My grass is really long, but even I’m not mowing it yet

Besides the near-constant rain we’ve had so far, the weather has been relatively mild this year. That doesn’t mean you should mow your lawn yet, though – and I know many of us are tempted.

My lawn is starting to border on jungle-like right now, and the grass actually seems longer than it has in past winters. Despite all of that, it isn’t time to start cutting your grass – and even I’m going to be holding off for a little while longer.

To find out why our grass is longer than usual for this time of the year, and when we should be thinking about getting the mower out in 2026, I spoke to the experts.