There are many homeowners who are not as thrilled at the prospects of cutting grass regularly or lawn mowing which is an integral part in lawn care. If you have the required time on hands then you go ahead with lawn mowing all by yourself, if you are a busy professional living in a private setting and are obsessed with the manicured look, you can save your time, energy and annoyance by going for professional lawn care service providers. If you are a resident of the Simpsonville region in SC, you can approach Curb Appeal Lawn Care. Some of our affordable services that we provide are lawn mowing Simpsonville, weed eating, edging and blowing; aerating and seeding; hedge trimming and landscaping; mulching and pine needles. Our vision is to provide lawn care and other curb appeal services in every residential and commercial place of Simpsonville and then in entire South Carolina in future.
Reason to Mow Grass- Keeping the aesthetics aside or taking the factor of mere appearance off the table, there are other reasons why one should be faithful in their mowing. Mowing pertains to the health of a lawn. Waiting longer in between mowing, thereby minimizing the overall number of mowings for summer, you are most likely sacrificing the health of your grass in the long run.
Link between Mowing and Lawn Health- Mowing the lawn is more than just keeping the lawn’s height under control, it ensures that the landscape doesn’t look like a mess. Mowing stimulates the grass of the lawn to lushness and better health provided it is done properly. Proper mowing technique is integral to the overall lawn care which will lead to healthy grass growth. You most probably also have a way to pinch an annual plant or pruning a shrub to make it more compact thus leading to healthy new growth rather than becoming leggy- the same holds true for effective mowing technique for healthy grass growth.
Now, the most important question in this regards is “how often should you mow?” The answer to that is “it is not according to your schedule but when the grass is ready”. The grass furnishes an indicator which will let you know when it needs to be mowed and the indicator is its height. You need to be aware of the height at which grass should be mowed.
Height of Grass- An appropriate height for a cool-season grass generally is about 2 1/2 inches. At each mowing, you should be removing about the top 1/3 of the grass blade. The perfect time to mow lawns is when the grass is about 3 2/3 inches high. You should stick to this mowing height in fall. Meanwhile in summer, it is advisable that you choose a higher setting on your lawn mower wheels and mow at the appropriate height until the weather starts to cool off a bit.
You do not need to go out with a measuring tape to gauge the height of your lawn and assessing when it’s time to mow, you can draw a line across one of your lawn mower tires that stands 3 2/3 inches above surface level. Also draw an arrow to indicate which direction is up or down. In the run up to the mowing time, just take the mower out and check where the grass level stands in relation to your line.
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