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Mowing & Watering

Mowing height is key to keeping your lawn vigorous and lush. Too much removal can lead to problems, while too little can result in poor quality turf.

Here's a tip your neighbours will notice: For the first cut of the year, lower your mower blades one notch shorter than your normal cutting height. This will cut off the brown (dead) tips. For your next cutting, raise the blades back up. The new growth will hide your brown grass, giving your the appearance of a healthier lawn.

Mow often, generally removing no more than 1/3 of the grass leaf in a single mowing.

The optimum cutting height is 2" to 2 1/2". Repeated scalping of the turf weakens the root system.

Change your mowing pattern frequently: for example vertical, horizontal, diagonal one-way, box pattern etc.

Avoid bagging and leave your clippings on the lawn, unless they are excessively heavy.

Mow when your lawn is dry, and be sure that your mower blades are sharp.

Your new sod should be mowed in the first 7 to 10 days.

Normal rainfall in southern Alberta doesn't provide enough moisture during the growing season. Without watering, grass will go dormant and turn brown. To keep your lawn green, supplemental irrigation has to be supplied.

Watch for indicators that your lawn needs water, such as foot prints that still appear after a half-hour or more, while on a well watered lawn foot-prints will completely disappear within minutes.

Grass in need of water will have a grey-blue cast to it, rather than a blue-green or green color.

Maximum of one inch of water a week is usually adequate for an established lawn. This water comes from either rain or applied water, providing it is applied evenly and saturates the underlying soil to a depth of 4 to 6 inches.

Infrequent and deep watering is preferred to frequent and shallow watering because the roots will only grow as deeply as its most frequently available water supply. Deeply rooted grass will better survive drought and hot weather that rapidly dries out the upper soil layer.

Trees and turf can compete for water. Avoid planting turf under the drip line of a tree; rather use that area for perennial ground-covers, flower beds or mulch beds.

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