Are you up to the max height of cut for your lawn yet?

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Are you up to the max height of cut for your lawn yet?

Post by john5246 » May 6th, 2019, 8:45 pm

Why or why not?
What grass type do you have?

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Post by Green » May 6th, 2019, 9:17 pm

No. One step down from max...about 3.3 in. Getting a lot of rain, so max height would be a bad idea. I'm never really at max height (3.75 in) in May. Northern mixes.

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Post by KBGkicksazz » May 6th, 2019, 10:22 pm

2.5 inches. Doing the Philes program and lots of rain.

In NH near the coast so and don’t get oppressive heat until mid June or later.

Once I see higher temps in the 10 day forecast then I start raising the deck. Right now daytime temps in mid 60s and high 40s at night.

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Post by Oldschool » May 6th, 2019, 10:31 pm

100% kBG...Raised deck from 2” to 2.5” today. I’ll keep it there till first of June. 3” for all of June. Hit my max of 3.5” first of July. Heat doesn’t hit hard here till late June. By hard I mean high 80’s low 90’s. I like the blades to get some time at each height to build strength.

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Post by HoosierLawnGnome » May 7th, 2019, 6:58 am

I'm at 1.5 inches and may drop it. All KBG.

I like the way it looks that low and enjoy tinkering with a triplex.


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Re: Are you up to the max height of cut for your lawn yet?

Post by nclawnguy » May 8th, 2019, 4:59 pm

I'm at 4.25" with my tttf. Max cut for me 4.5". I had a crazy spring flush this year, warm temps and a lot of rain.

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Post by EddieN26 » May 8th, 2019, 5:29 pm

Currently at 3.5" with 100% KBG. Been there since the beginning of the season and the yard looks amazing. Will stay there throughout the year

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Post by darkcrisis » May 8th, 2019, 7:15 pm

Currently at 3.5" with TTTF. I think I may stay here this year instead of going up to 4"

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Post by ken-n-nancy » May 8th, 2019, 8:19 pm

Wow - this thread points out how different the "season start time" is for us folks about 500 miles north -- my KBG Bewitched and Prosperity is still half asleep from winter (greening up, but not yet growing much) and hasn't even grown enough for a first mowing yet!

I won't be raising the cut height to "summer height" until 1 July!

May and June are still spring here!

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Post by northeastlawn » May 8th, 2019, 8:42 pm

Actually about the same here; my KBG is about 50/50. Some cultivars are growing well, other areas are just sitting there.

Everything is green and looks good, just not uniformly growing.

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Post by Green » May 8th, 2019, 8:48 pm

ken-n-nancy wrote:
May 8th, 2019, 8:19 pm
Wow - this thread points out how different the "season start time" is for us folks about 500 miles north -- my KBG Bewitched and Prosperity is still half asleep from winter (greening up, but not yet growing much) and hasn't even grown enough for a first mowing yet!

I won't be raising the cut height to "summer height" until 1 July!

May and June are still spring here!
I still have my upper back that hasn't gotten its first mow yet (but will, very soon). It has Bewitched in it.

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Re: Are you up to the max height of cut for your lawn yet?

Post by john5246 » May 8th, 2019, 9:26 pm

Half way up on my toro recycler mower is all my perennial rye can tolerate, if I go any higher than this the blades of grass will just lay down...so I think this is the max, I wasn't expecting to hit that till around July but I kept going up one notch and quickly discovered that I can't go anymore. This is on a new lawn so I didn't know this was the max.

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Post by rubes1520 » May 9th, 2019, 9:36 am

I'm also half way up on my Toro Recycler - 2.5" for perennial rye. No fert yet and I gotta say the grass seems to like this height and is looking good. I plan to keep it until around Memorial Day, then might go to 3" and eventually 3.5" come July. PR hates heat.

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Re: Are you up to the max height of cut for your lawn yet?

Post by spectrum1c » May 9th, 2019, 8:02 pm

What height do you typically start for your first mow. I recently did my first mow at 3.25", but only about 50% of the grass was tall enough to get cut. Should I start at lower height?

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Post by ken-n-nancy » May 10th, 2019, 12:32 am

I usually do my first mow at 1/2" higher than my final mow the fall before.

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Post by HoosierDaddy » May 10th, 2019, 1:28 pm

Waiting out the early May seedheads before raising.

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Re: Are you up to the max height of cut for your lawn yet?

Post by HoosierLawnGnome » May 10th, 2019, 1:40 pm

If you are going for closely mown turf, that first cut is a great way to lower HOC, especially if it's still dormant somewhat.

The thing to watch out for is cutting it too close and risking crown damage with a late deep freeze.

So I normally cut at same height I left off from, or lower, at first sign of greenup.

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Post by spectrum1c » May 10th, 2019, 8:44 pm

Thanks for the responses. I'll cut back lower on my next mow. It looks pretty patchy right now with high spots and low spots. With he patchiness, my lawn literally looks the worst in the neighborhood though I've put a ton of work into it

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Post by bauer time » May 11th, 2019, 7:54 am

Currently at 4" with my TTTF. Just raised from 3.5". I bounce between 3.5-4" but was trying to go strictly with 4" this year to see if it helps with some of the burnout I get near my sidewalk.

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Re: Are you up to the max height of cut for your lawn yet?

Post by HoosierLawnGnome » May 11th, 2019, 10:00 am

spectrum1c wrote:
May 10th, 2019, 8:44 pm
Thanks for the responses. I'll cut back lower on my next mow. It looks pretty patchy right now with high spots and low spots. With he patchiness, my lawn literally looks the worst in the neighborhood though I've put a ton of work into it
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