I'd go and do it tomorrow, if it was a sensible thing to do. Apart from
the fact that my neighbours would think I'd gone mad. But when's the
earliest you can do it without harming the grass. I don't want the
first cut to be left until i's very too long, as I use a hand push
mower, and if it's too long, I end up with quite a few stalks sticking
up that just refuse to be cut.

"Dan S. MacAbre" wrote in message ...
I'd go and do it tomorrow, if it was a sensible thing to do. Apart from the fact that
my neighbours would think I'd gone mad. But when's the earliest you can do it without
harming the grass. I don't want the first cut to be left until i's very too long, as I
use a hand push mower, and if it's too long, I end up with quite a few stalks sticking
up that just refuse to be cut.

Where do you live? If it's Svalbard then the answer is not yet!

Phil
Northern Highlands of Scotland

philgurr wrote:
"Dan S. MacAbre" wrote in message ...
I'd go and do it tomorrow, if it was a sensible thing to do. Apart from the fact that
my neighbours would think I'd gone mad. But when's the earliest you can do it without
harming the grass. I don't want the first cut to be left until i's very too long, as I
use a hand push mower, and if it's too long, I end up with quite a few stalks sticking
up that just refuse to be cut.

Where do you live? If it's Svalbard then the answer is not yet!

Phil
Northern Highlands of Scotland


Cheshire. Can't be long now.

On 26/02/16 18:50, Dan S. MacAbre wrote:
I'd go and do it tomorrow, if it was a sensible thing to do. Apart from
the fact that my neighbours would think I'd gone mad. But when's the
earliest you can do it without harming the grass. I don't want the
first cut to be left until i's very too long, as I use a hand push
mower, and if it's too long, I end up with quite a few stalks sticking
up that just refuse to be cut.

Did mine on Thursday afternoon. A bit higher cut than usual - 50mm. I've
been waiting for weeks for it to be dry enough to cut.

I won't even contemplate how much moss there is underneath all the grass...

--

Jeff

Jeff Layman wrote:
On 26/02/16 18:50, Dan S. MacAbre wrote:
I'd go and do it tomorrow, if it was a sensible thing to do. Apart from
the fact that my neighbours would think I'd gone mad. But when's the
earliest you can do it without harming the grass. I don't want the
first cut to be left until i's very too long, as I use a hand push
mower, and if it's too long, I end up with quite a few stalks sticking
up that just refuse to be cut.

Did mine on Thursday afternoon. A bit higher cut than usual - 50mm. I've
been waiting for weeks for it to be dry enough to cut.

I won't even contemplate how much moss there is underneath all the grass...


I've a big tub of ferrous sulphate, so I can stay pretty much moss-free.
It does mean that the sparse patches are more noticeable, though.

On 27/02/2016 10:11, Dan S. MacAbre wrote:
Jeff Layman wrote:
On 26/02/16 18:50, Dan S. MacAbre wrote:
I'd go and do it tomorrow, if it was a sensible thing to do. Apart from
the fact that my neighbours would think I'd gone mad. But when's the
earliest you can do it without harming the grass. I don't want the
first cut to be left until i's very too long, as I use a hand push
mower, and if it's too long, I end up with quite a few stalks sticking
up that just refuse to be cut.

Did mine on Thursday afternoon. A bit higher cut than usual - 50mm. I've
been waiting for weeks for it to be dry enough to cut.

I won't even contemplate how much moss there is underneath all the
grass...


I've a big tub of ferrous sulphate, so I can stay pretty much moss-free.
It does mean that the sparse patches are more noticeable, though.

That's the nice thing about a hover, cut the grass whenever you like,
wet or dry

Stuart Noble wrote:
On 27/02/2016 10:11, Dan S. MacAbre wrote:
Jeff Layman wrote:
On 26/02/16 18:50, Dan S. MacAbre wrote:
I'd go and do it tomorrow, if it was a sensible thing to do. Apart
from
the fact that my neighbours would think I'd gone mad. But when's the
earliest you can do it without harming the grass. I don't want the
first cut to be left until i's very too long, as I use a hand push
mower, and if it's too long, I end up with quite a few stalks sticking
up that just refuse to be cut.

Did mine on Thursday afternoon. A bit higher cut than usual - 50mm. I've
been waiting for weeks for it to be dry enough to cut.

I won't even contemplate how much moss there is underneath all the
grass...


I've a big tub of ferrous sulphate, so I can stay pretty much moss-free.
It does mean that the sparse patches are more noticeable, though.

That's the nice thing about a hover, cut the grass whenever you like,
wet or dry

I do miss that, but the garage is full of stuff, and I can't accomodate
another mower. I've had a few hovers, of course, but finally got fed up
of having to drag them around (I've never had one that actually hovered)
and got a push mower a few years ago. I was a bit worried, because my
only previous experience was when my dad used to make me cut the grass
with his rusty one when I was a boy. When my new one arrived, I was
actually amazed to discover how easy it is, and so light, and easy to
get out and put away. On the other hand, you do need to keep the blades
oiled, and it obviously wouldn't be suitable for a really big lawn. The
grass seems healthier now. I always leave the cuttings on, and it
doesn't cause any problems (I'm hoping it sort of feeds the grass), and
I think the sharper cut helps, too.

On Sat, 27 Feb 2016 10:11:05 +0000, "Dan S. MacAbre"
wrote:

Jeff Layman wrote:
On 26/02/16 18:50, Dan S. MacAbre wrote:
I'd go and do it tomorrow, if it was a sensible thing to do. Apart from
the fact that my neighbours would think I'd gone mad. But when's the
earliest you can do it without harming the grass. I don't want the
first cut to be left until i's very too long, as I use a hand push
mower, and if it's too long, I end up with quite a few stalks sticking
up that just refuse to be cut.

Did mine on Thursday afternoon. A bit higher cut than usual - 50mm. I've
been waiting for weeks for it to be dry enough to cut.

I won't even contemplate how much moss there is underneath all the grass...


I've a big tub of ferrous sulphate, so I can stay pretty much moss-free.
It does mean that the sparse patches are more noticeable, though.

The chap who does my garden treated the lawn to kill the moss last
year. Now there is a bald patch. I preferred the moss!

Steve

--
Neural Network Software for Windows http://www.npsnn.com

Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Sat, 27 Feb 2016 10:11:05 +0000, "Dan S. MacAbre"
wrote:

Jeff Layman wrote:
On 26/02/16 18:50, Dan S. MacAbre wrote:
I'd go and do it tomorrow, if it was a sensible thing to do. Apart from
the fact that my neighbours would think I'd gone mad. But when's the
earliest you can do it without harming the grass. I don't want the
first cut to be left until i's very too long, as I use a hand push
mower, and if it's too long, I end up with quite a few stalks sticking
up that just refuse to be cut.

Did mine on Thursday afternoon. A bit higher cut than usual - 50mm. I've
been waiting for weeks for it to be dry enough to cut.

I won't even contemplate how much moss there is underneath all the grass...


I've a big tub of ferrous sulphate, so I can stay pretty much moss-free.
It does mean that the sparse patches are more noticeable, though.

The chap who does my garden treated the lawn to kill the moss last
year. Now there is a bald patch. I preferred the moss!

Steve


Over the last few years, since I've tried to keep the moss away
completely, I've sort of noticed that over winter, there is certainly
more bare soil. I find that the patches soon grow over, though. Less of
a pain than moss, IMHO.

On Sat, 27 Feb 2016 11:50:28 +0000, "Dan S. MacAbre"
wrote:

The chap who does my garden treated the lawn to kill the moss last
year. Now there is a bald patch. I preferred the moss!

Steve


Over the last few years, since I've tried to keep the moss away
completely, I've sort of noticed that over winter, there is certainly
more bare soil. I find that the patches soon grow over, though. Less of
a pain than moss, IMHO.

Have you ever tried to grow moss? In my previous house we had a pond
surrounded by lots of sandstone rocks. I spent years trying to get
moss to grow on the rocks but failed.

Steve

--
Neural Network Software for Windows http://www.npsnn.com

Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Sat, 27 Feb 2016 11:50:28 +0000, "Dan S. MacAbre"
wrote:

The chap who does my garden treated the lawn to kill the moss last
year. Now there is a bald patch. I preferred the moss!

Steve


Over the last few years, since I've tried to keep the moss away
completely, I've sort of noticed that over winter, there is certainly
more bare soil. I find that the patches soon grow over, though. Less of
a pain than moss, IMHO.

Have you ever tried to grow moss? In my previous house we had a pond
surrounded by lots of sandstone rocks. I spent years trying to get
moss to grow on the rocks but failed.

Steve


Never tried, but have plenty of it on sandstone rocks. Our back garden
is rather overhung, and I assume that helps. Don't people suggest
yoghurt if you want to cultivate moss?

On 27/02/2016 12:01, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Sat, 27 Feb 2016 11:50:28 +0000, "Dan S. MacAbre"
wrote:

The chap who does my garden treated the lawn to kill the moss last
year. Now there is a bald patch. I preferred the moss!

Steve


Over the last few years, since I've tried to keep the moss away
completely, I've sort of noticed that over winter, there is certainly
more bare soil. I find that the patches soon grow over, though. Less of
a pain than moss, IMHO.

Have you ever tried to grow moss? In my previous house we had a pond
surrounded by lots of sandstone rocks. I spent years trying to get
moss to grow on the rocks but failed.

Steve


Moss is fussy IME but thrives in that section of your lawn that doesn't
get enough sun. Need to live with it or remove whatever is casting the
shadow, next door's fence in my case :-)

In article ,
says...

On Sat, 27 Feb 2016 11:50:28 +0000, "Dan S. MacAbre"
wrote:

The chap who does my garden treated the lawn to kill the moss last
year. Now there is a bald patch. I preferred the moss!

Steve


Over the last few years, since I've tried to keep the moss away
completely, I've sort of noticed that over winter, there is certainly
more bare soil. I find that the patches soon grow over, though. Less of
a pain than moss, IMHO.

Have you ever tried to grow moss? In my previous house we had a pond
surrounded by lots of sandstone rocks. I spent years trying to get
moss to grow on the rocks but failed.

In my last garden I grew a woodland moss walk (by using glyphosate to
eliminate competing grasses; the moss spread by itself).

In this one, my husband built drystone walls with raw (blonde)
sandstone straight from the quarry; when freshly cut, it was very bright
yellow. Nicely weathered to dappled grey now.

I scraped lichen from rocks and collected moss, whizzed them up in
the food processor, mixed them with yoghurt, sheep muck and rainwater
into a creamy wet slurry and slapped it liberally all over the stone
with a paintbrush. The sunny side of the stone is now growing lots of
lichen circles and the shade side is growing moss.

Both gardens are rural west Scotland with high rainfall and no air
pollution (weathered stones and bark eventually get covered in lichens
and mosses; I've just speeded up the process). If you're in a dry or
high air pollution area you may find it harder.

Janet

In article , says...

I'd go and do it tomorrow, if it was a sensible thing to do. Apart from
the fact that my neighbours would think I'd gone mad. But when's the
earliest you can do it without harming the grass. I don't want the
first cut to be left until i's very too long, as I use a hand push
mower, and if it's too long, I end up with quite a few stalks sticking
up that just refuse to be cut.

I've just cut my rather long grass in the back. Just took off
the top 2/3ins. It had not been cut since September, but kept
growing and stayed wet, so as I use an electric mower, I've had
to wait until it dried - well almost!

--
Roger T

700 ft up in Mid-Wales

On 26/02/2016 18:50, Dan S. MacAbre wrote:
I'd go and do it tomorrow, if it was a sensible thing to do. Apart from
the fact that my neighbours would think I'd gone mad. But when's the
earliest you can do it without harming the grass. I don't want the
first cut to be left until i's very too long, as I use a hand push
mower, and if it's too long, I end up with quite a few stalks sticking
up that just refuse to be cut.


Well I wont do it till the mower wont sink up to its axles in the ground
and there will be no frost for a couple of days after cutting.