Let it grow- Mow High - Mower blades be set to 3 inches & Let your lawn grow taller for best way to reduce the use of herbicide. Tall grass could be stress tolerant especially during excessive heat of summer, also provides shade to reduce weed seed germination especially on crab grass and it increases the uptake of water and nutrients due to its larger root structure.

Twice a year mow low – Your lawn should be cut low of 2 inches at least twice a year. First cut in spring and last in fall that prevent fungus from being established on winter.

Give The Grass a Clean Cut – Keep your mower blade sharp, Mow when grass is dry, Mow in the cool part of the afternoon or evening. Mowing whengrrass is wet or with dull blade can cause the tip of the grass to shred that would make your lawn brown and its tips dry out and more susceptible to disease and cutting grass during excessive heat would cause stress to plants.

Mulch Clippings - Leave grass clippings on the lawn. It lowers the needs for fertilizer since important plant nutrients are returned to the soil. Mulching Mower circulates the grass clippings in mowing chamber to make smaller clippings which break down more easily.

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