Cutting Cutting your lawn in the right way is imperative as well if you want a beautiful, green lawn. Depending on your grass, you’ll want to cut it at different heights. If you have cool season grasses, cutting them about 2-3 inches in height is about right. For warm season grasses, they’ll do best cut to about two inches high. Just make sure you don’t scalp the lawn, since it can put your lawn into shock and make it become vulnerable to weeds, diseases, and pests. A higher cut lawn looks much better and will resist diseases and pests.
Feeding Your grass must also be fed correctly as well to make it thrive. If you are dealing with warm season grasses, they should be fed well in each month of the summer. Cool season grasses should be fed during the fall months.
A Few More Tips for Lawn Maintenance
- Tip #1 - Treat for Weeds - If you see weeds, make sure that you take time to treat them right away. If they get out of hand, they’ll be much harder to treat.
- Tip #2 - Avoid Dull Mowing Blades - When you’re mowing your lawn, make sure the mowing blades are not dull. Using dull blades will tear and damage your grass. Make sure that you sharpen your blades to keep your lawn looking the best.
- Tip #3 - Leave Clippings - Leaving clippings on your lawn is a great idea as well, as long as you are mowing your lawn fairly often. They’ll add nutrients to the soil for your grass. However, if you are not going to mow regularly, get rid of the clippings.