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How Often Should I Mow My Lawn?

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How Often Should I Mow My Lawn?

The most important rule here is never cut off more than 1/3 of the grass leaf length.  During the growing season, it is recommended that Bermuda grass and St. Augustine grass be cut every 4-5 days.  However, no one other than golf courses follow this practice.  Most commercial and residential lawns are cut on a weekly basis.  Therefore, simple math shows that if you mow your lawn on a weekly basis, then you are 40% over the recommended time.  Some people want to have the lawn cut on a bi-weekly basis.  Mowing on a bi-weekly basis would be letting the lawn grow almost 200% more without cutting than recommended.

To have a healthy lawn, you need to mow regularly (at least weekly during the growing season), adequate watering, and proper fertilization.  Mowing your lawn, during the growing season, any less than weekly, results in weak grass, allowing weed invasion and/or loss of turf.

Bermuda Grass

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Bermuda Grass

Bermuda grass is a Warm Season grass.  Bermuda is a strong grass in warm climates.  It has a low shade tolerance, usually requiring a minimum of six (6) hours of sunlight.  Its water requirement is medium to low compared to other Warm Season grasses.

Bermuda grass has a medium to high tolerance to salinity, and a medium tolerance to cold, usually not surviving temperatures less than 10 degrees Fahrenheit.  Additionally it has a high tolerance to traffic, and has a medium to low disease potential.  Bermuda grass should be mowed every three to seven (3-7) days, and should be maintained at a height of one inch to two inches (1.0” – 2.0”).

Bermuda grass can be grown from seed or from sod.  There are many different varieties on Bermuda grass.  The Common Bermuda is mostly adapted for lawns, however, there are also many hybrid varieties including Celebration Bermuda, Quickstand Bermuda, Texas Turf 10 Bermuda, Tifgreen 328 Bermuda, Tifway 419 Bermuda.

In the correct areas of the country, Bermuda grass is one of the strongest grasses available.