Ideally, “it’s better to mow when the canopy, or grass leaves, are dry,” says Waltz. “That means after the dew has dried, which is usually around mid-morning, even in the humid Southeast.” It's also ...

Fine-tune your mowing practices to maintain a lush and well-manicured yard. Getty Images Mowing may be time consuming but is a critical part of maintaining a vigorous lawn. Healthy, well-managed grass ...

Among the most important lawn maintenance tips is proper lawn care. Many homeowners understand that mowing the lawn is crucial in ensuring it’s clean and healthy. To have a well-groomed lawn, ...

Summer lawn care often raises questions about proper mowing practices. As temperatures rise, the height at which you cut your grass becomes increasingly important for maintaining a healthy, resilient ...

Practicing the right way to cut a lawn before winter involves knowing when and how to mow in the fall. Learn both in this ...

As autumn sets in, lawn care practices need adjustment. Proper mowing during fall helps prepare grass for winter dormancy and spring regrowth. The ideal cutting height for most cool-season grasses in ...

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A good lawn maintenance program includes proper mowing, watering and pest control. With our water restrictions, be sure that your sprinkling system is calibrated to ...

Mow often enough so that no more than one-third of the leaf blade is removed at each mowing. Cutting the grass high increases the grass leaf surface area for photosynthesis and also encourages a ...

Booker T. Leigh demonstrates proper lawn mowing and Andy Williams talks about wildflowers. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, UT Extension Agent Booker T. Leigh shows how to ...

A beautiful lawn requires proper maintenance to keep your grass growing and looking its best. No two lawns are exactly alike. Lawns may differ by turf species, soil type, climate, location, how they ...