Mowing tips
Height of Cut:
Kentucky bluegrass and fine-leaved fescues should not be cut lower than 3,5 to 5 cm. Shorter mowing reduces leaf surface to such a degree that the plant may have to draw food from its root reserves to initiate new growth. Repeated defoliation reduces the root system, and the plant will be weakened and unable to cope with adverse wheather conditions.
Frequency of Cut:
Infrequent mowing may remove excessive amounts of clippings at each mowing. This may shock plants, causing depleted root reserves and general weakening. Normally, no more than one-fourth to one-third of the total leaf surface should be removed at each mowing. Excessive clippings left on the turf may injure or kill turf by smothering it. With the Green Clipper mowing is not wheather dependent anymore. This enables frequentmowing and helps to keep the turf healthy.
Dull Mowers:
Dull blades cause a gray to brown cast following mowing. Always keep the blades sharp to prefent tearing, splitting or shredding of the tips of the grass blades. Also sharp blades reduce fuel consumption.
Washboard Effect:
The washboard effect is caused by repeatedly mowing in the same patterns. Alternating directions of cut will partially control runners of creeping grasses and help prevent grain and thatch. With the width adjustment of the Green Clipper 5 it is made very easy to change trail regularly.
