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Did you know that when cutting your lawn each week, you should only trim about a third of the height of your grass? Trimming the grass lower seems like it will buy you time, but it’s not the best way to help your grass have a full, healthy look. Royal Lawn Care has advice on the best height to cut your grass to keep your yard healthy all summer long!
Royal Lawn Care Grass Cutting Recommendations and Packages
- Typical Mowing Heights
Maintaining a grass height of 3.5 inches or higher helps to prevent weeds by shading the soil, and slowing or stopping weed seeds from reaching the soil and germinating. This practice also encourages a denser, healthier lawn.
- Cutting Only a Third of the Height of the Grass
Lowering the blade may seem like a great idea when you’re cutting in the hot sun, but in the long term, it’s not the best choice. Trimming just the top third at least once a week will promote root growth, deter weeds, and keep your lawn looking great all year.
- Lawn Cutting Packages
Choose from Royal Lawn Care’s weekly or as-needed services! Our mowing teams will come to your yard around the same day each week, weather permitting, ensuring your lawn stays tidy and uniform throughout the entire season.
- Deep Watering Cycles
Making sure your yard is deeply watered at least twice a week will promote overall health. Irrigating the yard with at least one inch of water in the early morning, just before the sun hits it directly and evaporation begins, is your best bet.
- Let Royal Lawn Care Assess the Yard and Soil
If you’re running into problems, let RLC help. Our team may be able to determine what is below the grass, such as healthy topsoil, compacted-fill soil, or clay, and will give recommendations on what to do to improve the lawn.
- Sign up for Fall Lawn Restoration Services
Royal Lawn Care will start lawn restorations in September. So, now is a great time to get on our schedule for aeration, over seeding, topdressing, and other services recommended by our team of professionals.
Tired of spending your time mowing the lawn when you could be enjoying the sun and sand? Contact Royal Lawn Care today to learn more about our lawn cutting services, weed control packages, and fertilization.