When it comes to giving your lawn a great chance of looking well, there are a lot of factors to consider. Not only do you have to make sure it gets the proper nourishment and water, but how you cut your lawn is important as well. In this post, I will give some answers to the question of what height to cut my lawn.
The Height Will Vary
Because we all live in different regions, we will all have a different type of grass that thrives in our area. In the US, we have three regions which are cool, warm & transitional. All of these areas have a different type of grass that is appropriate for the region. Click Here to get some details on your region’s grass types.
Different types thrive better when cut long and others when it is cut short. There are other situations to help you decide how low or high to cut your grass, like the season. For instance, cool-season grass is at its best when cut at its recommended highest while warm-season grass is the opposite, being a shorter recommended cut range.
You can set your grass cutting height by measuring from the ground to the blade of your mower and recording what notch you have your wheels on, or what number your lever is on in cases of using lithium-powered mowers.
Proper Cutting Goes With Proper Maintenance
Keeping your lawn cut at the proper height will also help you fight against unwanted undesirables in your lawn, like battling Bermuda grass, which is an aggressive type of grass that tries to take over your preferred lawn.
It does like to grow low, so you can drown it out by keeping your lawn cut high to overcome it. This is a major concern in cool-season areas where the grass should be cut anywhere from 2 to 4 inches, depending on the grass. Go Here to help you determine what kind of grass you have.
Also, keeping it cut right will help you fight off the weeds that try to invade as well. This, combined with the proper watering and nourishment, should help you have a beautiful lawn year after year. So practice these helpful hints, and you will see a difference if you are not already doing so.
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