Mow with purpose
A lot of guys I see in my neighborhood they are just mowing there lawn to mow the lawn,if that makes any sense to you.
They are just going through the motions to cut the grass “oh its cut its done let me go inside and drink some more beer”
That clearly is not the attitude youd want when your cutting the grass as that attitude will not bring you lawn envy.
Don’t go through the motions
These guys probably just had a fight with the wife,just had an argument and need some fresh air so they go outside to mow,not realizing the lawn does not need to be cut. Maybe they saw there neighbor cutting there lawn and wanted to be cool and went outside cause the neighbor was there.
No not a good look and don’t do it as youll see why this is not good.
You always want to mow with purpose always !!!
Right height
Lets say you were on vacation. For 3 weeks so three weeks you did not mow. So you should be saying to yourself ,I cant have too many clippings on the lawn it will cause thatch .So when you get ready to mow after your vacation . Make sure your blade is sharp as ripping tall grass is a no-no. So sharpen your blade with a bench grinder ,angle grinder,or dremel.
Then raise the blade to the highest setting cut the whole lawn say its a Sunday then wait 2 days and cut it again this time lowering the blade one notch again not cutting too much off since you been away.Now that you raised the blade and sharpened your blade you do not have too much clippings on your lawn only a minimal amount and the ones you do see will break down on there own. Also because you sharpened the blade your lawn wont be torn or have that brownish look to it.
Dealing with weeds
Lets say in one of your area you have some stubborn or aggressive weeds that will spread to other parts of your lawn if you don’t treat it or remove it. So what do you do. You cut the lawn that does not have these weeds first,and make sure you mulch the lawn.
Then the area that has these weeds you put the bagger on and you dispose of these grass clippings in a wooded area in your backyard,or some area you can get rid of them.This way the bad grass with the weeds will not spread to your entire lawn,then you having to re do your whole lawn.
Low on oil
Lets say you start to mow all the sudden you see a long cloud of white smoke stop mowing asap. Your real low on oil,just stop and add some oil then start the baby up again. Had you continued on you would had ruined the motor.
Striping
Lets say two weeks ago you went sideways from left to right up and down. Now its two weeks later you now want to change up your striping pattern as to have the grass blade turn a different way so the wind and the sun and the mower blade will give the grass a different look.
So change it up one week do a checkerboard ,the other maybe a diamond,or just instead going back and forth go back and forth on an angle youll be surprised as to how great your lawn can be by changing up the pattern and it also hides any imperfections your lawn has.
So all this to say make sure you mow with a purpose at all times and you will see huge results.Now remember these are just a few tips but ,always think and mow with a purpose youll be glad you did in the long run.
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