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Lawn Mowing Today

  • 03-03-2014 3:15pm
    #1
    Realtine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 391 ✭✭


    Is it too early?
    I'm itching to get out there...
    Any advice?


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  • #2
    delthedriver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,958 ✭✭✭delthedriver


    Realtine wrote: »
    Is it too early?
    I'm itching to get out there...
    Any advice?



    I usually wait until after St Patrick's weekend. At that stage the soil is a little warmer and harder underfoot. We have had a lot of rain recently, so ground could be very soft


    1st cut of the season is usually a very light one., remember there is always danger of frost into April.


    Happy mowing!


  • #3
    TheBody
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    My lawn looks more like paddy fields!!


  • #4
    delthedriver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,958 ✭✭✭delthedriver


    TheBody wrote: »
    My lawn looks more like paddy fields!!



    There are lots of Paddy fields around the country at present.


  • #5
    exercise
    Closed Accounts Posts: 173 ✭✭exercise


    someone beside me was mowing their lawn today, first i have heard this year,

    i'm in cavan, not the dryiest part of the country either,

    going to mow my lawn around paddys day aswell,


  • #6
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,761 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    My garden has needed cut all.winter and is getting really long but I took a walk through it the other day and its absolutely sodden. Can't see me taking out the ride-on for a while yet.


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  • #7
    Man of Aran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 237 ✭✭Man of Aran


    NIMAN wrote: »
    My garden has needed cut all.winter and is getting really long but I took a walk through it the other day and its absolutely sodden. Can't see me taking out the ride-on for a while yet.

    +1 to that. Better wait a little longer than risk grass and soil damage.


  • #8
    Sgt Pepper 64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,627 ✭✭✭Sgt Pepper 64


    Realtine wrote: »
    Is it too early?
    I'm itching to get out there...
    Any advice?

    Done mine today, high cut, was grand


  • #9
    stooge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭stooge


    did mine on sunday, not too much to take off but the soil underneath was fairly solid despite all the rain. wont get a chance over the next few weeks so probably just as well to have done it as it will grow like mad. Lots of moss though so gonna start mulching instead of collecting.


  • #10
    vinnie13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 494 ✭✭vinnie13


    Iv started this week..get it early and keep on top of it,hate cutting when it's to long


  • #11
    delthedriver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,958 ✭✭✭delthedriver


    Soil like a sponge. Lawnmower in danger of sinking into ground and ploughing up the grass


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  • #12
    Ceist_Beag
    Registered Users Posts: 2,897 ✭✭✭Ceist_Beag


    There's a fair bit of dead grass in my lawn, would it be too early to take the scarifier (lawn raker) to it? I haven't taken the mower out yet but was thinking of raking it first before cutting or would that be the wrong way around?


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