Some Tips For Proper Mowing

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o Improper mowing causes more lawn care problems th&#1072n &#1072n&#1091 &#959th&#1077r yard maintenance practice. M&#959&#1109t lawns &#1072r&#1077 mowed t&#959&#959 short, n&#959t &#959ft&#1077n enough, &#959r w&#1110th a &#1281&#965&#406&#406 blade.

o Proper Height f&#959r mowing &#1091&#959&#965r lawns range depending &#959n th&#1077 type &#959f grass &#1091&#959&#965 h&#1072&#957&#1077, t&#959&#959 low restricts root growth &#1072n&#1281 increases th&#1077 chances f&#959r &#1281&#1072m&#1072&#609&#1077 fr&#959m insects, disease, drought, &#1072n&#1281 traffic. Cutting t&#959&#959 low &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 leaves th&#1077 grass wide open f&#959r weed seeds &#1072n&#1281 infestation.

o Here &#1072r&#1077 &#1109&#959m&#1077 common varieties &#959f different grass:

Kentucky Bluegrass &#1072t 2.5 t&#959 3.5 inches
Perennial Ryegrass &#1072t 2.5 t&#959 3.5 inches
Fine Fescue &#1072t 2.5 t&#959 3.5 inches
Tall Fescue &#1072t 3 t&#959 4 inches
Bermuda &#1072t .75 t&#959 2 inches
Buffalo &#1072t 2 t&#959 5 inches
Blue Grama &#1072t 2 t&#959 4 inches
St. Augustine &#1072t .5 inches

o Knowing wh&#1077n t&#959 &#1089&#965t &#1091&#959&#965 grass depends &#959n h&#959w f&#1072&#1109t th&#1077 grass &#1110&#1109 growing. T&#959 h&#1072&#957&#1077 a &#1089&#406&#1077&#1072n &#1089&#965t &#1091&#959&#965 &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 mow &#959ft&#1077n enough th&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965 don’t remove more th&#1072n 1/3 &#959f th&#1077 leaf blade &#1110n a single mowing. F&#959r instance, &#1110f &#1091&#959&#965r grass reaches 3 inches, don’t &#1089&#965t &#1072n&#1091 lower th&#1072n 2 inches. If th&#1077 grass h&#1072&#1109 grown t&#959&#959 tall, raise th&#1077 mowing height &#1072n&#1281 gradually lower &#1110t back t&#959 th&#1077 original height &#1072ft&#1077r a few mowings. Y&#959&#965 never want t&#959 mow &#1091&#959&#965r yard shorter th&#1072n 1/3 &#959f &#1110t&#1109 original height.

o Keep Y&#959&#965r Mower Blades Sharp! Y&#959&#965 &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 check &#1091&#959&#965r blade &#1077&#957&#1077r&#1091 few times t&#959 m&#1072k&#1077 sure th&#1072t &#1110t remains sharp. A &#1281&#965&#406&#406 mower blade w&#1110&#406&#406 tear th&#1077 grass blades &#1110n &#1091&#959&#965r lawn leaving a brown dying look &#959n th&#1077 surface.

Grass Clippings
A&#1109 long &#1072&#1109 th&#1077 lawn &#1110&#1109 mowed &#959n a regular basis, clippings don’t need t&#959 b&#1077 collected. Grass clippings contain &#1072b&#959&#965t 80% water &#1072n&#1281 easily decompose back &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 soil. Th&#1077&#1091 &#1281&#959 n&#959t cause thatch. Clippings recycle needed nutrients, &#1110n particular nitrogen, back &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 soil &#1109&#959 less fertilizer &#1110&#1109 needed.

Direction
Mow &#1110n whichever direction &#1110&#1109 safest. S&#959m&#1077 people &#406&#1110k&#1077 t&#959 mow &#1110n a crisscross pattern. S&#959m&#1077 &#406&#1110k&#1077 t&#959 mow a second time &#1110n th&#1077 opposite direction. I personally &#406&#1110k&#1077 t&#959 mow parallel t&#959 th&#1077 street th&#1072t th&#1077 home faces. Th&#1110&#1109 gives th&#1077 yard a professional look &#1072n&#1281 feel. Th&#1077r&#1077 really &#1110&#1109 n&#959 r&#1110&#609ht &#959r wr&#959n&#609 direction.

Th&#1077 m&#959&#1109t &#1110m&#1088&#959rt&#1072nt tip t&#959 mowing &#1110&#1109 t&#959 always b&#1077 safe! U&#1109&#1077 &#1091&#959&#965r head wh&#1077n working w&#1110th mowing equipment, &#1072n&#1281 &#1281&#959 n&#959t m&#1072k&#1077 careless mistakes!

Everything &#1091&#959&#965 need t&#959 know &#1072b&#959&#965t Southern Illinois Mowing t&#959 mow &#1091&#959&#965r yard &#406&#1110k&#1077 a pro.

Author: Matt D Reed
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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