Mowing in December!
Return to DiscussionsHere it is December 6th and just finishedour last mow of the season and first mowing clothed. Sunny today but chilly. This grand Texas weather and all the rain we've had has kept it growing and us from mowing it. On a sad note as well we winterized our outdoor shower so no more uses until spring.
I use my lawn as a permaculture crop with some going to the Chooks (poultry for you Americans) and the rest being used on my wicking beds as mulch to slow down evaporation and to add organic matter. Even so I have only a small part of my block which I mow as most is in garden or mowed by sheep.
I have to mow every week in December or the grass gets too long for the mowing to be easy!!
about every five days in my case Tevita but don't rub it in to those in the northern hemisphere that we are able to enjoy the excuse to be nude outdoors now that we are in summer.
My lawn is still growing in December this year and really needs mowing but the weather is too wet for my mower to do it without clogging up - apart from the fact that I don't like mowing in the rain.Add to that a temperature of about 40F with a significant wind chill factor and I certainly won't consider doing it naked - the way I prefer.
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December is dead lawn time in Victoria especially if one lives in the bush on a finite water supply.
So mowing in December is not required our lawn time is about April, September. Also agree with others that lawn mowing is best done nude as with all gardening activities.