Mowing your lawn once a day will keep greener?

Question

I was watching a segment on sports and the groundskeepers said the best way to keep your lawn green is mow your lawn once a day and keep adjusting the blade height.

Answer 1

Mowing every day might help. It would certainly keep the lawn looking pretty much the same day-to-day. But mowing every day for most homeowners (who are not keeping up putting greens or formal gardens) sounds like overkill to me, and would waste a lot of time, effort and gasoline for little return.

If you wait a long time between mowings, and then cut the grass short, your lawn will have a brownish look for a few days because the green tops have been removed, leaving the brownish "stems" visible. The lawn will recover, of course, but many people don't like that effect. I have always heard that you should remove no more than one third of the grass blade when you mow. This leaves enough of the grass so you avoid the brownish look and the lawn can quickly recover.

One good thing about mowing often is that, since you are only taking off a small bit of the grass blade with each mowing, you could leave the trimmings on the lawn. This is sometimes called "grasscycling" (a variation of recycling), and has some real benefits: 1) you don't have to mess with picking up the clippings, 2) the clippings contain nutrients your lawn can utilize, 3) the clippings are small so they break down quickly, and 4) it reduced the material going to the land fills, which are filling up everywhere. See if your mower is the type that mulches (chops the clippings fine) - if it is not, you can buy special blades that will chop the clippings fine.

The best way to keep a lawn healthy, green and weed-free is to select the proper grass for your site (climate, rainfall, etc) and use (play area, visual element, etc), and then water, fertilize and mow properly. The grass will thrive, and weeds will have less of a chance to establish and grow. Healthy grass is also able to resist some diseases and pests.

Good luck!

Answer 2

what a waist of gas and time. if you mow every day, it will burn up when there is no rain and i am not going to spend that much money to water it everyday. i cut mine once a week, at about 2 3/4 inches high. we havent had allot of rain here my grass is still green while all my neighbors grass is brown, any idea as to why? cause all my neighbors are out there twice a week cutting the lawn as short as they can get it ! it dont work, it is just a waist of time , your time !

Answer 3

Not sure about that. remember that golf courses and pro sports venues often have special types of grass (like bentgrass) that takes incredible amounts of care. Most homeowners don't have this type of grass and don't have the time or dollars to handle upkeep like this.

Greenness has to do more with fertility levels and adequacy if moisture.

Most residential blends of grass seed are tall fescues and bluegrasses that need weekly cutting when cared for properly. Over cutting is frankly, a waste of time.

Answer 4

I mow my lawn once a month and water probably once a week. I haven't fertilized yet. It's still pretty green. :p How green do we need our lawns to be?

Answer 5

Mowing does encourage growth, but daily seems a bit often to me. That is probably what they do to maintain the sports ground, in good nick.

Answer 6

Mow the yard and water the yard is good grass keeping.

Answer 7

who has the time to mow there grass every day,any way that sounds like over kill to me

Answer 8

It does help growth, but every day?

Answer 9

Gee, and I just keep watering.