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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