Well the past few days have been interesting. I was behind on lawns this week, so I was planning on mowing a lot Friday and Saturday, but lets just say the weather forecast wasn't ideal! It was supposed to rain both days. But I had to get it done. So on Friday, I set out mowing after it rained for a brief time, and it then started raining while I was out at the lawns. I knew it was going to be wet, so I decided to bag. Being that my mower is great at mulching (I regularly mow when the grass has dew on it), I might have been able to mulch, but bagging was more worry-free. I brought a trash can with me, and filled it with the grass. It cut great!
It rained all night, and then I went out to cut as soon as the rain stopped on Saturday. I did the same thing. Attached are some of the pictures from the lawns I mowed Saturday and also my trailer setup when I brought the trash can with me. (Note that this is my setup for when I stay in the neighborhood. When I go out of the neighborhood YES I strap my equipment down better.) I was honestly amazed at how well my mower performed. Bagging the grass was a hastle, but now I know if I ever need to mow when it's raining, I can. Look at the pictures....I think the lawns turned out really nice! :thumbsup: I have to mow today, but I'm going back to mulching the clippings since it is drier today. But now I have a whole trailer-full of grass clippings I have to take to the local farm to dispose of.
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I do not think it痴 good for your plants to be mowed while wet. Wet grass may stick and amass to the mower blades making it dull and cut inefficiently. That can also slow down the rotation of blades, again, decreasing efficient cutting. In some cases when grass roots are soaked and your mower has heavily pushed the grounds, ruts may be formed.