The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the grass is growing.

Has the time come for the first cut?

I doubt the ground will be truly dry until the grass reaches waist height.

Cheers

Dave R

On 19/02/2014 13:02, David.WE.Roberts wrote:
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the grass is growing.

Has the time come for the first cut?

My grass is long enough to need cutting but I dare not put the lawn
mower onto it for fear it will sink into the mud!

I doubt the ground will be truly dry until the grass reaches waist height.

Cheers
Dave R

First daffodil opened today and plenty more showing yellow (a record).

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

On 19/02/2014 13:16, Martin Brown wrote:
On 19/02/2014 13:02, David.WE.Roberts wrote:
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the grass is growing.

Has the time come for the first cut?

My grass is long enough to need cutting but I dare not put the lawn
mower onto it for fear it will sink into the mud!


That's the nice thing about a hover

On Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:18:23 +0000, stuart noble wrote:

On 19/02/2014 13:16, Martin Brown wrote:
On 19/02/2014 13:02, David.WE.Roberts wrote:
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the grass is growing.

Has the time come for the first cut?

My grass is long enough to need cutting but I dare not put the lawn
mower onto it for fear it will sink into the mud!


That's the nice thing about a hover

As long as you have hover boots :-)

In article ,
David.WE.Roberts wrote:
On Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:18:23 +0000, stuart noble wrote:
On 19/02/2014 13:16, Martin Brown wrote:

The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the grass is growing.

Has the time come for the first cut?

My grass is long enough to need cutting but I dare not put the lawn
mower onto it for fear it will sink into the mud!

That's the nice thing about a hover

As long as you have hover boots :-)

Or a ride-on hover mower :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 19/02/2014 13:02, David.WE.Roberts wrote:
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the grass is growing.

Has the time come for the first cut?

I doubt the ground will be truly dry until the grass reaches waist height.

Cheers

Dave R




Before I do my first cut, I shall aerate the lawn first, to help it
drain more freely. Why not see if you can walk on yours and try
aerating it before mowing?
--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay

In message , Spider
writes
On 19/02/2014 13:02, David.WE.Roberts wrote:
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the grass is growing.

Has the time come for the first cut?

I doubt the ground will be truly dry until the grass reaches waist height.

Cheers

Dave R




Before I do my first cut, I shall aerate the lawn first, to help it
drain more freely. Why not see if you can walk on yours and try
aerating it before mowing?
Try walking on water? Look what happened to the last bloke who did that.
--
bert

In message , Spider
writes
On 19/02/2014 13:02, David.WE.Roberts wrote:
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the grass is growing.

Has the time come for the first cut?

I doubt the ground will be truly dry until the grass reaches waist height.

Cheers

Dave R

Before I do my first cut, I shall aerate the lawn first, to help it
drain more freely. Why not see if you can walk on yours and try
aerating it before mowing?

Haven't you followed weather reports?

In the many areas where months of heavy rain have either raised local
water tables or saturated subsoil and topsoil, aerating the lawn will
make not a blind bit of difference. Just as pulling out the bathplug
won't solve a blocked drain.

Janet.

On 20/02/2014 14:28, Janet wrote:

In message , Spider
writes
On 19/02/2014 13:02, David.WE.Roberts wrote:
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the grass is growing.

Has the time come for the first cut?

I doubt the ground will be truly dry until the grass reaches waist height.

Cheers

Dave R

Before I do my first cut, I shall aerate the lawn first, to help it
drain more freely. Why not see if you can walk on yours and try
aerating it before mowing?

Haven't you followed weather reports?



Of course I have.



In the many areas where months of heavy rain have either raised local
water tables or saturated subsoil and topsoil, aerating the lawn will
make not a blind bit of difference. Just as pulling out the bathplug
won't solve a blocked drain.

Janet.




I was replying to David, who had sunny weather and a growing lawn. If
his lawn was too saturated to work (whether mowing or aerating), it
would probably be suffering from anaerobic topsoil/subsoil and not
growing well or at all.

If you had read my post, you would see that it implicitly suggested that
*if* he could walk on it, he *might* try aerating it. This would make
it less compacted and to some extent freer draining. In turn, this
would cause less damage when he walks on it to mow it, *when* he mows it.

I was offering David what I believed to be sound advice served with
caution. If you've got some genuinely good advice, then I suggest you
give it to David. I have no need of it.
--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay

"Spider" wrote in message ...


Haven't you followed weather reports?



Of course I have.

First mow done here today -(Cheshire).

Reassuringly unboggy using the rideon (:-)

Pete

On 20/02/2014 16:59, Peter & Jeanne wrote:


"Spider" wrote in message ...


Haven't you followed weather reports?



Of course I have.

First mow done here today -(Cheshire).

Reassuringly unboggy using the rideon (:-)

Pete






Good for you! Bet you're grinning like the proverbial Cheshire Cat!
Perhaps Spring is around the corner after all.
--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay

In article ,
Spider wrote:
On 20/02/2014 16:59, Peter & Jeanne wrote:

Haven't you followed weather reports?

Of course I have.

First mow done here today -(Cheshire).

Reassuringly unboggy using the rideon (:-)

Good for you! Bet you're grinning like the proverbial Cheshire Cat!

Er, wouldn't that be if he disappeared into the swamp, leaving only
his grin behind?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 20/02/2014 17:44, Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
Spider wrote:
On 20/02/2014 16:59, Peter & Jeanne wrote:

Haven't you followed weather reports?

Of course I have.

First mow done here today -(Cheshire).

Reassuringly unboggy using the rideon (:-)

Good for you! Bet you're grinning like the proverbial Cheshire Cat!

Er, wouldn't that be if he disappeared into the swamp, leaving only
his grin behind?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.




I know of no cat who, having disappeared into a swamp, would have a grin
at all, let alone one worth leaving behind for posterity ... but I like
the way you're thinking!
--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay

On 20/02/2014 17:33, Spider wrote:
On 20/02/2014 16:59, Peter & Jeanne wrote:


"Spider" wrote in message ...


Haven't you followed weather reports?



Of course I have.

First mow done here today -(Cheshire).

Reassuringly unboggy using the rideon (:-)

Pete






Good for you! Bet you're grinning like the proverbial Cheshire Cat!
Perhaps Spring is around the corner after all.


On behalf of all those who have unbidden water rising from the ground I
feel that "Spring" could be a dirty word.

On 20/02/2014 18:26, David Hill wrote:
On 20/02/2014 17:33, Spider wrote:
On 20/02/2014 16:59, Peter & Jeanne wrote:


"Spider" wrote in message ...


Haven't you followed weather reports?



Of course I have.

First mow done here today -(Cheshire).

Reassuringly unboggy using the rideon (:-)

Pete






Good for you! Bet you're grinning like the proverbial Cheshire Cat!
Perhaps Spring is around the corner after all.


On behalf of all those who have unbidden water rising from the ground I
feel that "Spring" could be a dirty word.




Well, there's plenty of water around to wash it in!

(Apologies to anyone having floods and sewerage to contend with).
--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay