Mowing:

Maintenance, Mowing, Fertilizing, Treatment, and Seeding.

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Mowing is the main way to keep a lawn looking well groomed and can be done by yourself or a professional mower. A home with a large lawn can benefit from professional mowing due to the size and the efficiency that a riding lawnmower can provide. Done on a regular basis, mowing can also help eliminate weeds and insects that like to feed on the grains that develop in grass. Depending on the type of grass that makes up the lawn, anywhere between 1 – 3” is the ideal height at which most grass should be mowed. Grass that grows quickly after a period of rain should be mowed at least once a week.

If you choose to mow your own lawn, either a rotary mower or mowing machine can be used to cut your grass. A rotary mower should always have sharp blades. A mechanical mower can be either gas or electric, which has blades that cut the grass evenly, leaving a straight edge to the blades of the grass.

Mowing a lawn too frequently can cause scalping. Scalping can leave a section of the lawn striped bare of the grass leaves, exposing the soil. In some cases, this can be remedied by allowing the scalped area to grow back, but in other cases, can cause a permanent appearance of dead grass in the lawn.

Mowing a lawn should always be done before watering it or applying fertilizer using a spreader. Avoid mowing wet grass, as this will encourage bacterial growth in the lawn, plus the wet grass cuttings may also clog the mower. Lawn clippings can be used for compost in your garden.
 

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