Lawn Mowing Mistakes to Avoid

Mowing your lawn regularly helps to keep it tidy and maintained. However, you may be unwittingly making some mistakes when you mow your lawn that are doing more harm than good. From cutting the grass at the wrong time to overwatering it, your mowing habits may be causing issues like bald patches, weed growth and wilting grass blades. So what kinds of mistakes should you avoid making?

Boehm Tractor Sales, located in Shiner, is your Texas lawn mower dealer, serving Seguin and the Austin metro. Here are a few of the most common errors that people make when mowing their lawns.

1. Cutting Grass Too Short

It’s tempting to try cutting your grass extra-short to stave off mowing again as long as possible, especially during the hot summer months when you don’t want to do those outside chores. Mowing your grass too short can stress the grass too much because there won’t be enough of the blade to capture the sunlight that it needs to produce nutrients. So your lawn will brown and potentially be more vulnerable to insect infestations. Only cut off a third of the blade every time you mow.

2. Watering Grass Too Much

Here in Texas, it may seem like watering your grass a lot may be the way to go when we don’t get much rain. However, it’s very possible to overwater your lawn and cause it to become damaged. Grass needs deep but not frequent watering so that its roots can grow nice and long in search of the water deep down in the soil. If you water your lawn a lot, the roots will only grow a little bit below the surface and may not thrive if you don’t water it excessively every time.

3. Mowing With Dull Blades

This is another crucial mistake that many homeowners make because they just don’t want to take the time to sharpen the blades. A dull blade is not going to give you a clean cut, though. If you’ve ever tried to cut paper with dull scissors, you’ll notice how the paper ends up bending and probably tearing and looking shredded. That’s what’s going to happen to your blades of grass; in fact, this is how you get those brown shredded tips on your lawn that make it look unhealthy. Sharpen those blades and keep them sharp so you always get a clean slice.

We hope that, by avoiding these errors, your lawn will look better after every mow. Looking for a new mower? Come see us at our dealership in Shiner, TX, to view our full stock of new and used lawn mowers for sale. Boehm Tractor Sales proudly serves greater Austin and Seguin, TX.