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It is detrimental for lawns to be overgrown. It is now best to be left until spring and gradually taken back down in smaller steps.
If thatch hasn't occured..the only way you can properly cut the lawn in question is to use a high powered petrol mower , non rollered, high hp, rotary with a mulching function.
In any case, if its frosty DO NOT cut it. Opening grass stems to frost will kill it..there is a reason why it stops growing in winter.
My neighbour also told me that cutting it when there could be frost will also kill it....which is annoying as mine could do with another cut.
@Carole that looks perfectly fine to me for this time. .
This is a bad example - try raking it with a lawn rake and see what comes out over a small area - there will always be some thatch, hopefully not this much ...How do I know if thatch has occured?
Depending open their circumstances, some gardeners might actually be fairly busy now, autumn clearances plus less daylight and less decent weather may conspire to consume their time.
My neighbour also told me that cutting it when there could be frost will also kill it....which is annoying as mine could do with another cut.
I don't know, I suspect she just didn't want me making noise with the mower....either way I need to do mine too.How do I know if thatch has occured?
Its only been 3 weeks since the last cut?
Hubby would be mowing it if the mower hadnt conked out.
Does frost kill grass?
Cows eat grass all the time all year round....and the fields near us keep growing grass....
is it an old wives tale?
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Some gardeners..to use a broad term..may also be trained on trees also, therefore they will be much busier as this is the main arb season.
Don't be disheartened but it may take a while to get a busy professional to bring his mower back out of its winter service state.
Buy a goat, for all round garden care at minimum cost.
It'll impress the neighbours as well...