LifestyleGardeningGardeningGardeners should avoiding mowing lawns at one specific time of day to avoid clumpy patches and damaging equipment11:27, 30 Jun 2026The summer is the perfect time to enjoy your garden in all its splendour, but the changing weather can cause some difficulties that you need to stay on top of. Without proper and consistent maintenance, your lawn could become overgrown and wild.However, if your lawn is in need of a decent trim, you want to make sure that it won’t make the lawn end up looking worse. In a recent video, gardening expert and TikTok creator Michael Griffiths shared a few insider tips about what gardeners get wrong when it comes to mowing the lawn — and how they could be impacting the grass’s appearance and health.A major but overlooked mishap is the time when the lawn should be mowed. The gardening expert revealed that there’s a particularly bad time of day anyone could be mowing their lawn.In the video, Michael said: “Here’s three things nobody tells you about mowing your lawn. Number one: there is a worse time to mow.”It turns out that mowing your lawn in the early morning could actually be harming the garden’s appearance. Michael explained: "Early morning between around 6am and 8am, there will still be dew on the grass.Article continues below“Wet grass makes your mower work hard and will create clumps of wet grass. If you need to, do a pass on a higher setting first then move down.”Garden equipment producer Ego Power Plus agreed that the worst time of day to mow the grass is in the morning, specifically any time before 10am. While your grass may become clumpy, it can actually have an adverse effect on your technology.Content cannot be displayed without consentWet grass can lead to your mower becoming clogged, not just working overtime. There are also a number of other issues that can be encouraged by improper mowing.According to Eco Power Plus, there include:Fungal diseases such as AnthracnoseTears the grass which leaves your lawn patchy and open to infectionRuts in your lawn and compacted soilAreas of longer and shorter grassReduced cutting effectivenessArticle continues belowThe company explained: “On top of all of the above risks, you also have the additional risk of ripping or yanking your grass from the roots as the lawn mower uproots the grass instead of cutting it. The end result being a lawn with more brown spots than an overripe banana.”Instead, the gardening equipment experts recommended mowing the lawn during the mid-morning. By 10am, the grass should have had enough time to dry, so mowing wet grass shouldn’t be a risk.Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌GardeningGardenTikTok