Care for established
lawns
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Mowing is the most frequent lawn care
activity. Grass will need mowing about once a week in good growing conditions
but less frequently in early spring and late autumn, or during droughts. Unless
unseasonably mild weather occurs, you need not mow at all from November to mid
or late March.
Mow when the grass needs cutting
- rather than every week - removing roughly 1 - 3cm (1/2 - 1in) of grass as you
go.
• Set the blades of
your mower to cut at 2.5 - 4cm (1 - 1 1/2in) for general purpose, hard wearing
lawns.
• Set the blades to
about 1.25 - 2.5cm (1/2 - 1in) for finer, more ornamental but less hard wearing
turf.
Save your grass cuttings. Fresh grass is high in plant nutrients
and makes an excellent addition to compost. Mix your mowings with other fibrous
materials such as prunings or leaf mould to achieve the most crumbly, easily
handled compost.
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Mow less frequently in
drought, raising the cutters slightly if the lawn appears to be too close mown.
If lawns turn brown in extreme drought, don't worry, their root systems can
survive for months. The grass will green up almost overnight when rain
falls.
Edges
Sheer edges, on
lawns, must be trimmed regularly during the growing season, using long handled
shears or a powered device such as a strimmer.
A better alternative is to
lay paving slabs along the lawn edging, setting them just below the level of
the lawn, and trimming the grass back with a half-moon edging tool once each
season. This is especially useful along flower border edges, since it allows
the plants to arch over the edges.
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