Final Mowing of the Season

[frank_f15]

Okay, maybe I'll mow it somewhere in the middle?

I mow mine the same all year, I have a ton of leaves and keeping the grass mowed helps in the blowing, althought the way the weather was today and going to be for the next 4 or 5 day i won't be mowing or blowing leaves

 

[ToadHill]

I agree with deereguy. I have owned a Tree and Lawn business for several years and I recommend mowing at about 3" all year long. The grass will green up faster in the spring and 3" helps to keep the weeds down since the weed seeds don't get as much light to germinate. Also if you fertilize your lawn at all. this time of year is the best time to do it.

 

[ovrszd]

Okay, maybe I'll mow it somewhere in the middle?

Heheheheh. Totally confused you didn't we!!! Heheheheheh.

 

[neverenough]

I agree with deereguy. I have owned a Tree and Lawn business for several years and I recommend mowing at about 3" all year long. The grass will green up faster in the spring and 3" helps to keep the weeds down since the weed seeds don't get as much light to germinate. Also if you fertilize your lawn at all. this time of year is the best time to do it.

Guess I didn't give any thought to the height I cut it. I cut at 3 inches during the summer, and 3 1/2 inches in the spring/fall and if a dry spell is predicted. So I guess I'm right in line with you guy's?

 

[funefarmer]

Hmmm - 3 shorts and 1 long.
Well, I talked to the lawn care service and they said to mow it short so it doesn't get "snow mold", so, short it is.

Is snow mold like "snow snakes" on the ski hills? Just wondering!:

 

[RWEST]

Is snow mold like "snow snakes" on the ski hills? Just wondering!:

Holy Mackerel - Your very first post at the forum is a resurrection of a 3 year old thread?!?!?!

Ohhh, and to add further confusion, the lawncare guy told me to be sure the final mow is to a length of 1.5" or so.

BTW - Welcome.

 

[LBrown59]

I have my final mowing for the year scheduled for 10/28/2009.

 

[LBrown59]

Holy Mackerel - Your very first post at the forum is a resurrection of a 3 year old thread?!?!?!

Where do you suggest he should have asked his question instead then?

 

[LBrown59]

I skip the last cutting of the year and leave it tall. As soon as the grass is dry in the spring, and the frost is out of the top layer of ground, I mow. I am the first to mow, and the first to have green grass in the spring, by weeks. Leaving it tall helps insulate the ground in the spring and hold heat during spring thaw. This is where root damage occurs. It's not the freeze during the winter, it's the freeze-thaw-freeze-thaw cycle that happens during the spring which causes the stunted growth and or freeze out of grasses. Most lawn grasses are pretty much cold hardy and shouldn't freeze out(die), but, if you want green lawn early, leave it tall.

You can't do that.
There had to be a time it was cut last.

 

[JDGREEN4ME]

You can't do that.
There had to be a time it was cut last.

If you REALLY don't understand what he meant I sure am not going to try and explain it to you...