The next few days are going to be 100 degrees getting toasted fast. Do you think this will damage the turf going over it with ZTR's? I'd like to skip the week but these people pay monthly and want their moneys worth((greedy aren't they). Tough call.
Will cutting grass in 100+ degree temps hurt the turf?
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The next few days are going to be 100 degrees getting toasted fast. Do you think this will damage the turf going over it with ZTR's? I'd like to skip the week but these people pay monthly and want their moneys worth((greedy aren't they). Tough call.
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No it wont hurt a thing. Just cut high and you will be fine.
Gotta disagree. Cutting a lawn puts it under stress, as does the heat. Together they will damage the grass. When in doubt, don't. A wise grass guru once told me that the only equipment you should put on turf in high heat is a sprinkler, and the only chemical should be water.
Take the day off and go to the beach.
Take the day off and go to the beach.
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but just remember, anytime you cut sends a little stress to the plant. The more shaded the root system in this heat, the better off the plant. We cut 15 residentials today and quit at 2. Same goes for tomorrow. I'm in no hurry to try to get everyone cut on schedule, my customers know I'll hold off and try to do whats right for the lawn, so the phone ain't ringing with people wondering where we are!
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The lawns we cut today in 100 degree heat with an index of 115 will be just as green and lush next week as they were this week.upidstay said:
Yes. you can damage the lawn... We are in the same heat wave, its been 90s the past couple days and supposed to be over 100 tomorrow. You can clearly see the grass is stressed where the ztr tires have been.. Be very careful when turning and try to avoid driving over the same area more than once. Unless the lawn is irrigated it try to avoid mowing when it gets near 100.(which doesn't happen all that much here)
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Last year i left some wheel marks on a lawn when it was about 97-99. The grass died and didn't come back in some spots until I re-seeded in September. For me, when the temp is around 95, I get picky as to what is going to get mowed until it cools a bit.
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With all of the rain and humidity we've been having it won't make a difference, during drought conditions it's a different story.
I walked outside today around noon, the lawn was still wet at 94 degrees..............the humidity won't let it dry.
Tommorow 100 degrees with that same great humidity.
I walked outside today around noon, the lawn was still wet at 94 degrees..............the humidity won't let it dry.
Tommorow 100 degrees with that same great humidity.
Very true, If you're in a drought, dry heat situation, those conditions mowing can have a damaging effect.In that scenerio ,Tires on the big mowers, can leave wheel marks from the grass blades literally breaking off at ground level. But like it is around here, ungodly dew points, humidity, mother nature being very generous with rainfall the chances of the turf being damage are very low.dvmcmrhp52 said:
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we cut in 95 degree heat and never have problems. Yes you will leave tire marks but as soon as the spriklers come on, everything greens up nice.
Most of the residential homes up here don't have sprinkler systems. all it takes is a few very hot /dry days for the grass to become stressed. We had a very wet spring but now its drying up quick and I'm starting to see some tire mark stress on a few lawns.
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Do you think 1 week of high temps will make much difference in the way the lawns look? This happens every year and every year they pull though just fine. Sure after a while they will start to go dormant but thats to be expected. I would be more than happy to take pictures of some lawns that we cut next week to show how they are just fine even after a full week of 100 degree heat.DLS1 said:
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Its called proper irrigation and fertilizer. The only ones I cut today were irrigated for that reason.DLS1 said:
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I mow at 4" and cut back on mowings when lawns look stressed.
Right now however the soil moisture is still good and grass is nice and green, but a couple of more days of 90+ will start to dry things up and slow things down.
Right now however the soil moisture is still good and grass is nice and green, but a couple of more days of 90+ will start to dry things up and slow things down.
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