Simple Test to Check Mowing Height for St Augustine Lawn

PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA

By Rick Orr
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Shoe in St Augustine Lawn showing the mowing height

Simple Test to Check Mowing Height for St Augustine Lawn

  1. Stand in your lawn
  2. Look at your shoe
  3. If your shoe does not sink into the grass and the leaves are not above the top of your shoe – you are mowing too low, raise the mower.
  4. If your shoe sinks into the grass, completely obscuring the sole of your shoe and the tips of the leaves are above the top of your shoe – you are mowing at a minimum height.
  5. If your shoe sinks into the grass and the leaves cover all but the top of your shoe – you are mowing at the best height

What to Do if Your Lawn Fails the Simple Test

Raise your mower or tell your mow service to raise the mower to the highest setting. Then mow on your regular schedule. Your lawn will not grow uniform but after several mowings, the entire lawn will be the same height. Be patient and you will be rewarded with a great lawn.

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Rick Orr Owner-Staff Agronomist Barefoot Grassl/Creator of ILOVETURF.COM
Rick
Orr
Staff Agronomist at Barefoot Grass

Since 1995, Rick Orr has worked in Pinellas County providing turf management and pest control. Rick Orr is a graduate of VA Tech in Agronomy (Turf Ecology) and the creator of Iloveturf.com. 

Since graduating from VA Tech in 1979, Rick worked in the green industry, mostly with golf courses, resorts, and large communities. Rick has obtained certifications in arboriculture, landscape, irrigation, and taught Environmental Horticulture at St Petersburg College. 

Currently, Rick is the Staff Agronomist at Barefoot Grass in Largo, FL. To learn more about Barefoot Grass https://www.barefootgrass.com/ Free Price Quote from Barefoot Grass for Home Pest Control and/or Lawn Care https://www.barefootgrass.com/contact-weed-control/ 

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