Lawn Mowing Must Do Tips

I like to talk to folks a lot about proper lawn care technique. This includes watering, fertilizing, weed control and insect control. But the most important of all lawn care tasks is the actual weekly lawn cutting or mowing.

Following are some of the basic tips I offer my customers in regards to lawn mowing and trimming.

Mowing Height

At the top of the lawn mowing hierarchy is the actual heights at which you mow the grass. You see, if you cut the grass too short, you will surely thin out, and eventually kill your turf. This is because grass is a plant, and plants need to produce sugars through the process of photosynthesis. In the case of your grass plants, the blades are what catch the sun and produce these sugars. If you cut too much of the leaf area off, the plant will decline and eventually die.

The best advice I can give you is to cut your lawn tall all year long. This is accomplished by setting your mower blade to the very highest setting available. If that seems a bit too tall, then knock it down one level, but no more.

Sharp Blade

Now that you have resolved to mow your lawn as tall as possible, we need to ensure your mower blade is in good working order and that starts with its sharpness. A dull blade will not give you a clean cut, thus ripping grass blades, turning them brown.

I always recommend homeowners have their lawn mower blade sharpened at the start of the growing season, usually in March or April. If you are unable to perform this task on your own, your local lawn mower dealer can do it for you for less than 10 bucks. You may also consider purchasing an extra blade to have on hand in care he gets backed up and can’t do it for a couple weeks.

How Often To Mow?

The final part of the lawn mowing equation is the mowing frequency. This may seem like a given, but you need to mow your lawn every single week during the growing season. If you skip a week, then the grass grows too tall and when you do cut, too much of the leaf blades are removed, causing turf injury. It’s like cutting your fingernails. If you cut too deeply, you will cause yourself some pain: same goes for the grass plant.

These are the simplest tips in regards to lawn mowing, but they are also the most important. Cutting the lawn should be fun for you, especially if you are cutting a nice patch of grass.