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What mower height.....
Posted on 8/1/22 at 11:21 am
Posted on 8/1/22 at 11:21 am
for palisades zoysia lawn?
What says the rant?
What says the rant?
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Posted on 8/1/22 at 12:08 pm to MEd LSU
between 1.5" to 2". Go lower if you got a reel.
Posted on 8/1/22 at 12:21 pm to MEd LSU
I have mine on 2.75” on my riding mower…..Meyer 252 zoysia
Posted on 8/1/22 at 1:44 pm to MEd LSU
2 inch mowed twice a week. If you can only mow once a week you need to bag to avoid thatch and fungal issues.
Posted on 8/1/22 at 3:39 pm to MEd LSU
5/8”
Posted on 8/1/22 at 4:32 pm to MEd LSU
Lots of varying opinions on this one. I mow mine with a rotary mower at 1.75”.
Basically anything under 2.5”-3” is fine for the grass.
If you have a bumpy, uneven lawn, higher is better. If it’s smooth as glass, you can train it as low as you want.
Rotary mowers are gonna have a limit around 1.5”-2”. Reel mowers can cut it shorter.
Shorter means you’ll have to cut more often and not quite as stress tolerant (heat, drought, etc).
Basically anything under 2.5”-3” is fine for the grass.
If you have a bumpy, uneven lawn, higher is better. If it’s smooth as glass, you can train it as low as you want.
Rotary mowers are gonna have a limit around 1.5”-2”. Reel mowers can cut it shorter.
Shorter means you’ll have to cut more often and not quite as stress tolerant (heat, drought, etc).
Posted on 8/1/22 at 4:50 pm to MEd LSU
Higher will help with weeds.
Posted on 8/1/22 at 6:34 pm to Art Vandelay
quote:.
5/8”
Who downvotes 5/8”? Should it have been in decimal? I tried to go shorter but I have a few spots where it wouldn’t look good that short. It’s hard as frick to keep up right now with the rain and just finding time. Need a sharpening and just have to wait a few months. John Deere 220b.
To me September and October is peak pretty for my zoysia. Good color and easier to maintain.
Posted on 8/1/22 at 7:33 pm to MEd LSU
1.5 inches. Lower mower height on Bermuda and zoysia causes lateral growth. Thicker lawns choke out weeds
Posted on 8/3/22 at 11:53 am to ronk
I believe I’ve been cutting my new zoysia sod (Empire variety)a bit too high (~3”). I’ve noticed it’s yellowing on the lower part of the grass blades. Assuming mowing height is the cause?
Posted on 8/4/22 at 3:36 pm to tigerbater
That’s part of my problem too
Have you dethatched?
Have you dethatched?
Posted on 8/5/22 at 9:13 am to MEd LSU
I mean, I can’t imagine it needs to be dethatched; it was just planted in the spring.
Posted on 8/5/22 at 6:35 pm to tigerbater
My zoysia looks like crap until I fertilize every July. Then it us a carpet. I mow at 2 w a rotary. If I had a reel I’d mow at 1 inch.
Posted on 8/6/22 at 2:35 pm to tigerbater
You should apply an enzyme dethatcher twice a year
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