Sometime between 9:30 AM and sunset. Can't be any more specific than that. I usually mow on the weekend, so to allow my neighbors a chance to sleep in in peace, I wait until 9:30 or 10:00 to fire up the mower. If I water in the morning I wait until late afternoon to allow the grass time to dry out before I cut it. Then there are days like yesterday when I decided to do the yard after work so I won't have to do it this weekend and can spend time with my 9 year old neice who is visiting until Monday.
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Morning, Day, or night?
- Thread starter Sprinkler Buddy
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Black Bart
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I could mow anytime but I mow when it is best for the grass.
Early morning it has dew you should not mow when wet.
Mid day it is too hot, Hard on grass to cut in the heat also not good for air cooled engine.
So that leaves late afternoon when sun is starting to set.
I know this won't work for some like JD but that is the drawback to a large lawn.
I can mow in less than an hour so I start about 1 hour before dusk when temp is falling and grass will have all night to recover from the cutting.
If you read what the experts say they will tell you this is the best time to cut. :thumbsup:
Early morning it has dew you should not mow when wet.
Mid day it is too hot, Hard on grass to cut in the heat also not good for air cooled engine.
So that leaves late afternoon when sun is starting to set.
I know this won't work for some like JD but that is the drawback to a large lawn.
I can mow in less than an hour so I start about 1 hour before dusk when temp is falling and grass will have all night to recover from the cutting.
If you read what the experts say they will tell you this is the best time to cut. :thumbsup: