What Height Do You Cut Your Lawn In The Summer? (northern, winter)

[movin2Reston]

Congrats!

Mowing high does help choke out the weeds, while cutting low encourages weed growth and stunts the grass.

Originally Posted by hotkarl

Used to mow real short when my "lawn" was mostly weeds.
As the lawn has thickened and began to choke out the weeds I've gradually started raising the height.
My lawn is actually almost all grass now. Starting to look good. I just kept seeding and seeding and watering until the grass has over taken the weeds. No fertilizer or anything, just seed and water.
Deck went from lowest setting last season to probably 3" this season.

[movin2Reston]

Neighbor stopped over this evening and asked why I cut my grass so high, I said look at both our lawns and do you notice a difference? Cut high, no summer fertilizer and an inch of rain a week...he said he’s going to give it a try.

[Misty Mountains]

High as the mower goes.

[movin2Reston]

Excellent advice for the summer months and many cut this way year round for optimal lawn care.

Originally Posted by Misty Mountains

High as the mower goes.

[movin2Reston]

Neighbor was asking why do I cut my grass so high...I explained the benefits far outweigh cutting it so short.

[movin2Reston]

Coming to the end of summer in several weeks, anyone lowering their cutting height?

Been cutting at about 4” for the past 2 months.

[movin2Reston]

Good explanation of why you should cut your lawn at a high level:

https://youtu.be/YqSxl6Ma3lw

[movin2Reston]

Lots of soaking rains, but don’t make the mistake of lowering the mower deck. Keep it set to high.

[movin2Reston]

Fall temps often leads people to believing they need to start lowering the mower deck height, don’t make this mistake.

[WhoDatInMD]

^ not even from 4 to 3?