutting as for long as possible.

fryup

^^^^^^^^^^^^

that only encourages moss surely?

Harry Palmr

I have moss where I've had moss for years (ie the shaded area by the shed) but nowhere else. I also find frequent and often helps with weeds.

Scalping can cause moss but I'm not advocating that. Short is short not a No 1 cut which is practically a shave

NIMAN

Cut today, hopefully that's me done for this year.

beertons

NIMAN wrote: »

Cut today, hopefully that's me done for this year.

I cut Christmas week last year, no way am I finished.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

NIMAN wrote: »

Cut today, hopefully that's me done for this year.

Not a hope . Grass grows until temperatures are consistently below about 5c soil temp. It just slows down as it gets cooler. I have cut once a month from November to February many years..

my3cents

As I always point out in these type of threads you can often get a really good dry day with the wind blowing that dries the grass right out around Christmas time / new year and get in a cut with very little effort.

Supercell

Cut all the year round here, close to the coast so get very little frosts which I suppose helps.

magicbastarder

due that it's expected to reach 19C on friday and saturday, and 18C on sunday, i expect the lawnmowers of ireland won't be relaxing yet.

Curly head

Cut mine today. If this weather continues it'll have to be cut again I think!

my3cents

Curly head wrote: »

Cut mine today. If this weather continues it'll have to be cut again I think!

Looks like the first really good day to cut grass in a long while - missed it :mad:

Harry Palmr

Cut the hedges instead! The grass might get a going over on Monday as it looks like it'll remain dry until later that day. Hopefully the wind will pick up to dry it a bit.