Mowing at Night? Repeatedly? Seriously?

[X-man]

Duck tape a flashlight to your push mower.lmao jk

I actually do that in the winter with my lawn tractor

In the winter I'm usually running the tractor at 5:30 AM doing driveways. The stock headlights only do a good job on the grass in the summer.

 

[Ric]

I had a neighbor that would cut after 8:00pm in the summer and it p$$ed me off because our newborn would go to sleep around 7pm. Our baby never woke up with the noise, but if he did, I think my wife would've strangled him.

Even with daylight savings time, I feel bad cutting my grass in the dark and pretty much save it for the weekends. I also feel bad cutting it before 1000am on the weekends.

How can cutting at night be better for your lawn???

I agree it is not good to cut grass in the afternoon when the sun is the hottest but I really don't see where cutting at night would be better for your lawn. Cutting from 7:00am to around 11:00am is preferable to me. I never mow past noon.

 

[X-man]

I agree it is not good to cut grass in the afternoon when the sun is the hottest but I really don't see where cutting at night would be better for your lawn. Cutting from 7:00am to around 11:00am is preferable to me. I never mow past noon.

When I lived out in the country I used to start cutting grass at 6 AM. 3 hour job.

 

[jamie11]

I've made a few comments on here about a neighbor that actually seems to cultivate Crabgrass. It's one devil of a time keeping his Crabgrass out of my lawn, but I manage to do it. When he mows (he has a generic Rider that looks like an MTD or Yardman), he cuts to scalping height. It's no wonder he has a lawn full of Crabgrass. I cringe when I see his scalped lawn during the heat of summer.

He has odd mowing hours. During the summer, he likes to mow at 7:00 AM on a Sunday. Odd, but that's his gig. I'd never complain, but I'm surprised other neighbors do not complain about the noise at 7 AM on a SUNDAY MORNING!

Now, to the point of the post;

RECENTLY, after the time change, he has begun mowing long after dark. I mean he starts now at 8:00 PM or even 8:30 PM when it's pitch black, sometimes not even a moon. He's done it repeatedly since the time change.

I know riders have headlamps, but do ANY of you guys make a habit out of mowing at night in complete dark or do you know someone who does? I understand that if it's an emergency, you do what you have to do, but repeated mowing in the dark? Odd does not even begin to explain this behavior to me. There has to be ONE day where you can get to the lawn during daylight hours, yes?

It痴 way better to mow your lawn at night because the moisture evaporates slower and will still look verdant the next day. When you mow in full-sun, the moisture is being absorbed faster and often dries up the grass. So, that痴 why.
Your neighbour might have been realised that a little later, so he switched his mowing routine from morning to evening.

 

[Ric]

Itç—´ way better to mow your lawn at night because the moisture evaporates slower and will still look verdant the next day. When you mow in full-sun, the moisture is being absorbed faster and often dries up the grass. So, thatç—´ why.
Your neighbour might have been realised that a little later, so he switched his mowing routine from morning to evening.

I don't care for your theory about mowing at night for the same reason you shouldn't water lawns at night. Your saying it's way better to mow your lawn at night because the moisture evaporates slower and that is true but moisture also promotes disease, putting the two together and leaving your lawn fresh cut and wet for extended periods of time at night can increase your chances of fungus and other diseases.

 

[LoCo86]

Maybe in the past or he currently has some sort of skin disease or some cancer spots on his skin. It might have nothing to do with the health of his grass.

 

[Bob E]

Maybe when it's dark out the guy next door with that doofy little two stroke push mower, that leaves the grass too tall, won't come outside and give him the stink eye while he mows. :laughing:
In the middle of summer, night time mowing can be a lot more comfortable.

 

[Mikel1]

I have mowed to around 11pm several times, usually when temps & humidity are real high. Down sides are the bugs flying into the headlights, backing mower up and those pesky mosquitos.:thumbdown: