A well-mown lawn can become the envy of your neighbors. A luscious green, carpet-like lawn can brighten up your home and the neighborhood. However, keeping it aesthetically pleasing can be hard work. Depending on the species of your grass, it probably grows rapidly during the spring and summer months.
On the other hand, some species of grass are quite slow at growing and it can become frustrating to see little growth, week in, week out. Whatever grass your lawn has, trimming and cutting it can help maintain its appearance and correct trimming can exercise healthy growth.
Cutting grass can help it grow, but only if it’s cut correctly and at the right time. If your lawn has new grass on it, you need to wait long enough for the grass to take root before cutting it. Even then, you shouldn’t cut more than ⅓ off the leaf height.
It’s fascinating to look into the turf’s simulation when you cut the grass. When the lawn is cut, the grass responds to the decreased surface area left on its blades. Therefore, it has to grow more to get the most out of the photosynthesis process. This results in the grass concentrating its energy into each blade and runner growth but this varies from species to species.
It’s important to cut the grass correctly or you could damage the blades and growth permanently. Grass should never be cut shorter than 2 inches as this can promote unhealthy patterns of growth. The best method is to cut the grass’s length up to ⅓ at a time for it to maintain its rapid growth. Your mower’s blades should always be sharp as dull blades can spread diseases and pests in the soil and grass. Try and cut the grass during the morning before it has been exposed to different environmental stresses during the hotter periods of the day.
As long as you cut the grass properly and at the right time, you should see an improvement in the overall growth.