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Garden Master
It's November, I can hardly believe I'm thinking of mowing the lawn!
Warm weather and fall rain required mowing recently, just so it would present itself as a green carpet for awhile. Now, I'm thinking that it doesn't look all that carpet-like, again.
The lawnmower I had a few years ago, could be set down to its lowest setting and I did not really worry about it hitting the ground. Cutting really low for that final mowing of the season meant that there was very little thatch to be concerned with in the spring.
However, low grass height is supposed to encourage weed growth. Higher lawn grass is more competitive and I've got stuff for it to compete with! Notably, lawn violets.
In 20+ years, I've never applied a weedkiller to the lawn. Digging out dandelions is a price I pay. I don't think it is possible to dig out violets without a backhoe!!
Have you tried different height settings through the year?
Steve
Warm weather and fall rain required mowing recently, just so it would present itself as a green carpet for awhile. Now, I'm thinking that it doesn't look all that carpet-like, again.
The lawnmower I had a few years ago, could be set down to its lowest setting and I did not really worry about it hitting the ground. Cutting really low for that final mowing of the season meant that there was very little thatch to be concerned with in the spring.
However, low grass height is supposed to encourage weed growth. Higher lawn grass is more competitive and I've got stuff for it to compete with! Notably, lawn violets.
In 20+ years, I've never applied a weedkiller to the lawn. Digging out dandelions is a price I pay. I don't think it is possible to dig out violets without a backhoe!!
Have you tried different height settings through the year?
Steve