What is so bad about mowing a lawn when it is wet (from dew)?
I do not bag the clippings - let them go back into the ground.

LB

What is so bad about mowing a lawn when it is wet (from dew)?
I do not bag the clippings - let them go back into the ground.

The grass clumps together, and doesn't work itself back to the ground.
Big clumps of dead grass laying on live grass isn't visually appealing,
as you can imagine.

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 08:01:14 -0400, wrote:

What is so bad about mowing a lawn when it is wet (from dew)?
I do not bag the clippings - let them go back into the ground.

Grass blades will not be cut at the same height so the lawn will be
uneven. Some blades may be ripped, not cut clean, and may be pulled
out instead of cut (like using a dull mower blade). The wet grass will
clump, clogging the mower and laying in matted lumps on the lawn,
choking out the grass underneath. The water may cause the mower to
rust.

--
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__________________________________________________ ____________________
"Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by
the conjunction of terrorism and WMD. But the intelligence and facts
were being fixed around the policy."
-- The Downing Street Memo, July 23, 2002
http://www.downingstreetmemo.com

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 08:01:14 -0400, wrote:

What is so bad about mowing a lawn when it is wet (from dew)?
I do not bag the clippings - let them go back into the ground.

LB

In addition to the other comments, cutting wet grass will
cause ragged edge cuts of the grass blades. This, in
turn, makes the grass more susceptible for fungus,
brown patch.

Thunder

wrote:
What is so bad about mowing a lawn when it is wet (from dew)?
I do not bag the clippings - let them go back into the ground.

LB

Hi,
Can't make clean cut so basically you're injuring grass. That's why we
need to keep the mower blade sharp.
Tony

wrote:
What is so bad about mowing a lawn when it is wet (from dew)?
I do not bag the clippings - let them go back into the ground.

LB

.....and worst of all, it gets green grass stains on your white sneakers. :-)

Don

Donald Gares wrote:

wrote:
What is so bad about mowing a lawn when it is wet (from dew)?
I do not bag the clippings - let them go back into the ground.

LB

....and worst of all, it gets green grass stains on your white sneakers. :-)

Don

Thanks to all that replied. Having no choice (house is being shown to possible
buyer in a few hours) I went ahead anyway. Mower is 6hp about 20 inch and there
does not appear to have been much clumping. Poor cutting is not much of an
issue cause "lawn" is not that great anyway. My "white sneakers" are a pair of
old golf shoes that I got very heap about 20 years ago. They already are very
stained. Using the shoes aerates the lawn while I cut:-))

LB

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:12:31 -0400, wrote:

Donald Gares wrote:

wrote:
What is so bad about mowing a lawn when it is wet (from dew)?
I do not bag the clippings - let them go back into the ground.

LB

....and worst of all, it gets green grass stains on your white sneakers. :-)

Don

Thanks to all that replied. Having no choice (house is being shown to possible
buyer in a few hours) I went ahead anyway. Mower is 6hp about 20 inch and there
does not appear to have been much clumping. Poor cutting is not much of an
issue cause "lawn" is not that great anyway. My "white sneakers" are a pair of
old golf shoes that I got very heap about 20 years ago. They already are very
stained. Using the shoes aerates the lawn while I cut:-))

Why didn't you say you needed to cut the lawn wet this *one time* in
the first place? A little more practice withholding significant
information and you can be a politician ;-). The golf shoe cleats
don't "aerate" the lawn, they just dig it up :-).

--
Luke
__________________________________________________ _________________
"The culture of recovery is insidious: now the moral measure of a
war is how it makes us feel about ourselves." -- Wendy Kaminer

Turning off the self-propelling function. Otherwise, a spinning wheels
may pull the grass up from the wet soil like when the mower is turning
a corner.

Jay Chan

wrote:
What is so bad about mowing a lawn when it is wet (from dew)?
I do not bag the clippings - let them go back into the ground.

LB

Huh? Rotary mower leaves ragged edges; best you can do there is keep
blade sharp. If that's still a concern, how'bout a reel-type?

J

Rolling Thunder wrote:
In addition to the other comments, cutting wet grass will
cause ragged edge cuts of the grass blades. This, in
turn, makes the grass more susceptible for fungus,
brown patch.

Thunder

wrote:

Turning off the self-propelling function. Otherwise, a spinning wheels
may pull the grass up from the wet soil like when the mower is turning
a corner.

Jay Chan

wrote:
What is so bad about mowing a lawn when it is wet (from dew)?
I do not bag the clippings - let them go back into the ground.

LB

I should be so luckey to have a self propelled mower:-))

LB

Luke wrote:

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:12:31 -0400, wrote:

Donald Gares wrote:

wrote:
What is so bad about mowing a lawn when it is wet (from dew)?
I do not bag the clippings - let them go back into the ground.

LB

....and worst of all, it gets green grass stains on your white sneakers. :-)

Don

Thanks to all that replied. Having no choice (house is being shown to possible
buyer in a few hours) I went ahead anyway. Mower is 6hp about 20 inch and there
does not appear to have been much clumping. Poor cutting is not much of an
issue cause "lawn" is not that great anyway. My "white sneakers" are a pair of
old golf shoes that I got very heap about 20 years ago. They already are very
stained. Using the shoes aerates the lawn while I cut:-))

Why didn't you say you needed to cut the lawn wet this *one time* in
the first place? A little more practice withholding significant
information and you can be a politician ;-). The golf shoe cleats
don't "aerate" the lawn, they just dig it up :-).

--
Luke
__________________________________________________ _________________
"The culture of recovery is insidious: now the moral measure of a
war is how it makes us feel about ourselves." -- Wendy Kaminer

Actually not a one time thing if it looks OK since it is cooler in the AM.

What makes you think the spikes dig up the lawn. If golf shoes dug up the grass would
the golf course folks use them?

LB

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 16:55:30 -0400, wrote:

Luke wrote:

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:12:31 -0400, wrote:

Donald Gares wrote:

wrote:
What is so bad about mowing a lawn when it is wet (from dew)?
I do not bag the clippings - let them go back into the ground.

LB

....and worst of all, it gets green grass stains on your white sneakers. :-)

Don

Thanks to all that replied. Having no choice (house is being shown to possible
buyer in a few hours) I went ahead anyway. Mower is 6hp about 20 inch and there
does not appear to have been much clumping. Poor cutting is not much of an
issue cause "lawn" is not that great anyway. My "white sneakers" are a pair of
old golf shoes that I got very heap about 20 years ago. They already are very
stained. Using the shoes aerates the lawn while I cut:-))

Why didn't you say you needed to cut the lawn wet this *one time* in
the first place? A little more practice withholding significant
information and you can be a politician ;-). The golf shoe cleats
don't "aerate" the lawn, they just dig it up :-).
[snippage]

Actually not a one time thing if it looks OK since it is cooler in the AM.

Yeah, know about that. Still, it's best to wait till the lawn dries
off ... but it's your lawn ... for now ;-).

What makes you think the spikes dig up the lawn. If golf shoes dug up the grass would
the golf course folks use them?

Golf courses have grounds crews to re-seed, re-sod, water, fertilize,
aerate, roll, fill, etc. and otherwise repair damage caused by those
they charge for the privilege of spoiling a good walk.

--
Luke
__________________________________________________ _________________
"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest
exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior
moral justification for selfishness."
-- John Kenneth Galbraith

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 16:40:17 -0600, Luke wrote:

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 16:55:30 -0400, wrote:

Luke wrote:

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:12:31 -0400, wrote:

Donald Gares wrote:

wrote:
What is so bad about mowing a lawn when it is wet (from dew)?
I do not bag the clippings - let them go back into the ground.

LB

....and worst of all, it gets green grass stains on your white sneakers. :-)

Don

Thanks to all that replied. Having no choice (house is being shown to possible
buyer in a few hours) I went ahead anyway. Mower is 6hp about 20 inch and there
does not appear to have been much clumping. Poor cutting is not much of an
issue cause "lawn" is not that great anyway. My "white sneakers" are a pair of
old golf shoes that I got very heap about 20 years ago. They already are very
stained. Using the shoes aerates the lawn while I cut:-))

Why didn't you say you needed to cut the lawn wet this *one time* in
the first place? A little more practice withholding significant
information and you can be a politician ;-). The golf shoe cleats
don't "aerate" the lawn, they just dig it up :-).
[snippage]

Actually not a one time thing if it looks OK since it is cooler in the AM.

Yeah, know about that. Still, it's best to wait till the lawn dries
off ... but it's your lawn ... for now ;-).

What makes you think the spikes dig up the lawn. If golf shoes dug up the grass would
the golf course folks use them?

Golf courses have grounds crews to re-seed, re-sod, water, fertilize,
aerate, roll, fill, etc. and otherwise repair damage caused by those
they charge for the privilege of spoiling a good walk.

PS: Effective aeration is cores penetrating 2-3 inches deep, 20-40
holes per square foot, done in either fall or spring. See, e.g.,:
http://www.agry.purdue.edu/turf/pubs/ay8.htm

--
Luke
__________________________________________________ ____________________
"I repeat, personal accounts do not permanently fix the solution."
-- George W. Bush, March 16, 2005

Luke wrote:

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 16:55:30 -0400, wrote:

Luke wrote:

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:12:31 -0400, wrote:

Donald Gares wrote:

wrote:
What is so bad about mowing a lawn when it is wet (from dew)?
I do not bag the clippings - let them go back into the ground.

LB

....and worst of all, it gets green grass stains on your white sneakers. :-)

Don

Thanks to all that replied. Having no choice (house is being shown to possible
buyer in a few hours) I went ahead anyway. Mower is 6hp about 20 inch and there
does not appear to have been much clumping. Poor cutting is not much of an
issue cause "lawn" is not that great anyway. My "white sneakers" are a pair of
old golf shoes that I got very heap about 20 years ago. They already are very
stained. Using the shoes aerates the lawn while I cut:-))

Why didn't you say you needed to cut the lawn wet this *one time* in
the first place? A little more practice withholding significant
information and you can be a politician ;-). The golf shoe cleats
don't "aerate" the lawn, they just dig it up :-).
[snippage]

Actually not a one time thing if it looks OK since it is cooler in the AM.

Yeah, know about that. Still, it's best to wait till the lawn dries
off ... but it's your lawn ... for now ;-).

What makes you think the spikes dig up the lawn. If golf shoes dug up the grass would
the golf course folks use them?

Golf courses have grounds crews to re-seed, re-sod, water, fertilize,
aerate, roll, fill, etc. and otherwise repair damage caused by those
they charge for the privilege of spoiling a good walk.

--
Luke
__________________________________________________ _________________
"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest
exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior
moral justification for selfishness."
-- John Kenneth Galbraith

But, but, but Why would golf courses even allow spiked shoes if they cause so much
damage. My eyes tell me the damage is not there. Of course I have never played golf
because, as you noted its a way of "spoiling a good walk"

BTW Great sig.

LB

On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 05:26:32 -0400, wrote:

Luke wrote:

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 16:55:30 -0400, wrote:

[snip]
What makes you think the spikes dig up the lawn. If golf shoes dug up the grass would
the golf course folks use them?

Golf courses have grounds crews to re-seed, re-sod, water, fertilize,
aerate, roll, fill, etc. and otherwise repair damage caused by those
they charge for the privilege of spoiling a good walk.

But, but, but Why would golf courses even allow spiked shoes if they cause so much
damage. My eyes tell me the damage is not there. Of course I have never played golf
because, as you noted its a way of "spoiling a good walk"

Because golf courses are about golf, not good grass. You wouldn't want
a golf course lawn. It would be far too much work, though the tendency
these days is for lower maintenance in the "rough".

Anyway, if your lawn looks good to you, keep on doing what you're
doing and enjoy it. But you have been warned, so keep a sharp eye out
for the Lawn Police ;-).

BTW Great sig.

Thanks.

--
Luke
__________________________________________________ _________________
"The culture of recovery is insidious: now the moral measure of a
war is how it makes us feel about ourselves." -- Wendy Kaminer

On 8 Jun 2005 09:58:05 -0700, wrote:

Huh? Rotary mower leaves ragged edges; best you can do there is keep
blade sharp. If that's still a concern, how'bout a reel-type?

J

That's why it is recommended to sharpen your rotary blades after every
five cuttings, to minimize the ragged edges. You will see a big
difference between a sharp rotary blade and a jagged one.

Thunder

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:12:31 -0400, wrote:

Donald Gares wrote:

wrote:
What is so bad about mowing a lawn when it is wet (from dew)?
I do not bag the clippings - let them go back into the ground.

LB

....and worst of all, it gets green grass stains on your white sneakers. :-)

Don

Thanks to all that replied. Having no choice (house is being shown to possible
buyer in a few hours) I went ahead anyway. Mower is 6hp about 20 inch and there
does not appear to have been much clumping. Poor cutting is not much of an
issue cause "lawn" is not that great anyway. My "white sneakers" are a pair of
old golf shoes that I got very heap about 20 years ago. They already are very
stained. Using the shoes aerates the lawn while I cut:-))

LB


Ahh, you must be a Jerry Baker fan too.

Thunder

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 10:04:32 -0600, Luke wrote:

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:12:31 -0400, wrote:

Donald Gares wrote:

wrote:
What is so bad about mowing a lawn when it is wet (from dew)?
I do not bag the clippings - let them go back into the ground.

LB

....and worst of all, it gets green grass stains on your white sneakers. :-)

Don

Thanks to all that replied. Having no choice (house is being shown to possible
buyer in a few hours) I went ahead anyway. Mower is 6hp about 20 inch and there
does not appear to have been much clumping. Poor cutting is not much of an
issue cause "lawn" is not that great anyway. My "white sneakers" are a pair of
old golf shoes that I got very heap about 20 years ago. They already are very
stained. Using the shoes aerates the lawn while I cut:-))

Why didn't you say you needed to cut the lawn wet this *one time* in
the first place? A little more practice withholding significant
information and you can be a politician ;-). The golf shoe cleats
don't "aerate" the lawn, they just dig it up :-).

I have to disagree about your comment about golf shoes. Every little
bit to punch through the thatch is a good thing. Walking behind a
mower won't dig up anything but help make the lawn purr like a cat.

Thunder

On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 13:50:42 GMT, Rolling Thunder
wrote:

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 10:04:32 -0600, Luke wrote:

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:12:31 -0400, wrote:

Donald Gares wrote:

wrote:
What is so bad about mowing a lawn when it is wet (from dew)?
I do not bag the clippings - let them go back into the ground.

LB

....and worst of all, it gets green grass stains on your white sneakers. :-)

Don

Thanks to all that replied. Having no choice (house is being shown to possible
buyer in a few hours) I went ahead anyway. Mower is 6hp about 20 inch and there
does not appear to have been much clumping. Poor cutting is not much of an
issue cause "lawn" is not that great anyway. My "white sneakers" are a pair of
old golf shoes that I got very heap about 20 years ago. They already are very
stained. Using the shoes aerates the lawn while I cut:-))

Why didn't you say you needed to cut the lawn wet this *one time* in
the first place? A little more practice withholding significant
information and you can be a politician ;-). The golf shoe cleats
don't "aerate" the lawn, they just dig it up :-).

I have to disagree about your comment about golf shoes. Every little
bit to punch through the thatch is a good thing. Walking behind a
mower won't dig up anything but help make the lawn purr like a cat.

What thatch? And if there were actual thatch golf shoe spikes would do
nothing; a dethatching machine is needed. More effective would be to
stop excessive watering and fertilizing and general intensive lawn
management to prevent thatch in the first place.

--
Luke
__________________________________________________ ____________________
"I repeat, personal accounts do not permanently fix the solution."
-- George W. Bush, March 16, 2005

Most golf course don't allow real spikes anymore. I haven't seen a
pair on a course for quite awhile.

What makes you think the spikes dig up the lawn. If golf shoes dug up the grass would
the golf course folks use them?


They don't. That's why metal spikes are banned on nearly every course.
Too much damage around the cup.