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Lawn Care Part 5 - Mowing - By Lowes
Tools:
- Quality lawn mower
- Sharpener and balancer for sharpening blade or take to a professional
Tasks:
- Mow in the cool of the morning or evening to avoid additional heat stress on yard
- Do not mow when lawn is wet - causes fungus growth and clump clippings
- Set mower deck to cut top third of the leaf
- Height of grass depends on grass variety
- Mowers wheels should be 2 inches inside last cut line so nothing is missed
- Change pattern of mowing every few weeks - this encourages uniform grass growth
- Clippings - use a mulching mower or mulching blade on your mower
- If using a bag, empty frequently
- Consider composting clippings
- Mow regularly
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