When does grass start to grow?

[JillA]

Might be true that it stops growing in August. But it starts in September

 

[Exploding Chestnuts]

Soil temperature 5 Degrees C or more but there are natural cycles, spring and autumn flushes ...... high sugars low fibres lo magnesium.

 

[L&M]

Avoiding any scientific arguments (!), I find mine starts growing visibly in March, then peaks May/June time. At the height of summer it then slows down unless we have significant rain, then has another good spurt Sept/Oct.

In 'grazed' fields it can be hard to tell if anything is coming through yet…..

 

[nostromo70]

If grass only stopped growing in August because of flowering, then that would imply that all grasses flower in August, which they don't.
It takes an air temperature of around 13°c and a soil temp of around 9°c for most grasses to grow (some will grow at lower temps), the soil temp will take longer to warm up. Sandy soils will warm faster than clay soils.

 

[Wagtail]

Grass only stops growing in August .Believe it or not! The rest of the time it grows but the speed varies.

Better tell our lawn then as hubby has to mow it every one or two weeks all summer, including August. It all depends on how much it rains.

 

[FfionWinnie]

Whether or not the stops growing when it seeds thing is true, you can't say categorically it would be August this happened. Grass seeds at different times depending on many many factors.

 

[popsdosh]

Grass will grow if soil temperature is 5 degrees or more.
The August theory is certainly not rubbish though.
If grass is ungrazed and uncut it will produce seed in August, it will therefore halt growth in order to put everything into seed production. If grazed or cut it will grow continually.
Fairylights, you might like to do some research before rubbishing fact.

Actually grass does not stop growing when it seeds it keeps putting out tillers otherwise it would just die so dont rubbish what others are saying either that or my grassland management degree and managing 400 acres of grass was wasted. It visibly slows down but is still growing but you cannot see it due to the top cover.
However if thats an issue its due to pretty poor management in the first place.

 

[Bobbly]

Grass? What is this green stuff you all speak of?

 

[Highlands]

Had neighbour with massive muck collector do fields and it harrows too, grass defo starting to pick up my small holdin paddock looks fab!

 

[Exploding Chestnuts]

If grass is forming seedheads it is still growing, it is bulking up it weighs more than it did the previous week.

 

[Magda]

Grass only stops growing in August .Believe it or not! The rest of the time it grows but the speed varies.

I think a lot of people missread or didnt read your comment propperly.it makes sense that it stops growing when it is seeding.wich doesnt mean it doesnt keep growing if it is continuousely eaten and not left go to seeding stage.