On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:19:09 -0000
"Eskimo Will" wrote:

I generally find the
grass does not get going until the 30cm soil remains consistently
above 7C.

At a talk some 45 years ago, I think it was said that that temperature
was used as the official start of Spring. If no soil temperatures were
available, an approximation of three consecutive days of mean air
temperatures above 10C was used.

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On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:19:09 -0000
"Eskimo Will" wrote:

I generally find the
grass does not get going until the 30cm soil remains consistently
above 7C.

At a talk some 45 years ago, I think it was said that that temperature
was used as the official start of Spring. If no soil temperatures were
available, an approximation of three consecutive days of mean air
temperatures above 10C was used.

LOL in which case Spring 2014 in Haytor began on 7th May, after a mild
winter! First daffodil was on 16th March and 30cm soil was consistently
above 7C by April 1st.

Will
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Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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"Eskimo Will" wrote in
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Why on earth are people cutting grass at this time of year?
Plenty of time later (unfortunately). Mine is still not growing anyway
so a cut would be pointless.

Will

In St Albans the grass is growing although not particularly fast at the
moment. It's not easy cutting long grass particularly with a hand mower.

Alan

I leave mine as long as I can, but cool nights mean I won't need to for a bit.
I remember one year in Penistone doing the first cut in April and I had snow on the mower before I finished.

30cm 4C here and 100cm 5C.
Ken