When do i cut newly planted grass

JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Letting your grass grow to the right height before mowing it is essential to its future growth. Because if you mow it too short, you might damage it and it might never grow back properly. SO it's vitally important to know when to cut grass. Keep in mind that patience both with the growth of the new seedlings, and its maturation, is crucial to overall lawn care and health before you prep that lawn mower.

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External links may earn us a commission. Table of Contents. Related Posts. Backyard Boss is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon. In most instances, a minimum 4 weeks must pass after the seeds have germinated before you can begin thinking about mowing.

Using a push mower to cut grass produces quite a lot of compaction, which is why young grass must be provided with an adequate amount of time to gain age and strength. Moreover, young grass is still attempting to develop a strong root system.

If a mower is used too soon, its blades and wheels will pull the seedlings out of the ground, as opposed to cutting them. Because the mower simultaneously compacts the soil, it makes it even more difficult for the young grass to put down roots.

The height of new grass is an excellent method for determining whether or not the seedlings are ready for mowing. Alternatively you can see the following post for more on timing your grass seed application in the fall. Now, there are some basics that you need to keep in mind before you jump into mowing new grass.

Type of Grass: The type of grass is one of the main things you might want to keep in mind. This is so because the right time to mow a grass varies from one grass to another.

Grasses like perennial rye or any of the fescues will germinate quickly and grow tall in just weeks so these grass types need to get mowed earlier than slower growing types like Kentucky Bluegrass, Zoysia, or Centipede.

Because quick growing grass types will need to be mowed earlier before roots are deep you will want to make sure you you are using a stronger mower that has a faster blade speed and make sure the blade is actually sharp.

This will prevent the baby grass from getting uprooted. I also advise my readers to consider applying a root growth stimulant product like RGS or CytoGro around seeding or shortly after germination to encourage more substantial root development as early as possible.

Augustine down lawn cut height is usually on the high side. On the other hand lawns like Zoysia, Perennial Rye, or even Bermudagrass can easily be maintained at one inch in height so you might not want to wait until these grass types grow much past two inches before you start cutting them back.

These lower cut grass types may require a reel mower to maintain the ultimate desired height of 1-inch and a reel mower will be the least likely to damage root systems or baby grass blades in their earliest states of maturity so this is where it pays to have the right equipment up front.