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Last grass mowing
http://www.grassclippings.co.uk/grassclippings/2008/10/when-should-you-stop-mowing-your-lawn.html
Now I've never mowed the grass beyond October mainly because we live on a clay pocket on the mostly chalk South Downs.
This article talks about mowing during the winter months to keep the garden tidy and remove surface leaves and debris.
I can't recall ever being able to mow in December/January, does anyone else do winter mowing?
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I also have to be careful because there are early aconites and crocus naturalised in the lawn and I don't want to take any early shoots off.
Although I must admit I left the grass too long last winter and as a result when the crocus came up they were largely hidden in the long grass which spoilt the effect.
It depends on the weather. A warm wet autumn makes the grass grow and it would be very long and wet by spring if left.
NB, I have meadow and grass, I wouldn't describe any of it as lawn
In the sticks near Peterborough
I don't Lou - too wet and too cold normally for it to be doing any growing. I was hoping to get one last cut in the next week or so if it stays dry enough. Don't like cutting grass when it's wet, but the new back lawn has an area that's longer than I like.
Front's shadier, so a bit shorter, but it could take one more trim if it gets enough sun to dry it out....
yeah ....like that's gonna happen
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Yes Lou, I wouldn't be mowing after about mid December however long it grew
In the sticks near Peterborough
I know! I am still cutting it but it's always damp now and the clay is getting a bit boggy.
The grass is still growing quite fast.
Grass keeps growing as long as the daytime temps are about 8C or above. In a normal year our last cut is late October but the last two years we've had to cut well into November.
The main thing with lawns is to leave the grass long enough to nourish and protect the roots over winter. I wouldn't bother about a few leaves as the worms pull them in.
Very important not to walk on grass when it's frozen as the stems will break.
It's very wet here so last mowing is mid November, if we're lucky.
i like to keep the front roadside cut if I can as it's covered in snowdrops and if the grass is long the look is spoilt.
If I don't cut after October it will need cutting again by December, so I give a last cut in November or even early December, then resume in March.
I usually do the last cut late October/early November but have cut in December.. It's usually early March when I start cutting again.