Dallas Lawn Care

The grass will definitely be greener on your side of the fence if you follow these easy lawn mowing tips for Dallas homeowners. It's a given in life…your grass grows (hopefully), so somebody has to mow. If you take on the job of lawn mowing around your Dallas home…or hire somebody else to do it…it must be done! Just like getting your hair cut on a regular basis…so must your lawn be mowed on a consistent schedule.

Regardless of the sort of grass you have around your Dallas home, it will look its best and healthiest at a certain height, maintained by correct lawn mowing. Cutting it too short can be just as dangerous to your lawn as letting it grow wild. What is the basic rule of lawn mowing in Dallas (and other parts of Central Texas)?? Never cut more than one-third of the leaf blade, even if you need to mow it more than once a week! And always - always - use a mower with a pointy blade.

Using the right grass, good soil, and timely lawn mowing care should have you well on the way to a champion lawn around your Dallas home. Be patient though…an established lawn takes many seasons to grown up totally. When it does, you will be satisfied you followed these lawn mowing rules early on.

Let's review some fast tips to follow for correct lawn mowing in Dallas:

1. Remove sticks, leaves, rocks, and tall, unwished-for plants or weeds from your Dallas lawn area before lawn mowing season starts.
2. Keep your grass mown at the tallest likely height for the grass species in your yard. To encourage healthy root expansion, and reduce the requirement for watering, keep your grass as high as is ideal for the species.
3. Keep your mower blades sharp….you will use less fuel when lawn mowing and your lawn will look more manicured.
4. If employing a lawn mowing service, have them perform a soil test once or more a year and change the soil suitably.
5. When finished with your lawn mowing, leave grass clippings on your lawn. Warm season grasses like those found in and around Dallas are prone to thatch problems (a layer of old, dead grass stems that builds up on lawns, prevents air, water, and nutrients from getting to your lawn's root system ), but grass clippings do not cause thatch buildup.
6. Aerate in the spring or fall, but not in the summer. During hot Dallas summers, aerating can cause unnecessary stress for your plants.
7. Water deeply and infrequently. During the December through March timeframe, your lawn will need about 1/3 as much water as during the summer months.
8. Check your sprinkler system and calibrate the sprinkler heads all around your Dallas home. This is important to ensure that your lawn mowing efforts are not wasted.

A well-maintained lawn can provide hours of peaceful relaxation after the work is done. Whether doing it yourself, or hiring a lawn service, following these lawn care tips will give you the nicest, healthiest yard in your Dallas neighborhood!

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