Keeping the lawn tidy when it's constantly wet?

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Weather round here has been dire for the last few weeks (a bit of rain/drizzle pretty much every day). I've been putting it off as long as possible, but the sun came out for a few hours yesterday, so I cut the front grass as it was getting really scruffy. It looks better than it did, but it wasn't a great job as it was still pretty damp. The back garden still needs doing, but it's even worse than the front, still very wet as it doesn't get as much sun.

Just wondering how people tend to deal with this? Do you go for the "I'm too busy auditioning for Jeremy Kyle to cut the grass" council estate look, or just get on with it while it's wet... after all, who needs grass when you can have mud!? :p

In before obligatory "don't care, my butler does it" comments ;)
 
Leave it till it's dry then cut. Who cares lol

Bit sad feel you must keep it prim and proper. Remember quote from (addams family or the burbs?) with a shot of neighbour mowing lawn, the girl narrating.
 
It's not so much I feel I "must", more that I just like it looking nice, spent a lot of effort putting in nice plants along the borders etc, which seems like a waste when you can't see them for the jungle of grass :p

Could say the same for "why bother painting your walls?" or "why have a nice kitchen when a basic one will do?"
 
what makes a petrol mower any different? they both do the same job just using a different source of energy. albeit petrol is usually more powerful that shouldn't make much of a difference if you have short grass.

i haven't cut my front grass in over a year. it's about a foot high. i think the more you cut it the more it grows. it's only a patch of 1m by 2m with a tree and flowers surrounding it. it doesn't look like a tip just natural to me. it has zero weeds or crap coming through it unlike neighboring gardens which look terrible albeit well mowed.
 
I think using electrical tools outside during a rain shower is frowned upon. I know, I know, we all have RCDs.

I just cut it when it stops raining, damp or not.
 
Just do it as often (at least once a week when in full growth) as you can. It might not be needing a full cut but keeping it short will help it dry quicker and give you more opportunities to cut between the bad weather. Good excuse for a few beers and getting out the house.
 
hornetstinger said:
Leave it till it's dry then cut. Who cares lol

Bit sad feel you must keep it prim and proper. Remember quote from (addams family or the burbs?) with a shot of neighbour mowing lawn, the girl narrating.
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It's a bit sad to want your lawns to look nice?! Apart from anything else it can help with selling to have a nice lawn.

I personally think it's 'a bit sad' to live one's life by lessons learned from American sitcoms.
 
ci_newman said:
A petrol mower solves that problem. My lawn gets cut every week / fortnight regardless of the weather.
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I have two petrol mowers (one ride on) and if you cut when it's when then it still leaves the grass clippings behind because they are so heavy. Far better to wait for it to be dry.
 
Wet grass is pretty bad for any mower, regardless of power source. I was advised by the guys who sold me my ride-on that a large percentage of their business is from people who use their mowers in all weather.

He said to try and only cut when it's bone dry or the moisture will make the belts slip and burn out, and the clogging also makes the mower have to work harder. However, this isn't always feasible in Ireland!
 
If it's ready for a cut but always seems wet, you can use a wide brush and go over it in the morning to knock the dew off the blades of grass, this will help it dry quicker. Then cut it in the afternoon.
 
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