Should you cut grass in hot weather?

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Sunny weather might make you feel green fingered, but don’t be too hasty to start mowing and sowing (Picture: Getty)

This weekend is set to be a scorcher, with temperatures topping 30 degrees for the hottest weekend of the year.

Those of us lucky to have access to a private garden will be looking forward to BBQs, paddling pools and laying out on the grass – unless you’ve been unfortunate enough to have your lovely garden dry up in the heat.

Droughts and bad lawn care means soft, cool grass becomes dry and hard ground – visually unappealing and equally as unwelcoming to lie on.

When it’s hot out, should you cut your grass? What are the benefits of letting it grow longer in hot weather?

Should you cut your grass when it’s hot out?

No. When it’s hot out, you shouldn’t mow the lawn.

If you need to, you should keep the mower blades as high as possible and as sharp as possible so that not too much length is trimmed.

Longer grass is better at keeping the moisture from drying up and avoiding dried, damaged lawns. (Picture: Getty)

Longer grass shades the soil beneath it and slows down moisture loss, keeping your lawn looking greener for longer.

The way longer grass acts during hot weather is comparable to a jungle or a rainforest (on a much, much smaller scale, of course) – the taller stems help create a microclimate underneath.

Turf Online also suggests the following tips for caring for your lawn during droughts and hot weather.

• Keep off the grass as much as possible
• Move toys, rugs and furniture off the lawn
• Raise the blades on your lawnmower
• Allow lawn clippings to drop back into the sward
• Don’t apply lawn treatments during a drought
• In a wet summer, keep feeding the grass

Give yourself – and your grass – a break and keep cool in the heat. (Picture: Getty)

It’s not just for your garden’s sake that you should consider waiting for the weather to dip before mowing the lawn, too.

If you exert yourself too much during the heatwave, you risk heat stroke or falling unwell.

And as always, don’t forget to stay hydrated this hot weekend.

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source https://metro.co.uk/2021/07/17/heatwave-uk-should-you-cut-grass-in-hot-weather-14940835/