Green-Side turfcare Ltd

You should always look to get one cut in during January/February but with the last week of February producing a few days of warmth and showers, the grass has been alerted to the sense of Spring! Now is the time to get those mowers out and lightly take the top off the grass to ready them for the looming Spring flush of growth. I know that frost is likely but just make sure that your mower is sharp and ‘cut NOT tear’ the grass. A light frost in the tips of a recently cut blade of grass is not going to do any lasting damage, however leaving the grass to grow and then trying to ‘harvest’ it in the middle of a wet weekend is very damaging!!! Get organised and get a cut in NOW. This weeks forecast is dry albeit with a chance of morning frosts so allow the grass to thaw and dry a little and get cutting.

As we come out of a very cold and snowy December the lawns are looking a little more yellowy than normal. Moss and disease is a big problem and some grass has died back in places to leave a thinner looking lawn. The February application of light feed and moss control will help green up the grass and wake it from the winter whilst browning the moss and stopping it from taking over. A light scarify is advised with some remedial works for seeding before the big push of spring feed in March/April.