Lawn mowing: how to do it correctly.

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Why is it important to mow the lawn correctly?

For a lawn that is always fresh and beautifully lush, shaving is essential.

This is not only an aesthetic factor, but also an important activity for the health of the turf.

A good shave, in fact, facilitates the following aspects:

  • It allows the soil greater transpiration, therefore greater root development.
  • When you irrigate, the water is able to penetrate faster, thus avoiding evaporation and stagnation of water.
  • Facilitates the absorption of nutrients from fertilizations.

In short, a well-mowed lawn immediately appears neater, healthy and luxuriant, it is more pleasant to live in and gives your home a completely different look.

How and when should the lawn be mowed?

With the arrival of summer until autumn, the grass should be cut to a height that varies between two and four centimeters depending on the variety.

In summer, however, when temperatures rise, it is better to let it grow a little more to protect the soil from the heat of the sun and thus counteract the drying out of the turf.

To keep the grass at two to four centimeters high, however, it requires frequent mowing. Usually for the most common varieties in Italy, the lawn should be mowed once a week. Don't allow too much time for the lawn to rise too high, otherwise you will run into the problem of having to mow too much leaf, and this will cause damage to your lawn, as well as more time and work to do it. On the other hand, a regular mowing that does not remove more than a third of the height of the leaf will allow you to keep your lawn healthy, green and clean.

It is also advisable to shave when the leaf is dry and in the cooler hours of the day.

Which lawnmower machines to use?

On the market there are many solutions of lawnmowers, ranging from hobby machines to professional ones, from electric ones to those with internal combustion engines and finally robots.

The choice of machine will be primarily dictated by the size of your lawn. For lawns ofsmall dimensioni could opt for electric or battery-powered machines. Here are the links where you can compare some electric and battery-powered cars:

Electric Lawn Mowers    Battery Lawnmower    

For the gardens ofmedium sizewe advise you to use battery powered machines with a power of not less than 40V or machines with petrol engines with blades of at least 48 cm and 140 CC motors. Instead for thelarger areasit is advisable to use riders, cross mowers or garden tractors, also for a matter of saving time in carrying out the work.

BATTERY MOWER   COMBUSTION MOWER   TRACTORS AND RIDERS   

Another interesting alternative is to use robotic lawnmowers to do the job for you. The latest generation robots guarantee good efficiency and reliability. Basically it is a question of choosing the right robot for the size of your lawn, installing it and it will mow your lawn in full autonomy. On the market there are different brands and models.

ROBOT MOWER   

One last tip for lawnmowers: do the correct maintenance always keeping them efficient. It is very important, for example, to always keep the blades well sharpened so that the cut is clean and regular. This will allow you to avoid the unsightly fraying of the leaf.

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