Lawn Mowing Must Do Tips
Mowing and cutting your lawn is really the most important of all lawn care tasks. I know that proper watering, fertilizing and weed control are all factors that contribute to healthy turf, but if you don’t cut it correctly, none of those will matter.
Following are some of the basic tips I offer my customers in regards to lawn mowing and trimming.
Mow How Tall?
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.
Having A Sharp Mower 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.
The most important piece of advice along these lines is to get out now and get your blade sharpened. If you cannot sharpen your own mower blade, then head off to your local shop this weekend and have them to it for you. It should not cost more than ten dollars and only needs to be done about once per year.
Mowing Frequency
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.
Now that you are all fired up to get out and cut your nice green patch of grass, start planning now. Get out into the garage this weekend and see what needs to be done to get your mowing machine up and read for the first cutting of the year in late March or early April.
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