How To Cut Tall grass?

If your garden or lawn has a high growth spurt, you might not want to damage that. Fast growth is useful for many reasons. Therefore if you blindly cut all the grass, you might hamper this growth spurt. Each herb possesses specific nutritional values. This adds to the beauty of your garden. Cutting the entire lawn at once might strip off your garden its beauty.

For this reason, you have to start slowly. Take your weed whacker first. Keep all the tools you need at hand. Trim a little of the edges of the grass. This depends on you. If you wish to cut a lot of the grass, even that is acceptable. But all we are saying is, do not do it all at once. Trim about one-third or one-fourth of your total grass-length. The trimmed grass should not be strewn over the ground. Make sure you collect the cut grass with a rake.

Collect all of the grass in a bag. We can give you endless ideas on how you can use the trimmed grass. Be creative if you want and make fair use of it. Or, if you don’t want to, you can discard it as well. Give the lawn rest for a few hours before you proceed.

You can skip this step if your grass is adequately short after trimming. But, if your lawn is still quite long, spray water over it. This helps the grass set back a bit. It will now naturally look shorter. Do this step before plugging in your lawnmower. Before you start, trim the grass a little more with the weed whacker you used previously.

The only difference is that this time you need to cut half of its length. Make sure that it is uniform. Yes, we know that grass grows unevenly. But why ‘uniform’? We mean that trim the same amount everywhere, regardless of the length of each blade.

After the second round of trimming, you now have grass that is way easier for the lawnmower to cut. Once again, before moving on, collect all the trimmed grass with the help of a rake. Store it in a bag and keep it aside. 

It would help if you now prepared your lawnmower (and yourself) for this mission. A lawnmower has adjustable settings. You might have to change these settings before starting. If the setting is not compatible with the length of grass, it will be a failed task. The mower will decrease its strength and keep halting while trying to cut the grass. You cant fix this. You will have to bald the whole lawn entirely. Thus, to prevent this, adjust the mower settings according to the trimmed length.

Keep in mind the entire grass length plus the trimmed length. If you are using a gasoline mower, you have an added advantage. These happen to be the smartphones in the mower-world. They have two adjustment clutches situated near the tires of the mower. While electric mowers might sound like it is the best to use, that is not always the case. Unline gasoline mowers, electric ones have only one lever. It doesn’t matter what type of mower you have.

You still have to adjust the settings. Estimating a higher setting will equip you to deal with halting or clogging. Once you have correctly adjusted the mower, you may now begin cutting.

Once again, this is a reminder for you to check your settings. You cannot undo the damage once it is done. You can now turn on the power of your mower and start chewing up the grass. You will have to use what is known as overlapping passes. This will help you mow your lawn evenly. If you don’t know what an overlapping pass it, feel free to youtube it.

In simple words, it’s a regular drill you follow while going over the grass. One of the essential things while mowing a lawn is the amount of time it takes. Many times people dump this work on their siblings because of how tedious it is. You need to go slow and be patient. Consistency is important. You have to actively be consistent at everything: The speed, the length you cut, and the direction. 
We suggest you not to experiment and go fast with the mower. The grass can damage the mower.

Yes, it sounds unlikely that a feather-thin grass will destroy such a beast of a tool. Unfortunately, it is true. If you go fast, the grass comes at the mower at maximum speed. The mower can be overwhelmed by the grass, and this might bog it down. Therefore, go slow and mow uniformly.

After you are done mowing, water the lawn generously. Think of this as a reward that you are giving your garden (and yourself). We think that any water-work is a lot of fun. Therefore, cherish this step. This step is also essential to nourish and rejuvenate the grass. It helps with the recovery of the grass too. 

After the previous step, you can rest for a while. By ‘for a while,’ we mean a few days. The wait will give your lawn a few days to recover. We are not done yet. We still have to make the final cut. Now is the time you mow it to the desired height. Once again, adjust the mower settings.

If you are still having trouble deciding the ideal height of the grass, go by our general rule. Any height between 3 and 3.85 inches should be excellent. Follow the same steps as last time. The technique has to be the same one: the overlapping pass. This will also give your lawn a clean finish.
This was the general way of mowing. Sometimes, people with small gardens might not have a lawnmower. We got you covered for satiation as well. In such cases, you can also use a little push mower. 

Make sure that the push mower is functional. Service the tool if required. This also means running a blade check. Take the blade out and get it sharpened. If your blade is too blunt, get it replaced. Don’t try to make it work with an average blade. Never settle, remember?

You have to see if your yard is clean. By this, we mean that you have to remove all furniture, hangings, rocks, or toys that are present. These might be difficult to spot in your jungle-like lawn. If you don’t clear these objects, you will find the blade severe.

If you are using a push mower, this might take a while. Use a weed whacker or any trimmer. Trim about three to five inches. This is just a general estimate we make. If your grass has gone wild, you will probably need to trim a little more. This will take a long time. Just like a regular lawnmower, be patient. Any kind of haste will make your backyard look shabby.

Once again, you need to adjust the settings. It is easier to adjust the settings on a push mower. Change the setting to ‘bagging’ or ‘mulch.’ Do not attempt to mow all the grass together. You will have to overlap the cutting. Mow in tiny rows. Keep cleaning the blades after frequent intervals. This will clear the grass on the blade once this is done, water the lawn or backyard.

Just like the lawnmower, you now have to wait for a couple of days. We still have to make the final cut. Now is the time you mow it to the desired height. Once again, adjust the mower settings. If you are still having trouble deciding the ideal height of the grass, go by our general rule. Any height between 3 and 3.85 inches should be fine. Follow the same steps as last time. The technique has to be the same one: the overlapping pass. This will also give your lawn a clean finish.