Cut grass this late in fall?

[Anonymous]

Are there any benefits to cutting or not cutting grass this late in the season? Planted a lot of new grass in bare patches. It was a few weeks ago and has come in. But wonder if better off not doing a final cut of the season. Problem is "old" grass is pretty high.

[Anonymous]

The lawn guys are still working on the streets around me cutting grass. Its supposed to be very cold tomorrow, rainy on Thursday but you could cut it Friday.

[Anonymous]

nice thing about short grass....makes it easier to rake leaves.. I usually don't do the last cut until mid November.

if you have a lot of new grass, you need to cut it eventually. you don't want the young grass to flop over if it gets too long.

[Anonymous]

Also, mowing weekly will mulch the leaves making for a happier lawn in the spring!

[Anonymous]

Mow.

DH mowed last weekend and will probably do another mowing before the season ends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, mowing weekly will mulch the leaves making for a happier lawn in the spring!

This. Mowing over the leaves rather than raking is easier, faster, and better for the environment.

[Anonymous]

With apologies for sort of hijacking the thread, I'm relatively new to lawn care and wanted to ask about mowing over the leaves. I was thinking I might mow this weekend and mow over the leaves and also leave the grass catcher attachment off my mower in order to keep the grass clippings on the lawn too. Otherwise, I need to rake this weekend because our county's leaf pickup is next week. Good idea? Bad idea? Is the timing right? TYIA.

[Anonymous]

Raise your blade. Leaving a high trim will help keep your grass healthy during the winter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With apologies for sort of hijacking the thread, I'm relatively new to lawn care and wanted to ask about mowing over the leaves. I was thinking I might mow this weekend and mow over the leaves and also leave the grass catcher attachment off my mower in order to keep the grass clippings on the lawn too. Otherwise, I need to rake this weekend because our county's leaf pickup is next week. Good idea? Bad idea? Is the timing right? TYIA.

It only works if your mower has a mulching feature which will chop up the leaves. I don't know how well it will work if you don't have a mulching mower.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With apologies for sort of hijacking the thread, I'm relatively new to lawn care and wanted to ask about mowing over the leaves. I was thinking I might mow this weekend and mow over the leaves and also leave the grass catcher attachment off my mower in order to keep the grass clippings on the lawn too. Otherwise, I need to rake this weekend because our county's leaf pickup is next week. Good idea? Bad idea? Is the timing right? TYIA.

If you have a mulching mower it is the best thing you can do

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With apologies for sort of hijacking the thread, I'm relatively new to lawn care and wanted to ask about mowing over the leaves. I was thinking I might mow this weekend and mow over the leaves and also leave the grass catcher attachment off my mower in order to keep the grass clippings on the lawn too. Otherwise, I need to rake this weekend because our county's leaf pickup is next week. Good idea? Bad idea? Is the timing right? TYIA.

If you have a mulching mower it is the best thing you can do

I had to check on amazon to see if what I bought last year has a mulching setting. Looks like it does! So, do that and let everything lie, no need to rake? I like mowing and pruning, really not a fan of raking so this would be great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With apologies for sort of hijacking the thread, I'm relatively new to lawn care and wanted to ask about mowing over the leaves. I was thinking I might mow this weekend and mow over the leaves and also leave the grass catcher attachment off my mower in order to keep the grass clippings on the lawn too. Otherwise, I need to rake this weekend because our county's leaf pickup is next week. Good idea? Bad idea? Is the timing right? TYIA.

It only works if your mower has a mulching feature which will chop up the leaves. I don't know how well it will work if you don't have a mulching mower.

A regular mower will still chop up the leaves, just run over them a couple extra times. It won't be a fine a mulch as a mulching mower, but it does the job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With apologies for sort of hijacking the thread, I'm relatively new to lawn care and wanted to ask about mowing over the leaves. I was thinking I might mow this weekend and mow over the leaves and also leave the grass catcher attachment off my mower in order to keep the grass clippings on the lawn too. Otherwise, I need to rake this weekend because our county's leaf pickup is next week. Good idea? Bad idea? Is the timing right? TYIA.

If you have a mulching mower it is the best thing you can do

I had to check on amazon to see if what I bought last year has a mulching setting. Looks like it does! So, do that and let everything lie, no need to rake? I like mowing and pruning, really not a fan of raking so this would be great.

Yes, this is the best way to take care of leaves! The leaves will be cut up into small pieces and they will filter through the grass to improve your soil as they decompose.

Whenever I see bags of leaves waiting to be picked up, I wonder if the homeowner realizes how those leaves could have helped to improve the soil the grass is growing in. It is so much better for your own lawn and for the environment in general to mow over leaves and either leave them in place or start your own composting pile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With apologies for sort of hijacking the thread, I'm relatively new to lawn care and wanted to ask about mowing over the leaves. I was thinking I might mow this weekend and mow over the leaves and also leave the grass catcher attachment off my mower in order to keep the grass clippings on the lawn too. Otherwise, I need to rake this weekend because our county's leaf pickup is next week. Good idea? Bad idea? Is the timing right? TYIA.

If you have a mulching mower it is the best thing you can do

I had to check on amazon to see if what I bought last year has a mulching setting. Looks like it does! So, do that and let everything lie, no need to rake? I like mowing and pruning, really not a fan of raking so this would be great.

You should be good. We use the mower and never rake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With apologies for sort of hijacking the thread, I'm relatively new to lawn care and wanted to ask about mowing over the leaves. I was thinking I might mow this weekend and mow over the leaves and also leave the grass catcher attachment off my mower in order to keep the grass clippings on the lawn too. Otherwise, I need to rake this weekend because our county's leaf pickup is next week. Good idea? Bad idea? Is the timing right? TYIA.

If you have a mulching mower it is the best thing you can do

I had to check on amazon to see if what I bought last year has a mulching setting. Looks like it does! So, do that and let everything lie, no need to rake? I like mowing and pruning, really not a fan of raking so this would be great.

Yes, this is the best way to take care of leaves! The leaves will be cut up into small pieces and they will filter through the grass to improve your soil as they decompose.

Whenever I see bags of leaves waiting to be picked up, I wonder if the homeowner realizes how those leaves could have helped to improve the soil the grass is growing in. It is so much better for your own lawn and for the environment in general to mow over leaves and either leave them in place or start your own composting pile.

Depends how many leaves they have. My DH doesn't want to mow/collect leaves more often than once every 3 weeks. If we mowed them in at the peak of them falling (6 giant oak trees) all grass would die under them.