the last cut?

hi pro gard im very intrested into your response to this 5 years ago i had a window round and most of my round consisted of elderley folk. thats one of the reasons i think got me into gardening the knowledge you can pick up and the tips off people who were even gardening before the war was brilliant. but i always remember they would always cancel the gardener for cutting in the winter months.and that i realise myself that i am cutting later and this is the result of global warming but do you think you yourself would still be cutting the grass in the winter months say 70 years ago

 

Itermiplants, definately not in the past we would of had proper winters with heavy frosts and snow.

Some of the older folks I work for lament of years gone by when thier father oiled the mower and shut it in the shed from mid september to mid March! Still its these folks that insist on me cutting it through the winter!

Whilst the more shaded lawns are now done for the winter those that get a good bit of afternoon sun are still growing like the clappers and getting a full 85 litre grass box on weekly cut from medium lawns at 45mm cut.

On a sepertae note, saw daffs out today, normally around here exceptionaly rare to see any before christmass day!

 

thanks for that pro gard thought all my likkle old dears had been taking me for a ride, its all i ever heard whenever we got to the winter months some bloke would be cutting the grass say about mid oct -nov and every lady in the street when i cleaned her windows would be going mad .oh him at 34 has lost it no one cuts the grass in the winter imagine telling them your seeing daffs in november its only when you stop and think you realise how much the weather has changed in such a short space of our time . i remember bon fire collecting in doc martins snorkel with fur 3 pair of socks and freezing :eek: :eek: 25 years ago .... two weeks ago they knocked on door in t,shirts its a mad world

 

ProGard, 45mm is about 2 inches? I'm cutting the grass at the place where I work 'cause I like it to look tidy. But I usually cut it to about 1" Is it important to leave it a little longer in winter :confused:

 

I would say that 45mm puts less stress on the grass especially this time of year when its growing slower. Ive tried cutting my own lawn all year at 25mm and I found I got a lot off moss also you can be cuting into worm casts.

To be completly honest I cut almost everything at 45mm as it saves emptying the grass box as much especialy on fortnightly work! a higher cut also alows me to cut in very wet conditions even pouring rain.

 

Thanks, mate. I'll try it and see how we go. Know what you mean about wormcasts :D

 

pro gard bet you go to the barbers and ask for a 45mm cut

 

surely no one still cutting grass now

 

Strimmed a sloping lawn on Mondayas it was dry and longish. A couple of places Ill cut before christmass if things dry out if only as its easier than blowing or raking up the last reamains of leaves.

Raking leaves is a sore point at the moment, cleared 2 1/2 acres of gravel car parking and lawn ares today and yesterday 14 one ton bags full! Typically the wind kept getting up and hampering things aswell.

 

hello pro seems all the gardeners have packed in now for the winter but i must admit that mine is still growing slowly ,but it must be so hard cutting grass in this weather cant really see it being dry enough for the next few months ,

 

As long as it gets one dry day before hand so the waterloging is soaked up then the Etesia will cut it. Have to turn carefully so as not to cut in with the rear wheels though.

 

The council cut the grass in front of some bunglows near us last week(if you can call it cutting).

 

has anyone been ot with the lawnmower yet