how do you mow your lawn to make your grass appear "patterned"?

Question

where each row is going at an angle. every other appears lighter in color.

Answer 1

It's called cross-cutting. Landscapers do it to ensure that grass is healthy by not mowing in exactly the same place each time. Mow your yard one way (East to West), with the blade set at the highest setting. Then lower the blade a little and mow the lawn the other way (North to South), skipping a row to create little 'squares'. The best way to make your squares look uniform is to walk two steps to the left or right, then turn around for the next row. If using a riding mower, use the length of the mower itself for a guide.

Answer 2

It is quite easy, however you need a pretty perfect lawn to start with. If you are lucky enough to have one, using a cylindrical mower not a hover mower mow in one direction, turn the mower to mow the next stretch, you are therefore effectively going up and down but as I say you need an almost perfect lawn to begin with.

Answer 3

First, you need healthy, thick green grass for the pattern to show up. Thick enough for the blades to lay in one direction or another, which gives it the look. I like to use "Green Sweep" hose attachment to spray my grass for a quick green up. But fertilizing of course helps. Don't cut the grass too short, this is not good for the grass and promotes insects.

Answer 4

its really simple but not that easy to put into words...try this....go up the lawn when you reach the top turn the mover around and go back to where you started but not over the grass youve just cut but exactly next to the strip youve cut ..etc etc stripped lawn

Answer 5

Set the mower height to shave every other row down to the dirt.

Answer 6

you mow in the direction that you want your pattern to be!