Everyone wants that "golf course look" with a closely
cut, manicured lawn. Hard to believe that short grass
can be a bad thing, but it is.
Unless your lawn consists of bentgrass, like the golf
green at your local golf course, chances are that it
will do much better if you raise your cutting height one
setting. Most lawns in the northeastern US are mowed in
the two to three inch height range, so if your mower is
currently set at 2½-inches, raise it to 3-inches.
A three-inch mowing height is much better than
two-inches. Why? Because longer grass produces
deeper roots. This makes lawns better are getting soil
moisture as the weather heats-up and dries-out. (Longer
grass is also much healthier in shady areas, since the
grass blades have more surface area to intercept light)
That's it, plain and simple, raise that cutting height!
Your lawn will have a better root system and be better
equipped to deal with summer!
LawnBoss
P.S. Be sure to keep your
lawnmower blade
sharp too!
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