I did similar. I leveled mine. Do yourself a huge favor and core aerate first. The process I used for my front patch (which is only about 800sqft) is below. I live in the PacNW btw). 1. Took it to just before Fall (weekend after Labor day last year). 2. Over two weeks got it down to just under 2in. Looked meh. 3. De-thatched using a sunjoe. highly recommended, btw. 4. Core-aerated and sand leveled on the same day after collecting the cores (I added the cores and thatch to my compost bin, btw). 5. Over-seeded with the cultivar I already have (fescue), spread peat moss, and rolled it. Watered lightly twice a day for the next week (when it didn't rain) in total about a 1/4 inch. 6. A week later I sprayed it with liquid starter fertilizer. 7. A week after that I had amazingly good germination and growth, so I trimmed to 1-1/2 inches. 8. Switched to a push reel and began trimming every other day for the next two weeks until it was down to 3/4in, which is where I am now. 9. Now I hit it with a push-reel every 2-3 days. It's good exercise and psychologically therapeutic. In all, it took about six weeks from start to awesome. After winter, come mid-spring I had repeated steps 4-7 again, then followed it up with a 10-0-8 granular fertilize at half the recommended dose. I can honestly say people literally stop while walking my neighborhood to look at my lawn; they can't believe it is real (and sometimes neither can I). I'm 55 years old with an iffy back. If I can do it, anyone can. My wife thought I was nuts. After the core aeration and sanding she was sure I had destroyed our front yard and was worried about nasty-grams from the HOA gestapo. Four weeks later it was a work of art. Trouble is, now she wants me to do it to our back yard (2500sqft), and I just don't think I wanna swallow that big a pill unless I get a motorized reel. They can run anywhere from around $1k used all the way up toe $5k+. The one used in this video looks like a Toro Greenmaster 1600, and they *start* at around $6500 *used* . You gotta really love your mowing to drop that kinda cheddar on a piece of yard equipment you can't even ride.
It has been quite the transformation. The lawn responded well with your process. The patience you exhibited is noteworthy because taking your time helped the grass maintain color. Well done!
Absolutely beautiful lawn! I was a golf course superintendent for 35 years and I am retired! This lawn could be on any tee or fairway! Blessings to you and your family, Kevin Barron
I’d do the same but 4 acres of pasture grass, planted 80 years ago, leaves me to just enjoy this guys passion for a nice and small front lawn. Job well done 😎
Very nice!! I’m doing the same to my backyard, from 2 1/4” down to 1” now. It is 3,400 sq. ft. of Bermuda and after going as low as the Honda rotary would go, I started at the highest setting on my California Trimmer and started dropping a notch with each mow. Now, I’m a bit stuck at 1” as it needs to thicken up. Amazing the imperfections and thinness you can see when it gets short. But it is much nicer and, as you say, really fun to walk on!
I remember your transition from tall to short. I started around the same time and there's no doubt reel mowing and reel low grass is my favorite too. Nice video on the how to!!
Great video. I am working towards a short cut and I have a reel mower on order. This video gives me reassurance that I am on the right path. This video is what everyone who wants to cut short needs to see.
Beautiful lawn. I'm in a drought area and am just not compelled to put in this level of mowing effort and tremendous watering. I keep my grass length second highest on the mower deck and that is working for me. I even let it get shaggy to the point of seed heads showing once in awhile but the lawn is surviving on less water and mowing. It looks better than yards with grass cut way too low and not watered or fed enough, and are turned dormant brown by July. I salute your good work.
Most grasses should be at 3 inches or higher. Alot of stress on a lawn during the summer if you keep it short. Golf course superintendents have a tough job but they spend a lot of time and $$ on keeping the grass short. Very hard to do for the average homeowner
Your son was like man just come play ball with me F your grass obsession. Joking aside I love my lawn long I love that prairie grass swaying in the wind look. Birds perch on it it’s amazing.
In New Zealand we are quite fortunate that no matter what you do to the grass it just won't die, if it looses green colour u get it back within a few weeks without doing anything. I keep my lawn at a very similar height, having it long is almost viewed as lazy over here.
I went ahead and scalped my lawn. It was a freshly seeded lawn. I was able to squeeze in an early seed this year in March! But it's been raining all week... I want to work on leveling it, but being on an incline, I have to time the weather, or my work will wash away.
@@JimmyLewisMows agreed! It happens twice a week! I’ve got a video clip on my channel (not this account) if you want to see it. Go to 13:58 on this video ruclips.net/video/gGzf5lszzsc/видео.html
Just started the process of lowering height of cut also. Similar climate and grass type in southern Ontario (Canada). I’m at 1.25” with rotary mower and purchased a Jacobsen greens king greens mower. De-thatched lawn this week. Should I level lawn prior to going lower (sub 1”) Note: it’s fairly level, no major scalping yet 🤷
I'm curious what grass is in your lawn. It's beautiful. With regard to experimenting, I'm right there with you. In fact, I'm putting it all on the table this year. I live in North Texas. Last year, we had a particularly brutal Summer. Virtually no rain for four months and record 100+ degree temps. I didn't mow all Summer... because there was literally nothing to mow. I decided to let it all go (it was 80% weeds anyway). In November, I did a full renovation. Scalped, scarified, removed the debris, spread 8 yards of high quality topsoil, leveled and planted a proprietary blend of turf type tall fescue (Defiance XRE), which claims great drought, heat and traffic tolerance. Six months later, I have one of the prettiest lawns on my street, but we've also been blessed with cool temps and one of the wettest Springs on record. Now that Summer is approaching and the Gates Of Hell begin creaking open, the test is upon us. By November, I will know if my experiment was successful or a huge waste of time, money and sweat. I'm currently mowing at the lowest setting my mower will go, at 1.5 inches. Pretty short for Fescue, I know, but so far, so good. Best of luck in your endeavors. You have an awesome lawn. One of the best on RUclips in my opinion and I watch a LOT of lawn porn.
After seeing your lawn in person last year I completely get why you like it that way. It looks great on film and even better in person. Makes me want to consider reel mowing at some point.
I'm down to 2", but still using rotary and the lawn needs to be leveled for any progress. Planning on a long Labor Day of lawn leveling and overseeding weekend this year. Nice view of the Silicon Slopes. ;-)
Of course you chose the front over the back --- the neighbors must acknowledge the domination. Yard looks great, dood. Bonus points for flashing the Stars & Stripes on the outro.
Anyone the opposite? I mow my KBG as tall as it lets me and still look good. Something about striping a tall lawn is 🔥🔥🔥 I like the look of the short lawns don’t get me wrong, but for me I just love the look of a lush forest of evenly mowed and striped grass
i'm still in the manual reel mower phase, but i've loved the experience of going lower the past year...next year i'll probably upgrade to something powered...never going back to "long" grass
On the video your lawn looks great. What about burn during the hot summer months. Do you live in an area of restricted watering days? What do you feed the lawn to make it survive weeds and heat?
That took a lot of effort, and it looks gorgeous! I have St. Augustine and keep it 3" due to our heat, 103 yesterday here in Central Texas. Your background is beautiful, the snow-capped mountains. I really enjoyed your video, thanks for sharing!
Short thick grass just looks so freaking nice!! Not sure if I can pull this off with Fescue in CA. I mow my fescue at 1.5 inch and my neighbors think it’s turf lol
I like lawn mowers more than I like actually taking care of grass. Several years ago at my old house I decided I needed a powered reel mower. I had a decent St Augustine lawn, and had read that a reel mower would work for that. But I didn't know about the need for transitioning slowly. I was probably cutting it at like 3", plus the light weight rotary mower would glide over the spongy grass. The reel mower was much heavier and I think the max height was like 1.25". The first time it hit the lawn, it pressed down the spongy grass and cut it practically to the soil. It was like those fail videos where someone forgets to put the guard on the clippers when they cut their hair. I sold it a while later, but I wish I had it back. Now I have 10 acres and want to build a golfing area.
Have you done any leveling? Sand vs compost/topsoil or blend? Trickle feed N? Im planning on tje same. Buying a 7 blade manual reel mower. Ive done it before at 1.5" with perennial ryegrass.
Fertilizer and watering practices are the same. During peak growth times I can easily mow it three times a week. Typically when I get to that point I apply a growth regulator and that helps me to stick to twice a week.
this guys prly like a professional hit man or sumthin but his passion is keeping that lawn immaculate that golf course front yard real talk gona dethatch my lawn now
I keep mine high now, because it hides some of the bald spots. I do quite the display on Halloween and Christmas, and it tends to kill the grass in those areas.
Hi there, I'm in the same process right now. A lot of my lawn is turning brown and doesn't really look healthy. Did you also encounter this problem? Should I just keep mowing at the same height? 1 inch is my goal. 3:40 also looks pretty rough. Wonder how long it took to recover.
You didn't talk about the (importance?) of leveling the front yard. Could you mow low without scalping if the yard was bumpy? Did you keep the same irrigation and fertilizer schedule? Any increase in disease risk? Is your front grass rye or kbg?
Leveling is a whole other video. Every yard is different and needs to be assed and approached based on individual circumstances. If the yard is bumpy enough, it won't be an enjoyable experience. I kept same irrigation practices, but have been trying to fertilizer in smaller amounts with more regular applications (spoon feeding). Haven't seen or experienced an increase in disease. It's pretty dry here for the most part. All my grass is a mix of bluegrass and rye.
@@JimmyLewisMows excellent and informative post. Since I started following you, you've consistently made good entertaining videos that are very helpful. Thank you!
I want to do this, but what’s stopped me is we’re always told to grow our grass tall to crowd out the weeds. I’d worry cutting it short like this would enable weeds to take over, even after using pre-emergents and spot spraying. Do you have many weeds, or more than you did when you were cutting at 3.25”?
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I've hit the point in my life that every man has, I watch mowing videos instead of video game videos.
Welcome to the club
Lmao so true. I'm the same.
I still do both. Lol
I'm only 20 and I hit that point already😂
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry
I did similar. I leveled mine. Do yourself a huge favor and core aerate first. The process I used for my front patch (which is only about 800sqft) is below. I live in the PacNW btw).
1. Took it to just before Fall (weekend after Labor day last year).
2. Over two weeks got it down to just under 2in. Looked meh.
3. De-thatched using a sunjoe. highly recommended, btw.
4. Core-aerated and sand leveled on the same day after collecting the cores (I added the cores and thatch to my compost bin, btw).
5. Over-seeded with the cultivar I already have (fescue), spread peat moss, and rolled it. Watered lightly twice a day for the next week (when it didn't rain) in total about a 1/4 inch.
6. A week later I sprayed it with liquid starter fertilizer.
7. A week after that I had amazingly good germination and growth, so I trimmed to 1-1/2 inches.
8. Switched to a push reel and began trimming every other day for the next two weeks until it was down to 3/4in, which is where I am now.
9. Now I hit it with a push-reel every 2-3 days. It's good exercise and psychologically therapeutic.
In all, it took about six weeks from start to awesome. After winter, come mid-spring I had repeated steps 4-7 again, then followed it up with a 10-0-8 granular fertilize at half the recommended dose. I can honestly say people literally stop while walking my neighborhood to look at my lawn; they can't believe it is real (and sometimes neither can I). I'm 55 years old with an iffy back. If I can do it, anyone can. My wife thought I was nuts. After the core aeration and sanding she was sure I had destroyed our front yard and was worried about nasty-grams from the HOA gestapo. Four weeks later it was a work of art. Trouble is, now she wants me to do it to our back yard (2500sqft), and I just don't think I wanna swallow that big a pill unless I get a motorized reel. They can run anywhere from around $1k used all the way up toe $5k+. The one used in this video looks like a Toro Greenmaster 1600, and they *start* at around $6500 *used* . You gotta really love your mowing to drop that kinda cheddar on a piece of yard equipment you can't even ride.
SO HELPFUL. Thanks for sharing. What kind of push reel do you use?
It has been quite the transformation. The lawn responded well with your process. The patience you exhibited is noteworthy because taking your time helped the grass maintain color. Well done!
Anyone feel this had a Ryan Knorr edit feel?!? Good editing my man!
Quite the compliment. Thank you.
Yup.
Yes I did. Enjoyed you sharing your journey, Jimmy. Thanks you.
"a very enjoyable mow-ment" I caught that!
Great catch!
I hit a point in my life as a 34 year old woman. no more video game youtube videos and now all I get are mowing videos and car wash videos.
Absolutely beautiful lawn! I was a golf course superintendent for 35 years and I am retired! This lawn could be on any tee or fairway!
Blessings to you and your family,
Kevin Barron
Business in the front, party in the back!
This just makes me want to go golfing. looks like a perfect fairway
your neighbors must love the constant mowing
What a view, the mountains in your backyard.
I’d do the same but 4 acres of pasture grass, planted 80 years ago, leaves me to just enjoy this guys passion for a nice and small front lawn. Job well done 😎
Hey it would only cost 100 million to make 4 acres look like that.... come on
Absolutely amazing change!
Short grass looks so neat!
At 3:30, kid double checking dad's work :) Your yard looks fantastic!
OMG that screams golf course turf! BEAUTIFUL LAWN!
Very nice!! I’m doing the same to my backyard, from 2 1/4” down to 1” now. It is 3,400 sq. ft. of Bermuda and after going as low as the Honda rotary would go, I started at the highest setting on my California Trimmer and started dropping a notch with each mow. Now, I’m a bit stuck at 1” as it needs to thicken up. Amazing the imperfections and thinness you can see when it gets short. But it is much nicer and, as you say, really fun to walk on!
I remember your transition from tall to short. I started around the same time and there's no doubt reel mowing and reel low grass is my favorite too. Nice video on the how to!!
Great video. I am working towards a short cut and I have a reel mower on order. This video gives me reassurance that I am on the right path. This video is what everyone who wants to cut short needs to see.
Beautiful lawn. I'm in a drought area and am just not compelled to put in this level of mowing effort and tremendous watering. I keep my grass length second highest on the mower deck and that is working for me. I even let it get shaggy to the point of seed heads showing once in awhile but the lawn is surviving on less water and mowing. It looks better than yards with grass cut way too low and not watered or fed enough, and are turned dormant brown by July. I salute your good work.
Short and sweet. Nice quicky Jimmy.
I did the exact opposite of what you did. I went taller. And I love it even more than I thought!
Most grasses should be at 3 inches or higher. Alot of stress on a lawn during the summer if you keep it short. Golf course superintendents have a tough job but they spend a lot of time and $$ on keeping the grass short. Very hard to do for the average homeowner
Yeah I cut mine at 3 1/2 right now. I go down to 2 1/2 when its cool or rainy
Your son was like man just come play ball with me F your grass obsession. Joking aside I love my lawn long I love that prairie grass swaying in the wind look. Birds perch on it it’s amazing.
"rub dirt on it" hahahah nice bro!
Nice to see a local Utahn on the tube. When your talking at the end you can hear your neighbor mowing trying to keep up with the Jones’s
That is the Utah way, lol.
DUDE, First class Video. Thank you for posting. God Bless.
I've gone the other way... Time to mow when the wildflowers and tassels start to show !
It's a crime to have a lawn that nice and I see your neighbors called the cops on you at @4:11 Serves you right.
In New Zealand we are quite fortunate that no matter what you do to the grass it just won't die, if it looses green colour u get it back within a few weeks without doing anything.
I keep my lawn at a very similar height, having it long is almost viewed as lazy over here.
Ok. Good video. But what turfgrass is it? And are you still mowing it just twice per week?
I went ahead and scalped my lawn. It was a freshly seeded lawn. I was able to squeeze in an early seed this year in March! But it's been raining all week... I want to work on leveling it, but being on an incline, I have to time the weather, or my work will wash away.
The work does wash away on incline.
The short cut is so much more pro level; you know the neighbors are jeleous!
I saw the angels hat and smashed the subscribed button as fast as I could, Go halos!
My guy! Thanks!
You're in Utah as am I. I'm excited to see this video. I run my lawn pretty long to help with the heat in the summer.
Fantastic video very well-made thank you so much I'm transitioning my yard to look like yours that's my goal thank you again
I did the same journey on my zoysia. Went from rotary, to a fiskars, and then a trucut. Keep mine at 3/4” and people ask if it’s fake. Great video.
People asking if it’s fake is the best compliment.
@@JimmyLewisMows agreed! It happens twice a week! I’ve got a video clip on my channel (not this account) if you want to see it. Go to 13:58 on this video ruclips.net/video/gGzf5lszzsc/видео.html
Doesn't a longer lawn (3" - ish) retain moisture better during the hot season?
lol
Just started the process of lowering height of cut also. Similar climate and grass type in southern Ontario (Canada).
I’m at 1.25” with rotary mower and purchased a Jacobsen greens king greens mower.
De-thatched lawn this week. Should I level lawn prior to going lower (sub 1”)
Note: it’s fairly level, no major scalping yet 🤷
You left out the most important part. What are the nutrients you feed your lawn to keep it green at that height.
Massive water consumption too
I'm curious what grass is in your lawn. It's beautiful.
With regard to experimenting, I'm right there with you. In fact, I'm putting it all on the table this year. I live in North Texas. Last year, we had a particularly brutal Summer. Virtually no rain for four months and record 100+ degree temps. I didn't mow all Summer... because there was literally nothing to mow. I decided to let it all go (it was 80% weeds anyway). In November, I did a full renovation. Scalped, scarified, removed the debris, spread 8 yards of high quality topsoil, leveled and planted a proprietary blend of turf type tall fescue (Defiance XRE), which claims great drought, heat and traffic tolerance. Six months later, I have one of the prettiest lawns on my street, but we've also been blessed with cool temps and one of the wettest Springs on record. Now that Summer is approaching and the Gates Of Hell begin creaking open, the test is upon us. By November, I will know if my experiment was successful or a huge waste of time, money and sweat. I'm currently mowing at the lowest setting my mower will go, at 1.5 inches. Pretty short for Fescue, I know, but so far, so good.
Best of luck in your endeavors. You have an awesome lawn. One of the best on RUclips in my opinion and I watch a LOT of lawn porn.
After seeing your lawn in person last year I completely get why you like it that way. It looks great on film and even better in person. Makes me want to consider reel mowing at some point.
Wanting to reel mow is a temptation that never goes away.
@@JimmyLewisMows it's frequently on my mind. 😁
I'm down to 2", but still using rotary and the lawn needs to be leveled for any progress. Planning on a long Labor Day of lawn leveling and overseeding weekend this year. Nice view of the Silicon Slopes. ;-)
His lawn is the best
Of course you chose the front over the back --- the neighbors must acknowledge the domination. Yard looks great, dood. Bonus points for flashing the Stars & Stripes on the outro.
Process took so long the officer across the street got a vehicle upgrade!
Anyone the opposite? I mow my KBG as tall as it lets me and still look good. Something about striping a tall lawn is 🔥🔥🔥 I like the look of the short lawns don’t get me wrong, but for me I just love the look of a lush forest of evenly mowed and striped grass
Big hat and sunglasses, coming back at ya folks
Fairway quality...good job!
i'm still in the manual reel mower phase, but i've loved the experience of going lower the past year...next year i'll probably upgrade to something powered...never going back to "long" grass
On the video your lawn looks great. What about burn during the hot summer months. Do you live in an area of restricted watering days? What do you feed the lawn to make it survive weeds and heat?
What happened at 03:40. Did the sun burn the lawn? How long did it take to get nicely green again?
I'm a similar, I never let my lawn get longer than 3/4 of a meter.😀
My zero turn will go 1 inch, Im going to try it with Bermuda next year, hope its good enough
That took a lot of effort, and it looks gorgeous! I have St. Augustine and keep it 3" due to our heat, 103 yesterday here in Central Texas. Your background is beautiful, the snow-capped mountains. I really enjoyed your video, thanks for sharing!
Thanks very much!
Your front yard looks like a damn fairway. Nice work.
That looks amazing! I miss those Utah mountains.
Short thick grass just looks so freaking nice!! Not sure if I can pull this off with Fescue in CA. I mow my fescue at 1.5 inch and my neighbors think it’s turf lol
I love it. Yeah fescue doesn’t take a super short cut unfortunately.
I love a different kind of grass.
I like lawn mowers more than I like actually taking care of grass. Several years ago at my old house I decided I needed a powered reel mower. I had a decent St Augustine lawn, and had read that a reel mower would work for that. But I didn't know about the need for transitioning slowly. I was probably cutting it at like 3", plus the light weight rotary mower would glide over the spongy grass. The reel mower was much heavier and I think the max height was like 1.25". The first time it hit the lawn, it pressed down the spongy grass and cut it practically to the soil. It was like those fail videos where someone forgets to put the guard on the clippers when they cut their hair. I sold it a while later, but I wish I had it back. Now I have 10 acres and want to build a golfing area.
Did you level your lawn? Mine is pretty bumpy. I think I need to sand level then go short. How long should I wait after leveling with sand?
Great video man! Answered all the questions I have making the change from rotary to reel! Thank you for making this video…
You've put some serious work into that beautiful lawn. Props to you my man.
Thank you
Have you done any leveling? Sand vs compost/topsoil or blend? Trickle feed N? Im planning on tje same. Buying a 7 blade manual reel mower. Ive done it before at 1.5" with perennial ryegrass.
4 inch crew checking in :)
This looks great, thanks for the great video.
His front yard is basically a fairway. Good job looks good
Enjoyed that, thanks. Mickey from England UK 🇬🇧
Looks great man!!
Looked like a Utah home. Travel there every year for family in Provo. Not sure I can pull this off in Missouri!!! looks great.
What kinda of grass is this? I love it
2:18 There's a freight tank car train in the back
Nice throw back. Enjoyed watching how you brought it down do low.
Maintenance wise, what's different? Still mowing twice a week? Do you need more fertilizer?
Fertilizer and watering practices are the same. During peak growth times I can easily mow it three times a week. Typically when I get to that point I apply a growth regulator and that helps me to stick to twice a week.
I have Zoysia. I am at about 4”. I have a Honda rotary and I’m pondering going to a reel mower. Is MaClane a good one?
this guys prly like a professional hit man or sumthin but his passion is keeping that lawn immaculate
that golf course front yard
real talk gona dethatch my lawn now
I keep mine high now, because it hides some of the bald spots. I do quite the display on Halloween and Christmas, and it tends to kill the grass in those areas.
I love my thick, soft Bermuda!
Ive thought about cutting short but dont becausenI want deep root growth. Plus, it helps to cover a few weak areas.
Shallow roots with short cut grass is absolutely false. But I can understand wanting more shade for weak spots.
Hi there, I'm in the same process right now. A lot of my lawn is turning brown and doesn't really look healthy. Did you also encounter this problem? Should I just keep mowing at the same height? 1 inch is my goal. 3:40 also looks pretty rough. Wonder how long it took to recover.
With this guy, if you are his neighbor, the grass is, always greener on the other side.
What kind of grass you have? Im stuck with tall fescue because, of the weather.
Garden power tools work all day every day.
Somebody called police to look at you )))
Thanks for video.
Great video!!! Fun to see the transformation!!
You didn't talk about the (importance?) of leveling the front yard. Could you mow low without scalping if the yard was bumpy?
Did you keep the same irrigation and fertilizer schedule? Any increase in disease risk?
Is your front grass rye or kbg?
Leveling is a whole other video. Every yard is different and needs to be assed and approached based on individual circumstances. If the yard is bumpy enough, it won't be an enjoyable experience. I kept same irrigation practices, but have been trying to fertilizer in smaller amounts with more regular applications (spoon feeding). Haven't seen or experienced an increase in disease. It's pretty dry here for the most part. All my grass is a mix of bluegrass and rye.
@@JimmyLewisMows excellent and informative post. Since I started following you, you've consistently made good entertaining videos that are very helpful. Thank you!
I will love to do the same thing.
Just came across your channel and Holly crap I have so work to do haha! My channel is so amateur 😂😂 great content brother!
Ok but what's the mowers and tools you use, how often do you water and what grass seed do you use? How often do you seed as well
Reel mowing and Baseballism love the video!
If I had the time I'd definitely do it
Man the YT algorithm is something. I searched for how to modify my mower to cut taller, and somehow I wound up here.
I'm at 2"+ zoysia (new sod) and this is the long term plan. Maybe by the end of the year. I'm in Florida so no dormant season for me.
I can't afford a lawnmower,but have a weed eater/brush cutter.Can I proceed to go from long cuts to short cuts with this equipment?
Unfortunately no I couldn’t recommend that.
Doesn't it depend on the grass type how low you can go? I have cool season turf, mix of kentucky blue, rye and tall fescue. So prolly 2.5" is lowest?
Did you ever level your lawn prior to going low and switching to a reel mower?
I did not.
What area do you live in? if it were a hot dry area would the lawn be okay still?
Didn’t you have tall fescue? Or was it kbg that you mowed tall? And what grass type do you have now?
Always had this same blend. Bluegrass and rye.
Nice. Love the effort and results!
I want to do this, but what’s stopped me is we’re always told to grow our grass tall to crowd out the weeds. I’d worry cutting it short like this would enable weeds to take over, even after using pre-emergents and spot spraying. Do you have many weeds, or more than you did when you were cutting at 3.25”?
If you have bluegrass it will spread the more you cut it. I don’t have many weeds at all.
I'm scared to do this, seems like when I try to go short it just turns yellow.
Currently manual reel mowing my front at 1 inch. It is heavily shaded but will see how it goes this summer!
Hi Jimmy. Just purchased the time master. How's your holding up since you bought yours? Thanks
Still going strong!