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Mow high for weed and grub control – MSU Extension

https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/mow_high_for_weed_and_grub_control#:~:text=The%20top%20setting%20for%20most,at%203%20or%203.5%20inches. Obsession of cutting grass too short creates many of the problems with lawns that homeowners worry about, for example moss, broad leaf weeds and sometimes grubs. Cutting the lawn too short stresses the plant including the roots which are not visible. Then we apply fertiliser and moss control to a stressed lawn in theContinue reading “Mow high for weed and grub control – MSU Extension”

Lawns

I use a mower which has 3 options; collection, mulch and side discharge. Generally I use collection at the start of the season i.e the forst cut after winter, and the last cut before winter. Why? Overwintered grass has to survive the cold, ice, snow – whatever is thrown at it – collecting these bladesContinue reading “Lawns”