Should I cut my grass just now ?

[Donnie Fisher]

I normally dont bother over the winter ... but it seems to have kept growing this time round.

I fitted some outdoor lights on a dusk / dawn sensor which shine down across the garden through the night and it seems to have helped the grass grow too ! Its near 4" long now !!! Lord knows how long it'll be in the spring

What would OCUK do ?

 

[Uther]

Well it's very mild here in the UK now, but aren't you in Vegas!

 

[Skillmister]

Mine has also kept growing. Hardly surprising when it's been well into double figures recently. I may cut it at the weekend if it stays dry

 

[Jez]

Keep thinking the same thing, it looks a mess as it has kept growing all through this really mild winter. I have quite a heavy Hayter though with a roller on the back, i'm thinking it'll create a mud bath as we've had so much rain.

 

[Mark M]

Was thinking the same thing yesterday actually. The recent wind ssmes to have dried the grass out but the mud underneath is very soft and as @Jez I have a fairly heavy mower which will probably leave some tracks!

 

[Mercenary Keyboard Warrior]

Been trying to decide as well
We do suffer moss, and i am trying to work out if by cutting the grass i actually benefit the moss more than the grass.

I know I am going to need to do some reseeding again in the spring.

Does look a damn mess though

 

[psd99]

what are you all smoking? Cutting grass in JAN!? Might as well buy your xmas presents lol

 

[Skillmister]

what are you all smoking? Cutting grass in JAN!? Might as well buy your xmas presents lol

Mines at least 6" long in places it looks awful and can't be doing it any good now it's all matted down from the wind

 

[andy_mk3]

I cut mine very late last year and it seems to have stayed as it was since then. But it has been very mild so not surprised yours has grown.

 

[chaparral]

I cut mine about a week ago

 

[Mark A]

The tree in my garden is already full of buds . No chance of cutting the grass here though as it hasn't stopped raining since the start of autumn and it's like a rice field at the moment.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Off on a tangent
But does involve grass cutting
Airports do it all year round
Assuming weather has let it grow
I used to have to do it at 2am~7am
When less flights
You got escorted by guy in car with orange flashing lights
And a ruler
Any one know the reason why he had a ruler?
No rude answers to that please

 

[BUDFORCE]

We do suffer moss, and i am trying to work out if by cutting the grass i actually benefit the moss more than the grass.

I'd leave it alone for this reason.

Mines at least 6" long

No need to brag here sir.

 

[Danm54]

No problem here.

Second time they've got in this year and to be fair, they do a good job. Might leave them to it next time so they can do it all.

 

[jpaul]

I'd leave it alone for this reason.

I cut it, for this very reason, to expose the moss to the sunlight more and hopefully kill/reduce it.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

I cut it, for this very reason, to expose the moss to the sunlight more and hopefully kill/reduce it.

Moss likes damp and shady
So yes if you cut the grass to expose the moss to strong sunshine it would help some
But the sun's not really strong enough this time of year in uk
Scarifying it either with a spring rake or scarifier machine if it's a big area will help
Do one direction
Then do 90 degrees to that
Usually it's a returning problem though with moss
It's the underlying cause that should be addressed~if it's physically and financially viable of course

 

[Mercenary Keyboard Warrior]

Yeah I need to do more to get rid of my moss, the main factor to cure it being using suitable grass seed

Last year I removed the majority of the moss, this meant the grass cover varied from probably 5% to 95% across the lawn. I then sowed with specially selected seed that suited woodlands. Out the front are high trees and our back is quite shaded as well.
Where the seed had 95% exposed it has created a brill lawn, its virtually moss free, where the old lawn was pretty much in a good way this long wet winter has let the moss get a good start. Its probably at 35% moss there now, so I expect by spring it will be more like 50%. The grass here is a very thin very slow growing type, seemingly we had 2-3 types across the lawn, probably as it had been "fixed" by people trying to improve it.
Actually more moss is probably better, once I get it out the new seed will have much more opportunity. I did over seed the whole lawn, but i think in some places there was enough grass that virtually none of the new seed got to germinate.

The whole lawn is covered in worm casts now, they have been working away underneath so I see that as a sign of improvement, if the worms are working then the lawn should be healthy.

Going to be cold this weekend but dry, so it will help, if we can get another dry week and no imminent frost I may go for it the weekend after.

 

[Drumroll]

Same here. Growing, slowly, as the weather isn't too bad. Just the recent, almost daily rain kept me out of it.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

I cut mine in December. Can't say I have ever but it that late. It was pretty spongy. Crazy amount of moss in it this year.

 

[Andybtsn]

I've also been considering this but it's never got dry enough to do it.