I knew we had at least two good days of rain coming, so on saturday I put my lawn tractor on the trailer and drove out to the clover plot.

I looked at it real hard and thought twice as hard about mowing the tops, but I decide that I had more to lose than not getting them cut while flowering and weeds coming close to matching the clover in heighth.

I left the mower on the highest length and did it early on Saturday morning. I was almost dreading doing it because it was doing so well, but after I had cut it down, loaded up and locked the gate, it downpoured for an hour. I had dinner, went back and set up my camera back where I had it on the edge of the plot, and it rained the rest of the night.

Just what it needed, its looking as best as it has all year, minus flowers and obvious weeds. I bet the smell of fresh cut clover brought the deer in from miles for a feast because I hadnt seen so many tracks in and around the plot this year.

I would suggest if you think you should, and you know you are getting rain...do it! I dont regret it at all. I will get the pictures up when I get out to take some.

Good luck with the plots fellas!

I mowed this plot 2x this year already -
It is Year #3 and had a lot of grasses. I hand spot sprayed the major clumps of Grasses 2 weeks before mowing. We had a lot of rain this spring, and I wasnt happy with the weed suppression after 1 mowing - so I mowed again 3 weeks later.

Sorry - no before picture.
Lets just say there was no comparison - timely mowing makes a big difference.