Im in Cambridgeshire, and we're about to go into frost temperatures, so I'm going to leave it until a mild spell/week. I have a nice new mower with up to 60mm cutting height. Meanwhile Ill give it the occasional gentle lift by raking with my also new grass rake. The grass its still quite soft and tender so I think frost on fresh cut is more of a risk at this stage than thatching... as far as I can see anyway. Hope that sounds reasonable!
I mow all through the winter when the grass and the soil are not too wet. And, of course, when it is convenient to me. Note: sandy soil.
When My property was newly purchased, I went into the winter with meadow-length grass. I found that walking on it when frosty was a good way to snap the leaves; left it yellow but rduced its lemgth. I stated the new season with a good rake.
location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand. "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
Likewise! Mine could do with a cut today or tomorrow if I can get around to it. Overnight temperatures aren't forecast to be down to zero here until Tuesday night so it might just be OK.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
I have so much moss in my small patch of grass that it doesn't grow all that tall. I think I have only cut it 3 or 4 times this yr. Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Association quality it ain't! 😂
If the grass is very long, just bite the bullet and cut it, but taking a few shots to get it to around 2 or 3 inches, as the others have said, and avoid doing it when frosty. It'll keep it tidy over winter, and then you can adopt a more regular regime in spring once it gets going again. How long you keep it over summer will depend on your climate. In very dry areas, it's best left a bit longer, because without regular rain, it'll not grow as quickly. In wet areas, it can be done more frquently and kept shorter, but it always depends on the speed of growth. Little and often is the best approach
Our grass rarely gets cut beyond mid October, and that's only been in recent years when it's been much warmer than usual at that time of year. Last cut is usually about late September or very early October. I sometimes do the edges on milder days if they look a bit tatty.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I go along with suggestions of a very high setting or tilt your mower like I do, only problem with damp or wet grass it can clog the mower so make sure it is switched off before removing the cut grass from the machine.
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When My property was newly purchased, I went into the winter with meadow-length grass. I found that walking on it when frosty was a good way to snap the leaves; left it yellow but rduced its lemgth. I stated the new season with a good rake.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
Our grass rarely gets cut beyond mid October, and that's only been in recent years when it's been much warmer than usual at that time of year. Last cut is usually about late September or very early October. I sometimes do the edges on milder days if they look a bit tatty.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...