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Leave lawn long over winter

AlastairSAlastairS Posts: 42
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Is it a good idea to leave your lawn long (3") over winter? I won't be walking across my lawn much during winter, only for pruning plants or picking up leaves.
Thanks,
Alastair

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  • ObelixxObelixx Vendée, Western FrancePosts: 25,361
    Long yes, but not that long.   2" are plenty.  Don't walk on it when it's frozen or even just frosted as you'll damage the leaves.
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  • FairygirlFairygirl west central ScotlandPosts: 36,268
    Mine won't get cut again now, after being done a couple of days ago. It's about the height Obelixx mentions.
    If it grows at all , it won't get cut - it'll be too wet, but it should be fine. Leaving it any longer than that [in height] would be a problem, as it would be hard to have it dry enough to cut if there's any growth.
    3 inches is therefore a wee bit too much if you get any more growth and the ground's too wet.  :)
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  • ZeroZero1ZeroZero1 Posts: 564
    good for wildlife
  • JoeXJoeX Posts: 1,506
    Why is it worse if it's 3 or 4 or 6 inches long?
  • ObelixxObelixx Vendée, Western FrancePosts: 25,361
    Because it clags up the mower when it's wet and it gets blown flat like a comb over in strong winds instead of standing up like a crew cut.
    "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
  • madpenguinmadpenguin Isle of WightPosts: 2,307
    If it is dry I mow it.Last cut of 2017 was in December.
    It really depends were you are and what your weather is like.
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  • glasgowdanglasgowdan Posts: 632
    edited October 2018
    3" is perfect... don't listen to people saying otherwise. I cut grass and treat lawns for a living. 

    6" is too long, the grass will go yellow at the base. 2-3 is fine.
  • cornellycornelly Posts: 945
    Can't say exactly how long the grass will be, but I raise the cut to level 3 from now on until late spring next year, the lawn will be mown a few times before then.
  • hogweedhogweed Central ScotlandPosts: 4,009
    Mine gets cut normally a couple of times between now and mid-November if its dry enough. The November cut is really only to pick up fallen leaves.
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