Mowing your lawn is the most often applied cultural practice performed on grass. A beautiful lawn is easy on the eyes, adds curb appeal, and is a pleasure to play on. What is not often considered is how grass responds to mowing. A key understanding in professional turf management is knowing that mowing is merely tolerated by grass and as a result, has specific reactions to it.

Mowing your lawn is the most often applied cultural practice performed on grass. What is not often considered is how grass responds to mowing. A key understanding in professional turf management is knowing that mowing is merely tolerated by grass and as a result, has specific reactions to it.

Primary growth factors, how to decide between, and how to care for them. In the world of turfgrass, there are only two main grass types, cool-season grasses, and warm-season grasses.

In efforts to find the perfect turf grass, there has been a lot written about the nutrient and light requirements of full sun grass, but there isn't much scientific data written about shade turf and its growth and light requirements.