08/06/2023
Why You Shouldn't Mow Wet Grass
1: Clumping of grass
Even with a sharp blade, mowers tend not to cut cleanly when grass is wet. Those wet clippings can clog up your mower, so the mower will need to be cleaned out often , which can be dangerous.
Mowers will choke down on the wet clippings and then spit out clumps of the wet grass. If left unraked from your lawn, those clumps will smother and kill the grass they cover, leaving behind ugly dead spots.
2: Health of Your Lawn
reasons for not cutting wet grass, is that if there is a disease in the lawn, they can tend to spread more when the grass is wet frequently from excessive water from rain, the mower will spread the disease around the yard,says most residential horticulturists . if there are lawn w**ds they are going to seed, & spread. wet seeds could add to a larger w**d infestion.
3: Wheel mark
Yard can become soggy when it rains large amounts . Mowing when the grass is extremely wet can create wheel ruts in your lawn and the risk tearing up the turf.
4:Slip hazard
Wet grass is slippery. You don't want to increase the risk of falling while running a mower. Even more so we should remember to be extremely careful if your lawn is sloped.
5: mower blades:
Last but not least mower blades. when the grass is wet and you will have to sharp mower blades more often. the water will tend to roll the metal on the edge of the mower blade, causing it to dull quicker . Leaving the mower in a condition to not cut as well on the next use. create opportunity for fungus and disease in the turf, when the blades are not sharp because of the rolled edge, it’s cutting ability with the blade leaving it opened for the diseases , funguses and also does not allowing it to heal properly . 
