It is important to wait until the right time to cut your lawn after winter (Image: Getty)
Winter will be coming to an end in February, and many people will be eager to get back into the to cut their overgrown lawns.
However, it is important to know the best time to cut lawns after winter and make sure not to begin mowing too early as it can stress the grass out, which can greatly weaken it.
go dormant to reserve energy in winter, and if you begin cutting them too soon, it will disrupt their growth cycle and damage the grass.
This will harm the root system and affect how much water it can absorb, which means it will take more time for it to establish itself in springtime. This will lead to yellowing dry grass.
Lorienne Whittle, an expert from the , has shared that the best time to cut grass is when the temperature consistently reaches and stays above 6C.
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Cutting your lawn too soon will lead to dry patchy grass that will not be able to grow properly (Image: Getty)
She said: “Records from our citizen science project, Nature’s Calendar, over the last few years illustrate how the weather influences our grass-cutting habits.
“The Beast from the East in early 2018 brought widespread snow and low temperatures, delaying the average first lawn cut to six days after the benchmark year (2001).
“In contrast, a mild start to 2019 and 2020 resulted in early grass growth, with the average date being 21 and 18 days earlier than the benchmark year respectively.”
Therefore, the best time to start cutting your lawn according to the Nature Calender record will be in March, so gardeners can keep their mower in the shed for another month.
The best day to begin cutting grass will likely be around March 18, as lawns will be out of dormancy, and the ground will no longer be frozen.
The best time to mow the lawn in the UK will likely be around March 18 (Image: Getty)
If you want to know the exact date to start cutting grass then look for signs of visible green growth on your lawn and also check the soil temperature is consistent at around 10C.
Before mowing, it is important to ensure that the ground is not overly wet as soggy ground can cause soil compaction, which limits how much nutrients, air, and water reaches the grass roots.
Lorienne said: “If the ground is too wet, the weight of the mower can damage the grass and compact the soil, making it harder for grass to establish healthy roots. If it’s been wet or you have heavy soil, wait for a few dry days to pass before mowing.”
If you wait a little longer to tidy up your lawn then the grass will be thicker, greener and much healthier throughout the year once we enter the warmer seasons.