A well-maintained lawn can add significant value to your home. However, many homeowners either underestimate the amount of time and effort required for proper lawn care or do not perform necessary maintenance tasks on a consistent basis. In order to achieve a healthy, aesthetic lawn, you must be diligent when mowing and treating your yard each week.

Never mow when the lawn is wet, or you risk damaging your lawn mower and potentially harming both yourself and your grass. Grass clippings are composed of approximately 70 percent water, so when left on top of the ground after a rainstorm, they will act as tiny talcum powder pads that help soil to compact and cause an unhealthy buildup in your lawn's root system.

If you need to mow before the ground has completely dried out, wait until late in the evening or early morning to avoid dew buildup – whenever possible try to choose a day with little to no rainfall forecasted for the upcoming three days. If waiting just isn't feasible, be sure you thoroughly clean excess moisture from beneath your machine after every mowing so that clippings do not become trapped in the mower's blades or drive train.

Mowing at the proper height is essential for a healthy lawn. When mowing your lawn regularly at one-inch to two-inches above the soil surface, grass can establish deep roots that will help it beat out weeds during hot summer months. Taller grass allows more sunlight to reach its root system which helps in strengthening each plant's overall health and vigor; however, too short of a cut causes problems related to stress on your turfgrass' growing points (the tips of each plant). Stress results in less uniformity within your lawn because stressed portions.

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