When and How to Mow Your New Lawn

New lawns require time to become established and set down a root system before they are mowed. If you’ve seeded your lawn, it may be as long as two months before it can be mowed. Sod, on the other hand, may need to be mowed within three weeks of being laid. Plugs, sprigs and stolons can take as much as six weeks to become firmly established. If you’ve seeded your lawn, all seeds must have germinated before you mow. Plugs, sprigs, stolons and sod must have roots firmly set before they’re mowed to prevent damage, just remember that mowing is the most often incorrectly performed part of lawn care, so arm yourself with information. Generally there are two types of grasses that we deal with, cool season grasses such as Fescue, Bluegrass and Ryegrass; these are the most common grasses in the Southeast. These grasses prefer to be cut at between 2.5 to 3.5 inches in height. Fescue seems to look better at around 3″ high. Bluegrass is more tolerant to lower cutting, but don’t go lower than 2.5″. The other type of grass is warm season grasses such as Bermuda, Zoysia and Centipede; these grasses will tolerate a very low cut. A Golf course typically uses a lot of Bermuda, and Zoysia and they usually cut it as short as

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