Help mowing a new lawn when its raining all the time.

 
Hi this is my first post here and I am a total novice. I planted a lawn
from
seed at the end of August and now the grass is about 2-3inches
high. The problem
is its been raining in buckets where I live and I want
to mow it sometime as I
believe it will grow better if I cut it when it
reaches about 3-4 inches high.

My questions are,
1. If it carries on raining will it be ok just to leave it til next
Spring?
2. Should the grass be cut only if its dry?
3. To prepare a new lawn for the Winter what is the best height to leave
the
grass, my father in law suggested 3 inches?
4.Should I fertilise it before the Winter, ie after the last cut?

Sorry in advance if these questions seem a bit novice like. I am a bit
frustrated as I spent a lot of time preparing the ground over the Summer
as the
previous owner preferred the distressed look!!! Plus buying a new
lawnmower
recently means I am good to go...




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robind

 
I have always heard that you shouldn't cut the grass while it is wet
because it could kill it; but you see lawn companies do it all the
time. I don't think fertilizing it at this time is necessary because
you just planted the grass but in the spring if you pull the yard then
put the fertilizer down it will help for next year. I don't know how
high you should leave it but the next time you see a contracted lawn
person cutting a lawn of a business ask him/her, since they are more
than likely to have beautiful lawns themselves.

 

It'll be easier to answer if you tell us where you are and what type of
grass you planted --

 
JimR;901280 Wrote:

message

Thanks I am in Germany near Frankfurt. I am not joking when I say it has
rained
every day since  the beginning of September. Any how the grass I
planted is an
Autumn lawn seed
-50% Lolium perenne
15%-Festuca rubra rubra
5%-Festuca rubra trichophylla
25%-Festuca rubra commutata
5% Proa pratensis

I hope this info helps
Thanks for your help everyone.




--
robind

 
Yes. Preferably the grass should be dry when mowed.