Nevada Lawn Mowing Service
You may think you’ve hit the jackpot with your life in the Nevada desert, but you’ve probably discovered that lawn care is a little bit more challenging in the Silver State. At Lawn Love, we’re not strangers to the many challenges faced in the dry, hot Nevada climate. That’s why we offer a variety of services in:
We know what your lawn needs to thrive too, which is why our teams of lawn care technicians can perform:
- Lawn Mowing
- Gardening
- Lawn Fertilization
- Lawn Aeration
- Weed Control
- Lawn Seeding
- Yard Clean Up
- Leaf Removal
- Gutter Cleaning
- Snow Removal
- Christmas light installation
If you’re trying to maintain turf in the Nevada desert, then mowing is one of the most important things you do for your lawn. But it’s not as simple as you may think. To keep your lawn healthy and thriving, here are a few of our best mowing tips to get you started off on the right foot!
What’s Growing in Your Lawn
To understand how to care for your turf, you must first know what kind you have growing in your lawn. You may have a mixture of cool-season and warm-season grasses in your lawn. The most common types of turf found in Nevada are:
- Tall Fescue
- Kentucky Bluegrass
- Ryegrass
- Bentgrass
- Bermudagrass
- Buffalograss
- Zoysiagrass
If you need help identifying what’s growing in your lawn, this turf identification tool can help.
Ideal Mowing Height
Now that you know your turf type, you can understand its ideal mowing height. This is the height range grasses should be kept in to make them more tolerant of environmental stressors such as heat, drought, disease, pests, and weeds. If you can maintain your turf in this range, then you’re promoting the establishment of a deep root system to help it thrive and blossom in the Nevada climate.
The ideal mowing heights for common Nevada grasses are:
- Tall Fescue – 1.5 to 3.0 inches
- Kentucky Bluegrass – 1.5 to 2.5 inches
- Ryegrass – 1.5 to 2.5 inches
- Bentgrass – 0.50 to 1.0 inch
- Bermudagrass – 1.0 to 1.5 inches
- Buffalograss – 1.0 to 2.0 inches
- Zoysiagrass – 0.50 to 1.0 inch
The most important thing to remember when cutting your grass is never to cut off more than one-third of the height of the grass at once. Removing too much of the grass leaf will compromise its ability to produce food and make it more susceptible to environmental stressors. That’s why you should let the height of the grass be your guide when it comes to mowing frequency. Doing it on a set schedule may not work to keep it in its ideal height range.
Grass Clippings
When you cut your lawn as frequently as you should, leaving the light layer of clippings to decompose on your lawn is healthy for it! The clippings will return vital nutrients back to your lawn, which ultimately means you may not have to apply as fertilizer to your lawn to keep the soil balanced. So, leave those clippings!
More Mowing Tips
Your mower is the most important tool you have in your lawn care arsenal! That’s why it’s important to the health of your lawn and your safety to keep it in good working order. You also need to make sure that the blades are sharpened at least once a season, maybe more. Using dull blades to cut your lawn will result in water loss and discoloration due to the fact that dull blades tear the grass instead of cutting it cleanly. It may be a good idea to have two pairs of blades, one on your mower and the other sharpened and ready to use.
You should also try to vary the direction and pattern in which you mow. Taking the same route in the same direction each time can eventually cause your grass to lean in that direction, allowing sunlight to penetrate the soil and weeds to germinate. Fight weeds before they start by changing direction frequently. By changing up the pattern in which you mow, you’re reducing the chances of soil compaction from your mower’s tires too. Soil compaction can influence the number of nutrients delivered to your grass, which is why you need to avoid it. So, for the sake of your lawn’s health and your sanity, add variety to your mowing!
Lawn mowing is an important task, which is why you must know how to go about it safely and precisely. If you need help to maintain your Nevada lawn, never forget that the pros at Lawn Love are here to help!
