Lawn Cutting during a Drought ?

I know it's not a drought , but we are having a lovely week of +24°c sunny weather . In these conditions is it best not to cut the lawn , to retain moisture in the soil

 

I'll be interested to read what others on here do. Normally, I raise the cut on the mower, and cut if and when needed just to keep it tidy. Oh, and mulch rather than collect.

 

I normally cut just a wee bit off if it's starting to get into a hot spell. I stop cutting if it's going to be dust cutting and I try to judge my lawn treatments to avoid lawns that are not pampered.

 

I'm with shiney on this - if it looks like it needs cutting then do it.

When it's 24c - I find it ever so difficult to get off the sun lounger, never mind cutting the lawn.

Had to usher Alfie back into the bungalow this morning to find some shade - white cat with pink ears and full sun are not good bedfellows.

 

Yep, that's what I'd do, raise the blades so you don't cut it too short. Pretty sure I'd you leave it long it will go all yellow underneath, but cut too short, if the sun stays out, the lawn could get burnt to a frazzle, if you can't water it with the hose or sprinkler.

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I keep my lawn very short and well watered so it grows very quick i cut it when it needs it hot/not, it doesn't seem to bother it but i guess with watering it keeps it moist,

Very pleased with how its looking this time last year i burnt it , learning by my mistakes this year

 

Lovely lawn Martin - well done You can only allocate so much time to a lawn though. Program on TV last year showed a garden of the year . His lawn was like a snooker table - really . He mowed it twice a day and trimmed the edges with little hand clippers , and never walked on it except for maintenance ! Well it takes all sorts .

 

My lawns are starting to turn brown as we've had no rain here for just over a month and I have sandy soil which doesn't help. I still have to mow the weeds that are growing in it though and they get a short cut. I never water lawns as we need to conserve the water in our few reservoirs here but they survive no matter how brown they get and will revive with eventual rain.