Cutting tall grass/weeds

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Ive let the garden go this year and some of it is 5-6ft tall

I've used my strimmer to cut it down. I have just got a petrol lawn mower to go over it to get it down further

1. Do I need to rake it before running the lawn mower?
2. Can the lawn mower bemused over rough ground?

Plan is to get the grass cut, then turn the lot over before laying down turf[/youtube]
 
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You need to rake it before mowing as the long grass will endlessly clog the mower. Best to cut it first without box on then again with.

As for using it over rough ground its up to you, as long as there is no hard debris, rubble old washline bases etc then it;l be fine. If your not sure a visual walkover is time well spent. Its cheaper than a bent crankshaft.
 
You need to rake it before mowing as the long grass will endlessly clog the mower. Best to cut it first without box on then again with.

As for using it over rough ground its up to you, as long as there is no hard debris, rubble old washline bases etc then it;l be fine. If your not sure a visual walkover is time well spent. Its cheaper than a bent crankshaft.

Maybe stones in the soil, but can't get rid of all of the
 
When you see the regrowth starting, consider spraying it off with a glyphosate based weed killer. Leave it for a few weeks, then it will be easier to cut with the mower. Give it a hard raking to get the soil loosened and shake on the lawn seed. Use plenty of seed and roll or rake in.
 
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The above advice is mental.

Completely kill the lawn with weedkiller then hope by shaking in some lawn seed it will magically re-grow???

Spraying the lawn will just leave a dead lawn, you would need to rotovate then re-level and re-seed at the very least, just raking it, no matter how hard will never break it up.
 

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