While your lawn in New Mexico or Texas will need to be mowed regularly throughout the growing season to keep up with its growth, you should never mow it right after it has rained. That's because doing so could clog up your mower, which could cause damage to its engine. Additionally, rainwater causes the soil to become loose and soft, so mowing when the soil is in this condition will likely result in ruts forming in your yard. Plus, it's likely that the mower won't cut the blades cleanly when they're wet, causing the grass to rip and tear. Finally, if you try to mow your lawn while it's wet after rainfall, there is a higher chance that you will spread fungal disease throughout your turf.

Mowing Your Lawn After It Has Rained Can Clog Up Your Mower

If you attempt to cut your grass right after it has rained, you run the risk of clogging up your mower. That's because certain parts of your mower, like the deck and discharge chute, have limited airflow and can easily get covered in mud or sticky grass blades when you try to mow wet grass. The moisture from the rain also contributes to creating a thick layer of wet grass clippings on your lawn, which can block the air filter. To avoid these things from happening, it's best to wait until your grass has dried before mowing it.

Mowing Over Wet Grass Can Cause Ruts In Your Soil

A recently mowed lawn in Las Cruces, NM, with mowing lines.

Another reason why it's not ideal to mow your lawn after it has rained is that doing so can cause ruts in your soil. That's because the rain can cause your soil to become soft. The weight of your lawn mower combined with the lack of firmness in the soil can create ruts as you move across your lawn during the mowing process.

The weight of a lawn mower can cause it to sink into the soil if the soil is wet.

Your Lawn Mower Blades Won't Cut Cleanly If You Mow Wet Grass

One of the biggest reasons why you shouldn't mow your lawn after it has rained is that the blades of grass won't be standing upright. The weight from the rain can cause them to lean. Because of this, your lawn mower might not be able to slice through them all at once, leading to an uneven cut and potentially ripping and tearing your grass during the process.

Mowing Wet Grass Can Spread Fungal Disease

Fungal diseases love moist environments, and when you attempt to mow your lawn after it has rained, you give these diseases an opportunity to spread. Fungi thrive under conditions of excessive moisture and humidity. By attempting to mow your lawn when it's still wet, you risk spreading any infection to other areas of your lawn, exacerbating the problem and making it even harder to treat!

Call us today to schedule our lawn mowing service.

At Extreme Landscaping, we offer a top-tier lawn mowing service to keep your grass looking neat and manicured throughout the growing season. We can mow your lawn on a regular basis, and we will follow best mowing practices while doing so, including not mowing your lawn right after it has rained! What's more, we can even include this service as part of our comprehensive lawn maintenance package, which includes additional services like weed control, hedge and shrub trimming and pruning, rock refreshing, and much more!

We proudly serve residential and commercial properties, as well as HOAs, in Las Cruces, Mesilla, Sunland Park, NM, and surrounding communities, including in and around El Paso, TX. Call us today at (575) 652-3605 to enroll in our lawn mowing program and let our experts handle your turf care needs!