Last cut of the year?

Duane Dibbley · 05-09-2019 8:10pm

NIMAN wrote: »

Don't think it'll be the last cut, but I was able to get a cut done today with the first decent day in about a month up here!

Soil still very sodden, but that's understandable considering its basically rained every day for a month, often incredibly heavily.

Thing I noticed about lawns that haven't been cut in maybe 3 or so weeks, is that it looks like individual blades of grass before the cut, but once you cut it, it takes on a more solid mass of grass, almost moss like. Gone are the individual blades. But if you cut it every couple of days during good weather, it always looks like grass. Anyone else notice this, or is it just mine?

And I only topped it today, due to the fact that it was so high.

Hopefully we'll get a decent spell of dry weather over the next week or two so I can get at it more often.

I normally cut my grass to an inch but today had to cut it at 2 inches due to the dampness . Looks well.

NIMAN · 05-09-2019 8:46pm

Yeah I tend to leave my grass a bit longer, too many people scalp their grass imho.

paulbok · 05-09-2019 9:08pm

Mowed at lunchtime, no chance it'll be the last, still heavy growth.
Only December last year required no mowing.

Harry Palmr · 05-09-2019 10:02pm

Did the front today very lush, and the back which was done last weekend already needs another cut. It's flying. Will be cutting it until December probably.

ShiverinEskimo · 05-09-2019 11:12pm

September a huge month for my lawn. Have two bags of autumn feed to go down and then the scarifier will come out to clear the thatch. Long way off the last cut.

NIMAN · 05-09-2019 11:25pm

I know we are a long way off the last cut, just had no other thread to post in!

Let's hope the weather dries up a fair bit between now and November, so we can keep cutting.

Harry Palmr · 05-09-2019 11:31pm

we can say in the east/southeast it's an all year passtime (!) if we want to make it so

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 06-09-2019 8:31pm

I'm still cutting twice a week. Lots more growth in the year yet.

NIMAN · 07-09-2019 12:02am

How did you manage to cut twice a week in August, it rained nearly every day (well it did in Donegal anyway).

Shefwedfan · 07-09-2019 7:04am

Belt went in mower a week ago....like a forest out their

Curly head · 07-09-2019 7:25am

Growth as strong now as at any time of year so far. I mulch mine and if it’s not cut at least every 5 days the finish is not as good

my3cents · 07-09-2019 9:19am

Is it me or does this thread or one similar start off again earlier and earlier every year?

monkeynuz · 07-09-2019 11:18am

Grass hasn’t and won’t slow down in the southwest unless temperatures drop significantly.

Still mowing rain or shine here.

I do my last cut of thee year on 23rd December at home in readiness for Christmas I then cut again second/third week of January for my birthday and then semi regularly until regular cutting resumes in March/April.

paulbok · 07-09-2019 2:26pm

All going well there'll be a robomower of some description doing the lawns next year for me. Fecking sick of planning everything around cutting the grass with the weather we are having this summer.

alchemist33 · 07-09-2019 2:28pm

No rain out there but not a breath of wind to dry the grass. I might just have cut regardless and ignore the subsequent mess

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 07-09-2019 4:47pm

monkeynuz wrote: »

Grass hasn’t and won’t slow down in the southwest unless temperatures drop significantly.

Still mowing rain or shine here.

I do my last cut of thee year on 23rd December at home in readiness for Christmas I then cut again second/third week of January for my birthday and then semi regularly until regular cutting resumes in March/April.

Very true. Grass never really stops growing, it just slows down when temperatures are consistently below 5 degrees. I have cut grass during dry spells in November and January.

ShiverinEskimo · 08-09-2019 8:10am

I top mine once or twice in the winter alright but literally only a shave so as not to damage it. Really helps to have a newly sharpened blade too so there's no hacking or bruising happening.

big_show · 08-09-2019 9:49pm

Looking to scarify the mother in law's lawn, very heavy with moss, planning to put some 4 in 1 on it tomorrow and scarify next Sunday. Expecting a lot to come off it so itll probably look a state, after I spread some grass seed can I expect a decent recovery before growth slows down? Based in the north west

fryup · 08-09-2019 10:01pm

end of oct i reckon for me

Snow Garden · 08-09-2019 10:43pm

A landscaper told me they are cutting later and later each year for the last 10 years. Right up to the end of November now. I actually cut my lawn during a very dry day in early January. I think it was Jan 3rd.

Curly head · 27-09-2019 6:19am

It’s like a meadow out there. Seems to be wet all the time with no real chance to cut it.

ShiverinEskimo · 27-09-2019 12:12pm

big_show wrote: »

Looking to scarify the mother in law's lawn, very heavy with moss, planning to put some 4 in 1 on it tomorrow and scarify next Sunday. Expecting a lot to come off it so itll probably look a state, after I spread some grass seed can I expect a decent recovery before growth slows down? Based in the north west

Make sure you're using the autumn feed and not the normal 4-in-1 or you'll do more damage than good. I'd give it more than a week between treatment and scarifying too to let the moss die off as much as possible. It might say 'results in 7 days' but that's when you'll only start to see the blackening of the moss. Give it more time to work through completely.

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thekooman · 27-09-2019 12:15pm

Curly head wrote: »

It’s like a meadow out there. Seems to be wet all the time with no real chance to cut it.

mulch it. I cut ours in the lashing rain...unless it's too long of course and then u cant.

Discodog · 28-09-2019 12:59pm

For those that have blowers, it helps with collection if you blow the surface water off the grass before cutting it.

monkeynuz · 28-09-2019 1:19pm

Discodog wrote: »

For those that have blowers, it helps with collection if you blow the surface water off the grass before cutting it.

That's what I always do, you can also tie a bunch of branches or twigs together with two strings or ropes about eight feet long and pull them across the grass, I've also done that before.

km79 · 28-09-2019 1:21pm

Discodog wrote: »

For those that have blowers, it helps with collection if you blow the surface water off the grass before cutting it.

Jays is never thought of that
Great idea

daheff · 05-10-2019 10:21pm

Snow Garden wrote: »

A landscaper told me they are cutting later and later each year for the last 10 years. Right up to the end of November now. I actually cut my lawn during a very dry day in early January. I think it was Jan 3rd.

me too.. think it was just after new years day i had my 'first' cut of this year. weather was dry and had been reasonably mild for a few weeks preceeding it, so it was growing again.

EDIT: looking at my post history it was 30th Dec last year

ShiverinEskimo · 08-10-2019 3:47pm

Spread Autumn lawn feed 10 days ago. Cut the lawn yesterday with a view of starting the scarifying process today as the moss patches have gone fully black. Had the scarifier out and was mixing the fuel when a sudden and heavy downpour arrived and drowned the place. Scuppered for today.

NIMAN · 10-10-2019 10:58am

I haven't been able to get near the garden for the last few weeks, we have never had a day without heavy rain.

drunkmonkey · 10-10-2019 10:59am

I cut it on Monday thinking that's it, it's already grown back. I'll try again next week. When should it stop growing.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 10-10-2019 11:02am

Gave it a high cut on Tuesday and it's going to need cutting again as soon as it's dry enough.

ShiverinEskimo · 10-10-2019 11:27am

drunkmonkey wrote: »

I cut it on Monday thinking that's it, it's already grown back. I'll try again next week. When should it stop growing.

Be a month or more I reckon before we see dormancy. It's still incredibly mild out with temps hitting mid teens comfortably each day. Very little ground frost too.

Harry Palmr · 10-10-2019 11:33am

Was hoping I'd get the chance today but nope. And it's hard to see when there will next be 24 hours of dry

bobbyss · 13-10-2019 9:32pm

Why are oeople advising not to cut low?

NIMAN · 13-10-2019 9:34pm

Got a cut of the front done yesterday, as it is usually drier than the back.

It was still damp enough.

I was about to tackle the back, then the heavens opened again.

So postponed for now. Shame cos the front looks grand again.

Harry Palmr · 13-10-2019 10:04pm

Got both done Friday, Saturday growing like mad though and temperature is likely to be mild for a while yet. Indeed the soil and air are about the same. Just add water!

ShiverinEskimo · 14-10-2019 9:09am

bobbyss wrote: »

Why are oeople advising not to cut low?

Roots will suffer especially this time of year. Whatever is above ground is below. Cutting it longer this time of year protects it from frost, encourages root and side-shoot growth and will help prevent weeds from competing in the spring.

thekooman · 14-10-2019 9:31am

Cut mine on Saturday after a 2 week break and it needed cutting. I mulch all the time so no worries on picking it up. ground was surprisingly ok. I cut for the last time in 2018 at the beginning of December and then again in February due to the mild winter.

aw · 14-10-2019 8:11pm

Thoughts on scarifying. Is it getting a bit late for it?

I cut at the weekend, will be cutting into November easily.

Reckless Abandonment · 16-10-2019 7:12pm

Cut today. Last time was 10 days ago. Have to say it had grown more that I thought, it was very lush. Personally I'll give it a cut/clean up every 2/3 weeks over the winter.

beertons · 17-10-2019 8:56am

Reckless Abandonment wrote: »

Cut today. Last time was 10 days ago. Have to say it had grown more that I thought, it was very lush. Personally I'll give it a cut/clean up every 2/3 weeks over the winter.

Said the same myself. The leaves are only starting to fall off the trees here, and I get a good few in from the estate. If anything, I'll be getting the mower out twice as much to gather them up.

Reckless Abandonment · 17-10-2019 9:18am

beertons wrote: »

Said the same myself. The leaves are only starting to fall off the trees here, and I get a good few in from the estate. If anything, I'll be getting the mower out twice as much to gather them up.

I find the mower cleans up all the leaves chops them and there is a little bit of grass clippings in the mix. It makes great mulch/leaf mold

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 17-10-2019 2:35pm

Cut this morning and the growth in a week was staggering. Cutting it high and will do so any time weather permits through the winter. So sign of a slow down yet and temperatures are projected to remain high enough for growth for another couple of weeks at least.

podge018 · 21-10-2019 5:20pm

Didn’t want to start a new thread..... is it too late to sow grass this week?

Harry Palmr · 21-10-2019 5:27pm

Not necessarily, but you'd want it to be fairly dry and mild for a few days before and mild after.

Duane Dibbley · 06-11-2019 12:27pm

I cut my grass last week and it seems to have stopped growing now, Hopefully finished for this year.

Anatom · 07-11-2019 11:34am

I managed to cut mine last Wednesday afternoon and could do it again later this week if it ever dries up, if only to hoover up the leaves...

monkeynuz · 07-11-2019 11:48am

I'll be mowing tomorrow and next week and into December and then January, in fact it never stops for me!

Harry Palmr · 07-11-2019 4:00pm

The outlook for grass cutting is pretty poor.

Hard to see when we'll get two dry days back to back.

Effects · 07-11-2019 4:04pm

monkeynuz wrote: »

it never stops for me!

How come?

Last cut of the year?

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