Tips on When to Mow Your Lawn

It's such a basic question: When should you mow your lawn? Yet people commonly get it wrong. Here are a few pointers:

•Don't mow your grass when it's wet, whether due to weather or watering. That damages the blades and your lawn alike.

•Don't buzz cut an overgrown lawn to "get back on schedule." Instead, cut the grass back in increments, never by more than a third of its current length.

•Do cut your lawn "high", as in about three inches. That length helps limit weed growth, reduces the need for watering and promotes a strong root structures.

•Don't cut your lawn obsessively. Like any plant, grass needs time to recover from being cut. Plus, it's bad for your mower.