The WORST THING You Can Do To Your LAWN

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It's that time of year when lawns and home yards can be stressed from heat and one of the worst things you can do is to make it worse by scalping and mowing too low. Here's a quick tip on proper mowing.
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@ryanknorrlawncare Жыл бұрын

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@GJI1024 Жыл бұрын

Have you considered a “drive by” video of your old suburban lawn to see how it looks?

@trumantow5686 Жыл бұрын

I laid down after work. I was supposed to be out mowing today and this video shows up. Got off my ass thanks Brother

@garykay7418 Жыл бұрын

you are so correct and wise to produce more short vids. i put a limit on 8 minutes, and prefer ones that are under 3 minutes. thank you for your fine work. also, sharpening the blade correctly is always a good plan.

@chuckg2016 Жыл бұрын

Great instruction! The same is true of grass as is for trees and hedges; thicken the base and increase density by trimming just the tops. That thickening and increasing will shade the ground from baking and retain moisture.

@DMUSA536 Жыл бұрын

We have had a good amount of rain here in western NY. I’m mowing 2x a week. I have never mowed that much, but now that I’m retired I have a very healthy lawn and more time to tend to it.

@ScottHolmberg Жыл бұрын

Thx Ryan, I prefer this type of quick hit video vs the long winded technical one.

@pjcouture9944 Жыл бұрын

Spot on. When I bought my house my back lawn was very thin in the spots where the tall trees shade the lawn. Lopped some branches and trimmed my lawn for a whole season. My lawn is much fuller and no more thin spots!!!

@thomastessier4529 Жыл бұрын

Good info and you kept it short so people will watch all of it. Well done.

@tch80289gamer Жыл бұрын

I took over a few family members' lawns and "repaired" them and they think I am some lawn guru. I literally fertilized them one time, and mowed them often on the highest setting the mower would go and their lawns TOOK OFF. Proper mowing is by far the MOST important and impactful thing you can do to your grass.

@ryanknorrlawncare Жыл бұрын

It's not always the best for every grass type to be tall but for general advice for beginners, it's a lot better option than scalping!

@saiiiiiii1 Жыл бұрын

In my opinion missing nitrogen is the main culprit where I live in 99% of the cases. There's just close to no grass growing to be mowed. 🤣

@tch80289gamer Жыл бұрын

@@ryanknorrlawncare True. I generally am working with KBG so 2.5-3 inches is what I tend to read for that type up here during this weather.

@aprilgeneric8027 Жыл бұрын

@@ryanknorrlawncare new homes landscapes scalp at 4.5" these days and these are designer developments like dell webb

@aprilgeneric8027 Жыл бұрын

@@saiiiiiii1 close, nitrogen makes it grown, iron makes it emerald green with bare minimal growth.

@harpers1niter Жыл бұрын

I just wanted to say how much I like you. I try and mow twice a week. I hit my head a month ago and mowing really effects my concussion. It sucks to pay someone. I am paying a fifteen year old which is rare to find a kid that will work. I love handing him the $30 bucks. But everyone here is the same. You like it just so. I am an older single female on my first real year of lawn care. I went from a crappy, crabgrass filled yard to the best on the block because of people like you. I appreciate you and personally think you are a very nice person.

@mikefulp6818 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting out a video that says what I have been trying to tell my neighbors for years

@csimet Жыл бұрын

Exactly, point-on. 0:55... this is how my lawn looks compared to my neighbor's. They leave it grow too much and hack it back, while I raise my deck and only "trim" the top during the summer months. Never remove more than 1/4 to 1/3 at most.

@bcg0012 Жыл бұрын

I raised my deck all the way up since the first mow this season. Spring is so short and sunmer heat cranks up quickly in Minnesota. I dont lower the deck until later fall as i gradually prepare it for winter. It gets long and shaggy sometimes but so thick and green. Worthy tradeoff.

@adamakenberger Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great advice. Keep up the great work!

@kevinspahr6632 Жыл бұрын

I could care less if the grass turns brown. I don't mow for the enjoyment, I mow because I have to or I'm going to get fined by the city😁

@bretthibbs6083 Жыл бұрын

Here where I live in Minnesota we just got some decent rain yesterday probably not enough but it's been so hot and dry here that I haven't had to mow my lawn for almost a month. I usually mow my lawn at about 3 1/2 inches at least that's what the setting is at on my toro mower. I may or may not mow my lawn this week. I think I've only mowed my lawn twice this whole summer so far that's how dry it's been here.

@bretyoung1869 Жыл бұрын

Great video !! Love your test area too. Was just thinking today about making next cut higher. Will do tomorrow, thanks for the information. 👍🏽👍🏽

@brandonbell5357 Жыл бұрын

Common sense

@aprilgeneric8027 Жыл бұрын

60º=3" 70º=3.5/3.75" 80º=3.75"/4" 90º=4.25/4.5" 100º=5" rain season = fert 50º=aerate fall clean up work down to 3.25" before last mow with last mow of the year 3" silver spring golf course management rules of thumb

@user-cv8iv3lx5m Жыл бұрын

Great video on how and when to mow, i have bermuda grass and mow it once a week short but not enough to scalp it. Sometimes i mow twice when i start seeing the inflorescense (antennas). I water at 4am for about 8 minutes everyday to avoid evaporation which gives it about 1/2 inch each watering. Its been in the 100°' s for the past 23 days and the grass is still very green and healthy with no weeds.

@lazygardens Жыл бұрын

Bermuda does better with longer watering times, less often. You want the water to go DEEP, and the roots to follow. Your 8 minutes a day ensures your lawn will have shallow roots, only be damp in the top couple of inches, and be likely to suffer in the heat. Look up "Bermuda Grass Watering guide" and the "tuna can test" and see what you should be doing.

@jamestyrer6067 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this information

@Michael_Scott_Howard Жыл бұрын

I put iron on my lawn, worked out well during out 21 day in may-june with zero rain. We're much better rain wise and I raised my blade up snd cut it once a week..

@jp-gy3vh Жыл бұрын

I learned this a few years ago and it works great. Unfortunately I’m not able to mow as often as I want so it gets too tall. But I still never scalp.

@smallfeet4581 Жыл бұрын

If I don't the moss takes over , cutting low helps the sun dry the ground and the moss gets cut , it's like walking on a sponge if I don't

@Kenneth_R Жыл бұрын

Summer has yet to start here in Denver. It has been very wet (year's worth of rain/moisture in 2 months). It has been perfect lawn weather. lol.

@jheiny1231 Жыл бұрын

My homeowner experience and action with a lawn in the Midwest. .. you know there's about to be heat wave and no upcoming rain u mow before the heat. U actually stress your grass more by mowing over the top of a stressed out half dormant lawn. The more u stay off it the better. Then when those rains.finally come. Go out the day before cut that grass and throw some organic fertilizer and 3-5 days after the rain your lawn will be looking good again. Your pre emergent you threw down in the spring will take care of most weeds. Now if u have a lawn that gets cut at 0 inches like Ryan and have and irrigation system and the knowledge about the anatomy of grass and your lawn looks like a baseball field then yeh listen to Ryan

@WeatherNut27 Жыл бұрын

Yup, been 5 days, 92° at 6pm today, dewpoint of 69°. Tired from work, too hot and muggy, Im gonna have to raise the deck high tomorrow

@thomasmiller9398 Жыл бұрын

Yes! And make sure your blades are sharp!

@dr.detroit1514 Жыл бұрын

I've decided that with my ground and grass conditions, clay under an inch or two of topsoil, 4 inches is optimum. If I try to cut it shorter, then it quickly burns up when it gets hot. Usually mow once a week during the season, twice a week if it really rains a lot. May not mow for several weeks if it's been dry and the grass has gone dormant. My neighbors a street over keep their grass putting green short, and seem to get away with it, I believe due to better soil conditions.

@williamorton7600 Жыл бұрын

Great advice. Even though you're up north, your rules work here in E. NC. I'm cutting mine 3.5" with irrigation and my neighbors all scalp. We'll have our 2 weeks of 100F weather shortly, and mine will still be green. Keep videos coming 👍

@aprilgeneric8027 Жыл бұрын

lol my guys sent 8 HOAs into dormancy cutting at 3.5" up in knorrs old metro area. 4.25" has been bare minimum green 5" is healthy like new sod growth

@williamorton7600 Жыл бұрын

@aprilgeneric8027 Yeah the hot weather grasses are falling over that high. Our problem right now...rain, followed by heat, then more rain....we're cutting every 5 days just to stay ahead of it. Last year just hot and dry for 2 weeks. Who knows🤔

@raywalsh9152 Жыл бұрын

Set mine at 4" beginning of summer. Didn't know it was going to be so dry. Lawn looks great. Sidewalk is growing faster than I can spray. Weeds love the drought.

@robira1313 Жыл бұрын

4"? That's almost knee-high.

@jacobcarraway1989 Жыл бұрын

I 100% agree on the lawn height. I'm in Mississippi, I cut at 3.25 in spring and then bump up to 3.75-4.0 in the Summer. This makes a huge difference in the health of the lawn.

@saiiiiiii1 Жыл бұрын

4 inches😮 My mower can't even be set higher than 3 inches🤔

@jacobcarraway1989 Жыл бұрын

@saiiiiiii1 hmm.. my self-propelled and riding mower both go up to 4 inches.

@aprilgeneric8027 Жыл бұрын

@@saiiiiiii1 cheap box store home owner stuff usually doesn't, good commercial stuff goes up to 6" john deere z trak 930M with tweels

@TBagr Жыл бұрын

My mower deck is at 5” and I cut every 7 days but even in that week, it still grows an additional 6-8 inches.

@woohunter1 Жыл бұрын

When it gets real hot and dry, I raise my deck up as high as it will go and then lower my striper kit, 4.25”, greenest lawn on my street.

@TheSPEEZY99 Жыл бұрын

I don’t mind the long videos. More content more tips and tricks to learn

@leightongalleries6057 Жыл бұрын

I mind them a LOT. Too many are WAY too long. Not his specifically, but in general.

@JohnSmith-qi6co Жыл бұрын

I know I'm in the minority here with my thinking, but I'm enormously more important than my lawn. As long as it's not just dirt out there, in the summer I'm waiting for it to get long and then cutting it too short. Then I'm going to shower and watch a movie.

@dg-hughes Жыл бұрын

I agree it's not fun to cut the grass on a hot day.The summers here in southern Canada are usually 25C and humid a very hot day is 30C usually mid August. It was 30C for three weeks in early to mid July and really humid about 90% so a "humidex" aka feels like of 35C. I'm soaked after cutting a small lawn. More often but not too long and not too short. Meanwhile neighbours scalp theirs to the dirt, so many weeds it smells like turkey stuffing seasoning, and it looks better than mine lmao

@Anamnesis Жыл бұрын

With the amount of rain we've been getting in northern Illinois this season, I've been at 4.0" every 1-2 weeks for the first time ever just to keep the lawn in survival mode to cope with the heat. Never had it so long before, but we haven't had drought conditions like this in years and I can't afford a water bill that looks like a car payment. Finally starting to get some decent rain in the last week though.

@moussaka Жыл бұрын

I broke my toe about 4 weeks ago, right before the worst of this started. My neighbor saw my fiancée mowing and decided to come over and relive her. He mowed shorter than I ever have and our lawn looked basically dead up until the rain last week. There have also been a ton of weeds that popped up. Appreciate him trying to help, but at the same time... ugh.

@joetroutt7425 Жыл бұрын

Well which is it? Too much rain or too little?

@Oozywolf Жыл бұрын

@@moussakaHaha "no good deed!" Nice neighbor though, we could use more of them for sure

@Thinker669 Жыл бұрын

It's no wonder why my dad made a big deal about the mower deck height too short on my lawn tractor when I was a teenager.

@_Peremalfait Жыл бұрын

Rain generally dictates how often I mow, but I never cut it too short because I never know when we'll get a dry spell and don't want a crunchy lawn.

@TheBourbonWrench Жыл бұрын

I had some family members take care of my lawn while we were away on vacation. Came back and they definitely scalped parts of the yard. I have since cut it short with my reel and staying on top of it. Should I continue cutting it that short even with the damaged areas?

@saifullah4255 Жыл бұрын

I literally just mowed the lawn really low today after not mowing for like over a month

@austinlloyd2734 Жыл бұрын

I just laid some Bluegrass late May everything is doing great seems healthy roots have established nicely haven’t used any fertilizer. I’m wondering if i should core aerate my yard this fall to push those roots lower before winter. i live in Wyoming and we get some tough winters. But i’m curious if maybe my grass will still be too young for fertilization and core aeration by fall. What would you recommend?

@netterstyl Жыл бұрын

The WORST thing you can do for your lawn is to think you've got the ground crew at Augusta National maintaining it - for free - about 10 hours every day, seven days a week. And that's the humongous mistake I made when I installed Tifway 2 on my front lawn decades ago (Zone 7), because it has been a NIGHTMARE of high maintenance. (I could write a book.) The stuff is like a sickly chihuahua that has to be taken to the vet about every three weeks. Granted, it was a gorgeous stand of grass when babied like that hot, young new wife - but like that wife, VERY temperamental when it didn't get it's way. But again, you're the HOMEOWNER - not that well-paid crew at one of those Florida ball fields making that stuff look all pretty. The BEST thing you can do is install Centipede - if you live in area where it "feels at home" - such as I am. I've had it in my back yard for decades, and it's the polar opposite maintenance-wise from the nightmarish hybrid Bermuda experiment. NO irrigation - ever, NO expensive pre-emergent herbicide - ever, NO weed infestation, NO fertilizer. It thrives in partial shade, and resists scalping! ALL the things that Tifway varieties AREN'T! And here's the kicker - it just floated in of its own volition and settled where it felt comfortable - which was my back yard. Didn't plant one seed of it. Soil - hard as can be - no problem. It makes for a very pretty yard (plenty pretty enough) - but not as beautiful as Tifway. (Would you rather have that hot high-maintenance wife, or an attractive, LOW-maintenance wife?) I've gotten gobs of ooh's and ah's from folks gawking at my Tifway lawn, and I've immediately WARNED them about the down sides - which are many. Resist the temptation to think your lawn is like a tee box, and adopt some common sense - which I didn't do. Resist the temptation to believe sod growers that will tell you that this great new X-whatever variety is the greatest thing since sliced bread, because it probably isn't. Save yourself some grief and go with a LOW maintenance lawn - such as Centipede.

@benny123477 Жыл бұрын

MyMan so true so true so true Thank you for all your help. Bennie

@YardBrah Жыл бұрын

Ryan I’m not raising my height of cut this summer in the front I’m reel mowing at 3/8” 😂😂😂 I’ll raise up the height in the back back though for sure cause I don’t mow that everyday 😂😂😂 awesome video as always 😊🤙🏾👊🏾🙏🏾

@greghaefs4677 Жыл бұрын

Wisconsin lawn here During the heat and drought of summer… and grass not growing much, so you want to still mow a couple times a week? Or let it go for a couple weeks, with little growth and cut it high? I seem to let it go for two weeks, but the weeds grow faster but I thought longer lawn and less stress of cutting during these extreme conditions would be best. What are your thoughts of mowing during stress?

@kgmoome Жыл бұрын

Just got done mowing my lawn in 90 degree heat with in 63% humidity. Just imagining what my lawn will look like in the fall.

@billdivine9501 Жыл бұрын

I don’t even have a yard. I’m in an apartment yet I watched this whole video. My life has taken a turn.😢

@raymondlo5759 Жыл бұрын

I definitely applied too much Weed B Gon with crabgrass control on the lawn. Now a large portions of them are brown in addition with Texas heat. Rookie mistake.

@mojooftheg5961 Жыл бұрын

What is your opinion on leaving grass clipping?

@BMwBears2005 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@furianfire4643 Жыл бұрын

I'm at the point now where mowing is driving me crazy. It takes 5-6 hours to do a full mow with a 64" deck and I don't have that time during the week so I try to mow once every 7 days at setting 3 out of 4. Of course that means that every. single. weekend. it has to pour rain and then be hot and humid all week...

@ravenlorans Жыл бұрын

Ha! I mow mine when I feel like it and that means it could be a Foot Tall before I do. I leave the mower at Max Height so I don't hit the Stumps.. Only thing I have to deal with, is the F'n Slope and Slop.. Back to Front it drops 10ft and All My Good Top Soil Washes Away... Then the Slop is from the Water Table only being 3ft Underground and they yard is constantly Wet. You Can Sink up to 3in in some spots... So I have to Wait till it's Dry Enough To actually mow. Then when I do, it can take up to 2 Days just to mow Half of my Half Acre Lot.. Because of a Bad Back and High Blood Pressure that Get Me Winded every 10 minutes or so and have to sit to rest and recatch my breath for 15minutes...

@MichaelRei99 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that tidbit of information. I hate having to redo the grass after Summer has ravaged it. Every little bit helps!!

@michaelzoran Жыл бұрын

QUESTION: My back yard had very thin grass and was easy to mow just two years ago. Now, it has very fast-mowing grass and is incredibly thick and difficult to mow. I suspect this is because I put a ton of grass seeds in one section where phragmites were cut and I put tons of dirt and lots of grass seed. I think this thick grass gradually spread from west to east, because the wind naturally carried the grass in that direction. I want my yard to have crappy thin grass that doesn't grow fast again, because it was WAY EASIER to mow back then. How do I make this happen?

@aprilgeneric8027 Жыл бұрын

broadleaf herbicide or mow it @2.75-3" in 90º heat. the wider blade blue grass and rye grass will die in the heat and the fescue will just go dormant. make sure it doesn't get water for 3 weeks

@broncokonco Жыл бұрын

I bought an electric mower, and the blade speed is too low for this. Only way to get an even cut is to lower the deck and wait for the grass to be tall enough to get that cutting leverage. Word of warning to others. (Ryobi 20 inch, but others have the same problem)

@larrystradeski8261 Жыл бұрын

I see do don't bag the clippings.I haven't bagged grass clippings for at least 30 years.What your thoughts on bagging clippings vs mulching.

@samuelross5466 Жыл бұрын

Could you tell me the reason for bagging your clippings?

@pantac4493 Жыл бұрын

Glad my priorities in life doesn’t include caring how grass looks

@dericksmith2137 Жыл бұрын

It’s not just ‘cheat’ short cutting. Consider a grass. It has root, a thin white stalk, and then the green wide blade (that we call grass). If you go long between cuts, the blade (grass) gets tall, but so does the shoot. Then when you mow, even at average height, you cut off most of the blade, exposing the soft vulnerable shoot. An over grown lawn should be taken back down to manicured height in stages over multiple days. To leave some of the moisture rich protecting green blades of grass. Rather than just quick cutting and exposing the tender vulnerable shoots. Another concern is a dull cutting blade. A sharp blade will cleanly cut the grass opposed to a dull blade which smashes and rips the grass. Picture a blade of grass as a piece of writing paper 8”X11”. A sharp blade at full RPM will slice the paper across the 8”, leaving the smallest ‘wound’. A dull blade will shred/smash the paper, not cutting 8” but instead making a angled 14” tear from side to corner. The greater the exposed ‘cut’ area on a blade of grass is greater area to burn.

@jmackinjersey1 Жыл бұрын

I just don't mow it in this heat. It only grows about 6 to 8 inches tall and it stays green and healthy. I give it some water and a bit of maneur and it holds up until the temp lowers.

@MrJbfixer Жыл бұрын

Well.. no mow may has somehow run it's course through june and july for me.. Maybe we'll hit it in august?

@keith-kalfas Жыл бұрын

Epic bro

@Fahq600 Жыл бұрын

I've been trying to get rid of grass for years, it always grows back.

@ski874 Жыл бұрын

lol people do this all over my neighborhood too, One neighbor just had there yard re sodded and still continue to scalp it. I wish I had all the money they waist

@Junkinsally Жыл бұрын

Also need to mention that mowing in the heat of the day is a death sentence for your lawn!!!! When it’s hot, mow in the early morning or evening. This greatly reduces the stress on your lawn, which in turn keeps it more healthy.

@Animusapertus Жыл бұрын

I've followed this tip and my lawn still struggles where it gets full sun. I try and water some mornings but I think my soil has some hardness/clay issue here in the northeast I may try and aerate this fall and see if I can improve getting the water to really settle in. I tried a liquid aerate recently and i think it actually helped a bit it seems to be growing and getting a bit greener. I'm struggling to get rid of wild violet that is really taking over most of the sunny parts of the lawn. I finally got it to wilt away in most spots but man that stuff is hard to get rid of...

@pamelah6431 Жыл бұрын

Try speed zone in fall or spring.... but definitely aerate.

@kolt4d559 Жыл бұрын

Get a soil test done, the nutrients could be off or the pH of the soil could be causing some problems. Watering should be done right around the crack of dawn. An easy way to tell if the lawn needs water is by stabbing a 6" screwdriver into the ground, if it takes some effort to get the screwdriver in then it needs to be watered. Another thing to check out is the thatch load of the lawn. If there is a lot of thatch built up it can suffocate the roots of the grasses. Dethatching should be done in early spring or early fall, and then follow this up with some overseeding. It should really help the lawn out. Finally depending on where in the NE you are at it could just be due to the dry weather conditions that have been prevalent the past few months.

@Animusapertus Жыл бұрын

@@kolt4d559 ya i got a soil test done a year or two ago and followed the recommended stuff they said to put down, lime for the ph etc... except the "capacity to retain nutrients" was low and they weren't specific on what to do for that. I'm going to try dethatching and aerating this fall.

@mariankeller5852 Жыл бұрын

May I suggest putting gypsum on your lawn yearly...gypsum loosens the soil and corrects the PH and check your water supply for sodium ..floride

@Animusapertus Жыл бұрын

@@mariankeller5852 Thank you

@Rocky-xx2zg Жыл бұрын

Cutting in July , I raise the blades to 4 1/2 . Never cut when the grass is wet ! JMO

@lmno4515 Жыл бұрын

What height should I be mowing Bermuda?

@JonathanWaltersDrDub Жыл бұрын

I knew exactly what this video was about when I saw the title. 😂

@heyjoe9228 Жыл бұрын

All u have to do to keep a green yard is to keep the level on 3 or 3 and 1/4

@kerryc.7438 Жыл бұрын

I tomahawked my moms newly sod lawn when I was 13 cause it was miserable out hazy hot humid in NJ I said forget this and buzzed to the ground, I fucked that lawn all up it was loaded with weeds by the end of summer. Sorry mom 😢

@justinplecko6463 Жыл бұрын

Two questions. 1) What is that last mower in this video? I'm assuming its a rotary mower. Are they good for general lawn usage, thats semi lumpy? 2) What are your thoughts on the automated mowers out right now? Thanks Ryan 🤙

@adamseidel9780 Жыл бұрын

Does it matter how high you let the grass get as long as you don’t cut it too low?

@jfarm_1311 Жыл бұрын

Lawns are stressed enough in summer. They don’t need a 7”-2” cut to help

@yolandagomez9255 Жыл бұрын

thank you Ryan, I've been mowing at 4" every week. I do have a question though, although, I thought I had this lawn maintenance down, lol I mow at 4" and that I feel is a good height for the summer I'm still getting some clover, and I just saw 2 dandelions, I just get the leaves but I just pulled out 2 full grown. what post emergent can I use? I already put 2 applications of dandelion preventer in the spring and 2 of crabgrass preventer. Can I use weed stop or something to spray?

@imdcareys Жыл бұрын

Any broadleaf weed killer that is labeled safe for your type of grass.

@yolandagomez9255 Жыл бұрын

@@imdcareys thank you, I will do that

@calbob750 Жыл бұрын

Have a yard service hit your lawn at max speed on their commercial riding mower?

@gearbanger57 Жыл бұрын

My neighbor is a scalper. He made the comment one day he doesn't have the time to care for his lawn like I do. I tried telling him the deck height is the only difference, he just don't get it.

@williamstanton7847 Жыл бұрын

I can't consistently cut my grass because when it rains, I have to wait 3 - 5 days without rain for the yard to dry up enough to cut. By the time it's finally dry enough, the grass is tall as hell. Even at the tallest setting, I would be cutting over half of the height of the grass blades, amd the grass would still be in dire need of a cutting afterwards! In a perfect world, I would cut it 1-2 times a week. Im reality, that's just not possible! I would have deep nasty rutted tracks all throughout my yard and have my lawn tractor bogged down to the axels if I did!

@crojoe99 Жыл бұрын

I would never have believed that pointing at your lawn would affect it so much.

@s4bersun Жыл бұрын

My lawn falls over when I mow 3 inches. Also there is ugly bunches of fescue which fall over even earlier. My lawn is a mess despite my efforts

@somethinghandle Жыл бұрын

I have similar issues in the 3.5” range. Makes the lawn look awful even after a fresh mow. I keep it around the 3” area and just deal with it

@ryanknorrlawncare Жыл бұрын

Yeah some grasses definitely prefer to be shorter. In those cases more frequent mowing is needed to keep them tidy

@s4bersun Жыл бұрын

@@ryanknorrlawncare can you do a guide on lawn leaves to determine lawn types? Maybe I missed it.

@dalestewart259 Жыл бұрын

Bermuda should not be over 2/12 to 3 inches here in SouthTexas.

@tomn5880 Жыл бұрын

Mow it long, mow it often. Use good groceries and irrigation system.

@tundrawhisperer4821 Жыл бұрын

If I know I’m going to have a few consecutive days of 90 plus temps should I water again mid day as well? Thx Ryan!

@davidwhat-son3288 Жыл бұрын

never water mid day, always water before 9 am or after 7 pm, all you’ll do if you water mid day is waste water, the water is going to evaporate from the sun so fast it won’t give your grass and soil much benefit at all to soak it in

@ryanknorrlawncare Жыл бұрын

There's also syringing which is watering during very hot but also DRY periods during the day to help cool off the grass. It doesn't do much in humid conditions though.

@jacobcarraway1989 Жыл бұрын

All you need is a timer during a drought with a cheap sprinkler and hose. I have a dual zone timer during drought, I set them up Sunday evening. I water 23 minutes 3x a week during a drought and it helps tremendously. The timer makes it much easier to be able to leave it and forget it.

@tundrawhisperer4821 Жыл бұрын

@@ryanknorrlawncare It’s up here in the Pacific Northwest, it’s going to be hot for about 3 days and pretty low humidity. I have a complete irrigation system with a multi timer, so it wouldn’t be a problem adding a few days in there. Just wanted to make sure it does zap the dark green grass I’ve been growing. Thx

@8307c4 Жыл бұрын

Yes, but mowing in itself is also a lawn stressor and thus mowing frequently will also brown the turf.

@ryanknorrlawncare Жыл бұрын

Nope. I mow every other day and if your blades are sharp as they should be, things will look great

@leadnsteel1428 Жыл бұрын

I like cutting grass. Its good excersize lol

@Rectitude4U Жыл бұрын

The blades act as cooling for the roots like a radiator. Cut your grass longer in the summer, shorter in the winter.

@MoparRob440 Жыл бұрын

That's not how a radiator works...

@Rectitude4U Жыл бұрын

@@MoparRob440 the air rushing over the fins of a radiator cools the fluid, why do you think radiators have fins?

@wilsonline90 Жыл бұрын

I did that mistake

@gmctech Жыл бұрын

It's freaking grass... i never could understand why people go bananas about green grass..... I live along the coast of the Atlantic ocean and i buzz my damn lawn down till dirt almost flys so the salt air will stunt the crap out of it. saves me gas, mowing time and allows me to enjoy other activities... A manicured lawn is nothing more than a smoke show by mower, weed spraying and lawn care companies.....

@ryanknorrlawncare Жыл бұрын

Yeah what you like to do with your time is exactly what everyone else wants to do. Or maybe it isn't....

@gmctech Жыл бұрын

If you're a business i definitely see your point... It's your livelihood. But at the end of the day a perfectly manicured and green lawn that you have to pay for is beyond me... But you're right to each their own, but it seems silly...

@craigc1879 Жыл бұрын

My neighbor scalps his down nearly to dirt, I’ll never understand it.

@onmyworkbench7000 Жыл бұрын

I hate MOWING I an going to concrete my yard and paint it GREEN!!!

@easterlake Жыл бұрын

Whenever anyone asks why my lawn always looks so good, the first thing I tell them is that I mow every 2-3 days. No matter how much you water/fertilize, it's never going to reach its potential if you "shock" the grass every 7-10 days by removing 3/4 of its length.