Mower Height

[yooperdave]

I moved to a different property and thought I would cut at the usual height which then scalped the lawn.
I then adjusted the cut height to 3" and now the lawn looks great. Fewer scrapes from the driveway, rocks, twigs, etc.
What height do the rest of you cut at?

TIA

Yooper Dave

 

[ultrarunner]

I moved to a different property and thought I would cut at the usual height which then scalped the lawn.
I then adjusted the cut height to 3" and now the lawn looks great. Fewer scrapes from the driveway, rocks, twigs, etc.
What height do the rest of you cut at?

TIA

Yooper Dave

Depends… suburban lawns on the short side…

During rationing I cut my rear lawn on the Honda mower highest setting… I used a lot less water… and it was still green but far from golf course…

 

[Shblack]

It depends. Most of the time 3”. Rough terrain 3.5 to 4”. Trying to discourage buttercup 1.5 to 2”. Running an eXmark radius with a 60” deck.

 

[CalG]

I cut long! Why not?

 

[scootr]

3"-4" longer grass shades the roots resulting in less evaporation and less watering

 

[Wagtail]

^^^
Yeah, mostly 3" and for the same reason, although I'm all 'natural' (rain) watering as I'm strictly on tank water. Also, the UV rays are particularly brutal in Tassie during the non-Winter months. That means keeping it mostly that short due to the danger of bush/grass fire.

I try to keep the horse paddocks initially at 3" when I mulch the droppings after shifting them on to the next. That gives the paddock grass enough time to (hopefully) grow/recover above 5" by the time that the horses cycle back into that paddock. Horses ideally like grass height around 5-6"... I don't know why, but they do.