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Do you scalp your lawn in the spring?
Posted on 3/14/18 at 8:43 am
Posted on 3/14/18 at 8:43 am
I have a zoysia lawn and I always left my grass a little tall during the winter to protect the roots from hard freezes. It can get down to the single digits where I live. For the first mowing in the spring, I usually just cut the grass at the normal mowing height. But I am thinking about cutting the grass lower for the first mowing this spring to get rid of the old "crown". Anybody else do this?
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Posted on 3/14/18 at 8:45 am to gumbeaux
I drop my deck 1/2 inch from what I cut it at the year before on the 1st cut.
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:39 am to gumbeaux
I don't on my centipede at home, but on the bermuda fields at work we do scalp on he first cutting after greenup.
Posted on 3/14/18 at 1:36 pm to gumbeaux
Bermuda here I scalped 2 weeks ago
Posted on 3/14/18 at 2:06 pm to ole man
My yard is covered with white flowered weeds right now. When the mowing finally hits, it will be a scalp. 
Posted on 3/14/18 at 3:26 pm to gumbeaux
Never heard of that one, although I have St Augustine.
I think as a whole most people scalp or cut their grass too short.
I think as a whole most people scalp or cut their grass too short.
Posted on 3/14/18 at 3:34 pm to highpockets
I cut my st aug real short...and then de thatched. it was and is in bad shape from a untreated bout of brown patch last fall and the weather over winter. I have some bare spots now...going to be a muddy summer I guess.
Posted on 3/14/18 at 6:42 pm to NOLAGT
I usually do. And then up a notch the next cut and another after that. By summer time I’ve got it the height I like it.
Posted on 3/14/18 at 6:50 pm to TU Rob
Bermuda scalp.. don’t know that you need to scalp zoysia though
Posted on 3/14/18 at 7:17 pm to gumbeaux
Yes I have zoysia and like to scalp it early. Makes a royal mess and time consuming. Have to stop every few rows to empty the bag. But it seem to keep the grass healthy.
Posted on 3/14/18 at 7:20 pm to gumbeaux
Nope, run a dethacher and my yard vac.
Posted on 3/14/18 at 7:23 pm to Clames
I do but it’s way to wet to even try at this point.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 5:51 am to Clames
What do you use to de thatch? A pull behind your mower or an actual thatch mower?
Posted on 3/15/18 at 7:56 am to highpockets
Why do you guys scalp Bermuda?
Posted on 3/15/18 at 10:32 am to highpockets
Rent a machine from the MWR on the local AFB. Costs $60 for the weekend, I run it over at my parent's house too and they split the rental fee.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:35 pm to ItzMe1972
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Why do you guys scalp Bermuda?
Greens up faster and makes it thicker.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 2:49 pm to gumbeaux
I see my neighbors doing this on their centipede. It seems like a mistake to me.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 2:58 pm to NOLAGT
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and then de thatched
Did you do it or did you hire someone?
Posted on 3/15/18 at 4:17 pm to gumbeaux
Cut mine about 1 1/2” first cut then raise 1/2” at a time whenever I get behind to about 3 1/2” usually at the end. St Aug tho
Posted on 3/15/18 at 4:26 pm to gumbeaux
I used to burn my Bermuda before green up. Now I have a dog I cut it about 1/2” then set my mower for about 1” the rest of the year. I have Zoysia in my courtyard and have burned it in the past and it did fine.
When you burn the ground is black and really heats up fast so you have an early green up.
If you have a dog that comes inside trust me you do not want to burn your yard off.
When you burn the ground is black and really heats up fast so you have an early green up.
If you have a dog that comes inside trust me you do not want to burn your yard off.
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