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To cut or not to cut

stuarta99stuarta99 Posts: 235
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I've overseeded my lawn to repair bare patches from the winter.  It's been down 2 weeks now and some are starting to shoot through and some still haven't appeared yet.

Unfortunately the rest of the grass is becoming very long and as much as I don't want to cut it, I think it's only going to get longer due to watering for the new seeds and they forecast rain from the weekend for a week and therefore maybe I should?

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  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Doh, I thought this is was the hair salon section!!
  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,698
    Just mow around the patches that have been reseeded. It won't look pretty but at least the new grass won't get sucked up into the mower blades.
  • stuarta99stuarta99 Posts: 235
    yeah dunno if it's gonna be that easy unfortunately.  Most the seed I covered with topsoil but it's rained today anyway. I think I either take a gamble tomorrow when it's dry and then redo anything that doesn't grow or wait another week and it be even longer after a week's forecast of rain
  • FlyDragonFlyDragon Posts: 834
    You could always do 'no mow May' and let it all grow for a bit!

    https://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/discover-wild-plants-nature/no-mow-may
  • stuarta99stuarta99 Posts: 235
    oh it would look horrendous and worried longer grass is not going to help the new grass
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Can you adjust the height on your mower? If so, then cut it on a higher cut to trim the bits that are getting long.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • stuarta99stuarta99 Posts: 235
    I can yep, I think 60mm is my highest although I think my dad's Bosch might be 70mm
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