What Height Do You Cut Your Lawn In The Summer? (flower, cold)

[movin2Reston]

Grass is doing very well, just lowered cutting to 3".

[Romaneats]

4".. wooded area so grass grow slow here.

[movin2Reston]

Do you keep that height year round?

Originally Posted by Romaneats

4".. wooded area so grass grow slow here.

[Romaneats]

Originally Posted by movin2Reston

Do you keep that height year round?

We tried shorter cuttings, no good.
So left it at 4 for this whole year to establish the roots.
We are not just part shade but very very shaded.. so it's painful to grow grass.

(Height good for reseeding naturally too)

[movin2Reston]

Agree! Too many people make the mistake of lowering their cutting height too low in the fall.

On cool season grasses, best to keep it around in lower than 3".

Originally Posted by Romaneats

We tried shorter cuttings, no good.
So left it at 4 for this whole year to establish the roots.
We are not just part shade but very very shaded.. so it's painful to grow grass.

(Height good for reseeding naturally too)

[movin2Reston]

Temptation is in the air, but keep that mower deck set high. Don't make the mistake of lowering it

[movin2Reston]

Summer time and heat means time to raise the height on the lawn mower to the highest setting.

[movin2Reston]

Unfortunately, most push lawnmowers only go to 3.5", some 4".

[jim9251]

What little grass I have about 3". I don't mow in winter because the snow would clog the lawnmower blades. Back years ago when I owned a home in Arkansas, a supervisor at the time visited, actually pulled out a ruler and told me I was cutting my lawn too short. Micromanagement at its finest!

[movin2Reston]

Higher the better in the summer.

Originally Posted by jim9251

What little grass I have about 3". I don't mow in winter because the snow would clog the lawnmower blades. Back years ago when I owned a home in Arkansas, a supervisor at the time visited, actually pulled out a ruler and told me I was cutting my lawn too short. Micromanagement at its finest!