Simple But Effective Lawn Mowing Tips

Moving Your Lawn Can Be Fun. Here's some Tips.

Factors to Consider When Mowing Your Lawn

A beautifully manicured yard can easily turn into an overgrown forest. Lets think about lawn mowing...there's a couple of factors to consider. These factors can make or break the appearance of your yard to neighbors.

Grass Height

It's best to select one of the higher lawnmower settings. When the blade is set too low, a gouging of the soil may occur, which pulls up the grass and in particular, turf that is dry and straw-colored. If you find yourself falling behind the growth of your lawn, you may mow the grass at a higher length, and then lower the blade for a mowing that takes place after a couple of days have passed. 

Recommended Mowing Heights

Below you will find a few recommendations based on minimum and maximum heights for an assortment of common grass types:

Fine Fescue (1½"; 2½");
Tall Fescue (2"; 3");
Kentucky Blue grass (1½"; 2½");
Rye grass (1½"; 2½");
Bahia grass (2"; 4");
Bermuda grass (1½"; 2");
Buffalo grass (2"; 3");
Carpet grass (2"; 3");
Centipede grass (1"; 1½");
St. Augustine grass/Floratam (2"; 4"); Zoysia grass (¾"; 2").

Mowing Frequency

Typically, individuals should mow their lawn once per week. Grass tends to grow at a more rapid pace during the springtime. This means mowing the grass twice a week may become necessary in order to avoid having to remove more than 1/3 of the length.

Learning About Blade Sharpness

Keeping the mower blade sharp will produce the best results when it comes to keeping a yard looking fresh and clean. When the blades of a mower become dull, grass blade ends are torn in such a way that a raggedy appearance is the result.

More Lawn Mowing Tips & Strategies

Also, you should know that here are additional tips for moving your lawn. For instance, mowing in different directions helps to prevent the look of leaning grass blades. Try diagonal, horizontal, and vertical patterns. When mowing, you should avoid making sharp turns.