How high do you mow your grass?

TomSeller · May 3, 2015

sixdogs said:
I'm the OP and decided to go with 3 1/2".

Thank you all.

Party pooper, this thread is just getting started

Gary Fowler · May 3, 2015

I have a pasture grass lawn for the most part, Bermuda, Bahia and Dallas grass. I set the mower pretty low, just about 1" clearance for the anti-scalping wheels. In the spring it has to be mowed about every 4 days. I do fertilize it in the spring with triple 13 fertilizer simply because that is a common compound found at my farmers coop and it works for lawn, garden and fruit trees. My soil is pretty poor when it comes to nutrients for growing anything other than weeds so it needs the fertilizer. I also put out about 400# of lime per acre. I only fertilize and lime the lawn that the sprinkler system covers which is about an acre. The rest (about 5 acres) just does the best it can with nature, but is seems to grow grass/weeds enough to keep the ground from showing thru.

farmer2009 · May 3, 2015

I mow about 3 inches this time of year and about 3.5 in the dry part of the summer. I get a break during dry spells at the house once the crab grass gets dry. But the chicken houses have panicum really bad and it takes a record setting drought to stop it from growing.

grnspot110 · May 3, 2015

I cranked my F725 up to 3-1/2" for the last two mowings, going to leave it there!

sixdogs · May 3, 2015

TomSeller--the chart in your post at #31 is really great. I never thought about it but taller tops means longer roots and a better ability to withstand droughts, etc. Plus, mowing at 3.5" really cuts down the mess of extra grass clippings. Tall=good.

xtruckerbob · May 3, 2015

Our BX2670 and the Kommander ZTR are set on 2.25" on the dial. Our yard has have Centipede grass.

RSKY · May 4, 2015

Thanks to TomSeller for the picture. Gotta show that to some of my family who insist on scalping their yards, then can't understand why their's always look ugly.

riptides · May 4, 2015

Anything below knee high on the property and I am a happy camper.
Around the house, if I don't see dirt, it ain't low enough. <- Snakes. While I don't mind them, exclusively black snakes, I don't like stepping on them. LOL.