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According to turf experts at Texas A&M, the ideal range of mowing heights for tall fescue is 2 ½-4 inches. For bluegrass, the range is 2 to 3 ½ inches.
Your lawn still needs some water in winter, but not much, as most grasses are dormant during this time of year. "Grasses are not taking in nutrients and need very little water in winter," says ...
The early morning hours (before 9 a.m.) are best time to water for the least amount of water loss and evaporation. Nenov - Getty Images You’re not keeping the mower blades sharp.
A primary element of organic lawn management is the use of compost [2] and compost tea to reduce the need for fertilization and to encourage healthy soil that enables turf to resist pests. [3] A second element is mowing tall (3" – 4") to suppress weeds and encourage deep grass roots, [4] and leaving grass clippings and leaves on the lawn as ...
Vapour pressure-deficit, or VPD, is the difference (deficit) between the amount of moisture in the air and how much moisture the air can hold when it is saturated. Once air becomes saturated, water will condense to form clouds, dew or films of water over leaves. It is this last instance that makes VPD important for greenhouse regulation. If a ...
In lawn care, thatch is a layer of organic matter that accumulates on a lawn around the base of the grass plants. Thatch is a combination of living and dead plant matter including crowns, stolons, rhizomes, and roots. Grass clippings do not generally contribute to thatch buildup as they can be easily broken down by soil microorganisms.
The lawn care experts at Scotts advise, "If you must water in the evening, try between 4 and 6 p.m. which should give the grass blades time to dry before nightfall." However they warn, "The later ...
Water moves through soil due to the force of gravity, osmosis and capillarity. At 0 to 33 kPa suction (field capacity), water is pushed through soil from the point of its application under the force of gravity and the pressure gradient created by differences in the pressure of water; this is called saturated flow. At higher suction, water ...