Mowing the lawn in your
garden
To achieve the lawn you want for your garden, its worth
taking some time to consider what you should be doing to
achieve it.
Frequency
of lawn mowing
. As a rule of thumb
you should always leave two thirds of the grass. Cutting
the lawn to short will damage the grass. Therefore, have
an idea of the length of grass that suits your garden and
set your lawn mower blades accordingly.
Lawn type
for your garden
The use you put
your garden and lawn to will play a large part in how
your tend to it. If you are maintaining or trying to achieve
the 'putting green' lawn you will need to cut quite frequently.
This could mean lawn mowing two or three times per week
in summer.
A lawn to be used
by the family may need to be more durable. You should
therefore let it grow a little longer, perhaps keeping
it at around 2.5 - 3 cm. In the winter 3 cm or more is
advisable. This should keep you lawn healthy, your garden
looking good, and actually serve the purpose you intent
it for.
Lawn health
After lawn mowing
you should collect the grass cuttings. In many cases lawn
mowers have grass collection boxes, which will make this
task a little easier. However, if your lawn mower doesn't
have this facility, you should use a rake to remove the
cuttings.
If left the cuttings,
leaves etc will rot down and damage the grass. Even relatively
small quantities of cuttings will cause a thatch to develop.
After time you will then need to think about scarifying.
It is well worth taking the time when you mow the lawn.
Striped lawn
- garden perfection
If this is the
look you are trying to achieve in your garden, you will
already have a cylinder lawn mower. As with all lawn mowing
you should go around the edge first, and then start parallel
lines. To ensure the lawn is mowed in straight lines,
you may want to use pegs and string to act as a guide.
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