How To Prevent Your Lawnmower From Scalping Your Lawn - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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How To Prevent Your Lawnmower From Scalping Your Lawn
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Not only does scalping make your lawn look wholly unattractive, it can actually be extremely damaging to each blade of grass that is affected. The team at Melbourne’s Mower Centre has compiled a list of tips that you can use to help prevent this from occurring to your lawn. – PowerPoint PPT presentation
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Title: How To Prevent Your Lawnmower From Scalping Your Lawn
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How To Prevent Your Lawnmower From Scalping Your
Lawn
- A list of handy tips and hints that has been
prepared by Melbournes Mower Centre
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- Scalping generally occurs when the turf has been
mowed below its minimum recommended height or
when mowing has removed more than a third of the
unmown sward height. - Scalping exposes the unsightly thatch layer of
your lawn or even bare soil it can take your
lawn a long time to recover from this.
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- Level out bumps and dips in your lawn.
- These commonly occur when trenches have settled
after infilling. Spreading topsoil evenly on the
surface will help to level these dips out.
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- Check that your lawnmowers frame is rigid and
not dropping at the front. - This will ensure that your mower is cutting the
grass at an even height the whole way through.
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- Mow your lawn using a uniform pressure.
- Do not force the front of your lawnmower into the
turf, as this will damage the grass as well as
your mower.
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- Only mow your lawn to the recommended height.
- This will differ depending on the species that
you have planted on your property, so make sure
you find out the appropriate length.
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- Never remove more than a third of the unmown
height in a single cut for overgrown lawns. - If your grass is quite tall, make sure that you
remove its height in stages until it has reached
your desired length.
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- Only mow when the soil is dry enough to support
the weight of the lawnmower. - If the wheels of the mower are sinking into the
mud, you wont be able to judge how much length
you are taking off.
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This information has been shared on behalf of
Melbournes Mower Centre, a supplier of high
quality lawnmowers that help you to make scalping
a thing of the past. For more information, visit
www.melbournesmowercentre.com.au
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