00:00Your mowing season can end a week or two before your neighbors, and the first frost does not make the
00:06call.
00:07Cool-season bluegrass, fescue, and rye can keep growing after frost, but slow sharply when daytime highs hold near or
00:15below 50 degrees.
00:16Warm-season Bermuda and St. Augustine grass will turn tan and dormant as the ground cools.
00:22But elevation, slope, shade, soil moisture, and warmth stored near pavement can shift that cutoff across one neighborhood.
00:28In general, the mowing season winds down in late September or early October in colder parts of the northern plains,
00:34but not until November or even December in parts of the southeast.
00:38In some parts of Florida, it never really ends.
00:41Try the two-week test. Mow normally, then watch. Barely any growth means this season is likely finished.
00:48One last pass can mulch dry leaves, returning nutrients and organic matter that improves soil structure.
00:54But remove some if the layer is thick or wet.
00:57A matted blanket can block light, trap moisture, and invite disease.
01:01Follow your lawn, not the calendar.
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