Men, Landscapers, Gardeners: Do you mow right after it rains?!

[Shwa Girl]

Hey men and lawncare experts, help me out?

We just had a full day of rain in the 'Shwa.
You can see the streets are wet.
You can see the beads of water on the grass.
There's a guy in the 'hood MOWING his lawn!

Now, I'm no expert, but doesn't this ruin the lawnmower and isn't this bad for the grass? Am I wrong here?

Thanks for your opinion.

[anisa]

if the ground isn't mucky, then mow away

maybe his lawn really needs cutting, and he really needs to get it done today for some reason.

i was going to do mine today and it's been raining, i just didn't have the energy tho

[Zonny]

It will clog up your lawn mower, making mowing more difficult, you'd have to stop to unclog it more often. If you've got a mulching mower, I think it would be more likely to leave big gobs of grass that would turn yellow rather than sprinkling your cuttings over your lawn. And I sure as heck wouldn't do it with an electric mower!

Personally, I'm a huge fan of a 'reel' mower. We got one a couple of years ago; it's as easy to push as an electric one IMO. It doesn't throw rocks at your children or threaten to cut off your fingers or toes. It doesn't make a roaring noise and make your neighbours hate you at 7 a.m., it makes a pleasant whirring sound. Only thing is, you must mow regularly. If your grass gets too long, it will push it over rather than cutting. And I never rake up the grass, it settles right into the lawn and nourishes the other grass.

[Brandy Hunter]

It'll clog, and possibly rust the blade faster.

I want a rolly-mower, they seem fun!

[Patty Smyth]

Is it electric or gas? lol

[anisa]

It will clog up your lawn mower, making mowing more difficult, you'd have to stop to unclog it more often. If you've got a mulching mower, I think it would be more likely to leave big gobs of grass that would turn yellow rather than sprinkling your cuttings over your lawn. And I sure as heck wouldn't do it with an electric mower!

Personally, I'm a huge fan of a 'reel' mower. We got one a couple of years ago; it's as easy to push as an electric one IMO. It doesn't throw rocks at your children or threaten to cut off your fingers or toes. It doesn't make a roaring noise and make your neighbours hate you at 7 a.m., it makes a pleasant whirring sound. Only thing is, you must mow regularly. If your grass gets too long, it will push it over rather than cutting. And I never rake up the grass, it settles right into the lawn and nourishes the other grass.

i have one

[walkonby]

I feel like you Shwa Girl, why would you chance it on wet grass??

A few years ago one of my customers was doing that with an electric mower but it was still actually coming down! ( the rain )
I ran up to him flailing my arms for him to stop, and he did not speak English it seems so I am trying to " sign " language by shaking my head NO and pointing to the mower and pointing to the sky, OMG I thought for sure this guy was gonna electrocute himself. He stopped and went inside the house, HE probably thought I was nuts and wanted to escape, lol.

[Shwa Girl]

Is it electric or gas? lol

It's gas.
LOUD.
Mama Mia!

@Zonny. You are correct. The mower clogged and was restarted a few times. Thought that woulda been a hint by --- NO.

@walkonby, you did a good deed warning the man about getting zapped, even if he didn't understand your flailing arms. lol.

@Canadianbella, you are right. Rust is a problem.

Zonny and Canadianbella, do you have a small lawn? Just ask because the rolling mower is a lot of work on a big lawn IMO.