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Mowing new lawn

New Gardener James · 2018-11-02 16:44:51

Hi all, I had a new turf lawn laid about six weeks ago. I haven't mowed it at all yet. It's now reached a good length (not stupidly long, but maybe 10cm). What do I do to give it the best chance of coping with the winter? Do I *need* to mow it? Guess my options are: - Leave it and not mow it for the first time until the…

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glasgowdan Posts: 632

November 2018

It's good to have it cut, as long grass flops over and the base of the plants gets less light and goes yellow. You could even do a second, lower cut in a fortnightfor the best results come spring.

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