{"id":1622,"date":"2026-03-09T12:39:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T12:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/batavia-il\/?p=1622"},"modified":"2026-03-19T22:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:06:18","slug":"proper-mowing-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/batavia-il\/proper-mowing-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Proper Mowing Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The single greatest contributor to lawn stress (which also contributes to fungal disease) is mowing too short.<\/li>\n<li>You should be mowing at the highest setting on your mower.<\/li>\n<li>Mowing height should be\u00a0at least\u00a03.5 inches, but higher is better if possible (we prefer 4-4.5 inches).<\/li>\n<li>You should never mow more than 1\/3 of the grass blade per mowing.<\/li>\n<li>Consistently mowing too short will cause your lawn to die!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Under Stress Conditions &#8211; Stay Off\/Don&#8217;t Mow\u00a0:\u00a0If your lawn is showing signs of drought stress and growth has slowed or stopped, (brown spots, a silverish sheen, or it sounds crunchy when you walk on it) please stay off of it as much as you can. You do not need to mow your lawn if it is not growing!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<div>More information and the science behind these mowing guidelines:<\/div>\n<div>North Carolina State:<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.turffiles.ncsu.edu\/2015\/04\/mowing-height-impacts-weed-populations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.turffiles.ncsu.edu\/2015\/04\/mowing-height-impacts-weed-populations\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Michigan State:<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canr.msu.edu\/resources\/mowing-lawn-turf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.canr.msu.edu\/resources\/mowing-lawn-turf<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Penn State:<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.psu.edu\/the-impact-of-mowing-on-weed-pressure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/extension.psu.edu\/the-impact-of-mowing-on-weed-pressure<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The single greatest contributor to lawn stress (which also contributes to fungal disease) is mowing too short. 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