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Last cut of the year?

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    #32
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Just done the first cut!


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    #33
    Anatom
    Registered Users Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭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!


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    #34
    philstar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,986 ✭✭✭philstar


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


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    #35
    D3V!L
    Registered Users Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭D3V!L


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


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    #36
    alchemist33
    Registered Users Posts: 10,969 ✭✭✭✭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.


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    #37
    Anatom
    Registered Users Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭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...


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    #38
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    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.


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    #39
    Roen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,620 ✭✭✭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.


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    #40
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭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.


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    #41
    fryup
    Registered Users Posts: 18,069 ✭✭✭✭fryup


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

    that only encourages moss surely?


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    #42
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭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 :)


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    #43
    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 32,978 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


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


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    #44
    beertons
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,056 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    NIMAN wrote: »
    Cut today, hopefully that's me done for this year.

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


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    #45
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭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..


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    #46
    my3cents
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,764 ✭✭✭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.


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    #47
    Supercell
    Registered Users Posts: 15,322 ✭✭✭✭Supercell


    Cut all the year round here, close to the coast so get very little frosts which I suppose helps.
    https://www.loughlinstown.ie

    Have a weather station?, why not join the Ireland Weather Network - http://irelandweather.eu/



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    #48
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,313 CMod ✭✭✭✭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.


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    #49
    Curly head
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭Curly head


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


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    #50
    my3cents
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,764 ✭✭✭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:


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    #51
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭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.


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    #52
    fryup
    Registered Users Posts: 18,069 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    should i collect the last cut? or leave the clippings on the lawn?


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    #53
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    fryup wrote: »
    should i collect the last cut? or leave the clippings on the lawn?

    If it were me I'd pick them up.


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    #54
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Did a final cut which may well not be judging by the forecast - quite a bit of high pressure in the offing.

    Why do people gather grass cuttings? It'll mulch into the ground in a few days.


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    #55
    Rumple Stillson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 876 ✭✭✭Rumple Stillson


    If it were me, I'd keep the height of cut the same all year round and obey the 2/3rds rule. That is if you cut your grass at 40mm, I wouldn't let it past 60mm before cutting it if possible.

    I wouldn't be afraid to put some iron sulphate/lawn sand out either if ground conditions allow. Will harden the grass plant and give some control on moss.

    Collect your clippings also, always a good policy.


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    #56
    my3cents
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,764 ✭✭✭my3cents


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Did a final cut which may well not be judging by the forecast - quite a bit of high pressure in the offing.

    Why do people gather grass cuttings? It'll mulch into the ground in a few days.

    Because a lot of people are like me and leave it far too long between cuts so if you don't box the grass off it becomes a filthy mess after a few days. Its even worse this weather when its damp and cooler and not rotting down as quick.


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    #57
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Can't believe it's so dry out there - I'm going to have to cut it again one last last last time.

    Done - until about two weeks time probably.


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    #58
    beertons
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    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Can't believe it's so dry out there - I'm going to have to cut it again one last last last time.

    You'll be back again Harry!


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    #59
    Anatom
    Registered Users Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭Anatom


    Yup, there could be two cuts left. Going to do mine this weekend I hope, as long as the rain holds off...


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    #60
    fryup
    Registered Users Posts: 18,069 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    fryup wrote: »
    should i collect the last cut? or leave the clippings on the lawn?
    Giancarlo Ambitious Ozone wrote: »
    If it were me I'd pick them up.

    each one individually :confused:


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    #61
    jaffa20
    Registered Users Posts: 4,509 ✭✭✭jaffa20


    fryup wrote: »
    each one individually :confused:

    A garden rake :P


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