How Often Should You Mow Your Lawn in Summer?

Summer is when most Adelaide lawns struggle, and how you mow makes a big difference to whether yours stays green or turns brown and patchy.

Raise your mower height in summer. Longer blades shade the soil, hold moisture and protect the roots from scorching. Cutting too short is the most common reason lawns dry out and thin in the heat.

Mow less often than in spring — usually every two to three weeks is plenty, since growth slows in the dry. Always follow the one-third rule: never remove more than a third of the blade height in a single cut.

Mow in the cooler parts of the day, leave clippings on warm-season lawns to return moisture and nutrients, and keep blades sharp so you cut cleanly rather than tearing the grass.

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