Lawn Cutting Tips You Must Follow

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.

With that in mind, here are some basic, but very important lawn care tips in regards to lawn cutting.

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.

It is best to cut your grass as tall as your mower will go. If that seems a little drastic, then lower it to one notch below the top and leave it there all season. This is the best advice and works all the time.

Mower Blade Sharpening

Now that we have the height issue straight, let’s look into the actual blade. You see, a dull mower blade will rip the grass or shred it instead of clean cutting. Ripped and frayed grass blades turn brown, giving the overall lawn an unhealthy appearance.

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.

Weekly Mowing A Must

This is the final tip for cutting your lawn, but certainly not the least important. I have seen so many people who neglect their cutting and their lawns suffer. It is important to cut the lawn every single week during the growing season. If you miss a week, the grass blades get too long and then when you cut them, you remove too much at one time and this weakens the turf. You should never miss a cutting; never!

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.