Grass Height

We get a lot of calls asking for advice on the best height to cut the grass. Reel mowers are very gentle on your lawn and can cut the grass shorter than needed by power rotary mowers. On Canadian lawns grass is best cut from 1 to 3 inches. Since most Canadian grass varieties tend to bend over once they reach about 4 inches you will have a difficult time having a neat looking lawn if you try to keep it long using a reel mower. Most golf courses cut their fairways using gang reel mowers and the fairways remain healthy even in dry weather so don’t be a slave to advice to keep your grass high in dry weather. Most recommendations for high grass in dry conditions come from research on power rotary mowers which stress and bruise the grass. Practical experience on countless golf courses proves it is safe to keep your lawn a bit shorter in dry weather. A shorter cutting height will help you keep your lawn looking even and groomed- reel mowers depend on the grass being upright when it is cut so make sure you cut once the grass has grown 1/3 higher than when it was cut.