While it might seem simple, cutting the grass in your Auburn Township and Chagrin Falls, OH, landscape might not be as straightforward as it seems. Choosing the right lawn mowing service can be tricky since there are so many but these tips can help you choose the one that will give you the lawn you want.
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Change the Direction
Changing the mowing direction can be a way for your landscaper to keep the grass healthy. When the lawn is always mowed in the same direction, this can contribute to soil compaction, preventing the roots of the grass from receiving the light, water, and oxygen they need to grow healthy blades. It can be easy to mow in the same direction because this requires less effort but changing the direction of the mowing can help your lawn to thrive.
Dull Blades
Most homeowners just crank up the lawn mower and mow the grass without any thought to the sharpness of the mower blades but maintaining the blades is at the forefront of your landscape specialist’s job. Because their equipment is their primary tool for work, they spend the time and money to keep the mower blades quite sharp so that the grass is not torn but given a clean cut. Tearing the grass blades can open the possibility that pests and disease have a way in to damage the lawn so maintaining super sharp blades can actually protect your grass and reduce the stress to the plant.
Height Matters
When mowing the grass has lost its luster and you just want to get it done, selecting a low mowing height can be tempting but this can cause more damage than good. A skilled landscaper knows that keeping the mowing height on the high side can protect the fragile roots and ensures that the grass can produce its food through photosynthesis. Part of the beauty of a lush, healthy lawn is the verdant green color and this happens through the chemical process of photosynthesis whereby the plant creates food for itself. If the grass blade is too short, this makes producing food harder for the plant and it has to get nutrients from the soil where they might not be available. Even when it means mowing more than once per week, your landscaper understands the plant processes that keep it in excellent condition.
Control the Weeds
Another benefit to keeping the grass on the high mowing side can be that a healthy stand of grass chokes out the weeds that try to grow. Your landscape service will treat the lawn with pre-emergent weed control but inevitably weeds will grow despite prevention. One of the best ways to address weed control can be for your landscaper to mow the grass high to protect the roots, encourage food production, and choke out weeds.
Irrigation
Water is essential for all living things and grass is no exception. When your landscaper programs the irrigation system to water each zone properly, you can rest assured that the things that will maximize a lush, vibrant stand of grass are happening to your lawn. Watering the grass early in the morning means that the roots have time to absorb the water before the sun rises to burn off the excess.
