Mowing Guidelines

Check out our Mowing Guidelines for a healthy and high-definition lawn! Turf HD is here to help with any of your lawn care needs!

Use a 3.5" - 4" Mowing Height

Tall fescue prefers a mowing height of 3.5″ – 4″.  This mowing height is ideal for reducing weed pressure within the turf-stand.  Lower mowing heights can severely stress a lawn, causing it to burn out, and will cause your turf to thin over time.  Higher mowing heights will cause the leaf blades to flop over, which reduces the aesthetic appeal of the lawn.

Never Mow More Than 1/3 of The Leaf Blade At Any One Mowing

Mowing more than 1/3 of the leaf blade during a mowing event is likely to cause scalping injury to the turf and reduce turf vigor.  A common sign of turf scalping is a white to yellow-brown discoloration of the affected turf.  A white sheen near the tips of the leaf blades may also be seen right after mowing occurs.

Make Sure Your Mower Blades Are Sharpened

Dull mower blades can cause significant physical injury to your turf, causing a multitude of issues ranging from discoloration to increased pest/disease activity in your lawn.  It is important to mow your blades at least once annually, or more if needed.

To Mulch Or Not To Mulch?

When possible, we recommend mulching your grass blades back into the lawn.  However, please be very careful to follow the 1/3 rule mentioned above.  Short clippings will break down quickly, helping to recycle nutrients back into your lawn.  Longer clippings take longer to break down and speed up thatch build-up.  Thatch layers in excess of 1/2″ will likely increase levels of pest and disease activity, reduce the ability of water and nutrients being able to reach the soil layer, and increase the risk of drought and cold stress.

Reviews
5 Star Review

I am impressed with the organization, efficiency, and professionalism of the Turf HD staff. Our lawn looks lush and beautiful, the best it's looked since it was installed 5 years ago. Thank you, Turf HD.

Denise Kozminsky
Main Office
5 Star Review

We have used a few other lawn services over the past 10 years and are having the best results with TurfHD, even after just a partial season of treatment. Pricing is basically the same as the other providers, but the service from TurfHD seems more customized to individual lawn needs, or the workers give more attention to details (or both!). The only negative is that TurfHD does not notify you of the upcoming treatment date. I'm sure that can be a challenge, logistically, but it is nice to be able to mow the lawn in preparation beforehand.

Bryan Smith
Main Office
5 Star Review

I highly recommend Turf HD. They transformed my yard

Larry Williams
Main Office
5 Star Review

I’ve been a customer of TurfHD for a number of years. I started out struggling to grow a decent lawn on a slope and now, with TurfHD, all my neighbors comment on how nice my lawn looks throughout the growing season. I like the TurfHD philosophy that a thick lawn with a deep root system will alleviate most typical lawn problems and control growth of weeds. If I do notice a problem or have a question about the lawn, a simple email to TurfHD is all that’s required. I have recommended TurfHD to a number of my neighbors who are also happy with their results.

Alan S
Main Office
5 Star Review

They provide a variety of services and explained all my options. They provide a schedule for the various services and provide the services on time. My lawn looks so much better this year!

Susan Thomas
Main Office
5 Star Review

All you want in a lawn care service. The office staff responds within a few hours. Team shows up to do the lawn within the prescribed period. I have no weeds and perfect green.

Connor Gallery
Main Office
5 Star Review

Turf HD is a perfect for this business! High Definition in all aspects, including, of course, personal, professional, responsive and courteous service with each application and aeration/overseeing.

angelo kidd
Main Office
4 Star Review

Have used them for many years. Hard-working and very responsive to trying to work with you.

DAVE HUGHES
Main Office
5 Star Review

We use Turf HD’s seeding, aeration, and fertilizer services. Specifically, we use their “organic plan”. Our lawn constantly receives compliments from neighbors. The grass is thick, filled in very well, and is strong. Their prices are significantly lower than some other larger companies servicing the area too. We highly recommend them to anyone looking for s lawn care service.

Mike Schulman
Main Office
5 Star Review

They did what they contracted to do and sent an email detailing what had been done, what product(s) were applied, for what reason, and who did the job; for each and every application. Second, they made sure that various lawn fungi were controlled and did not destroy my lawn. Third, my lawn looks fabulous - Spring, Summer, Fall. Fourth - aeration was done with a deep penetrating machine, followed up with through seeding. Lastly - the price was more than fair!! All in all - highly recommend Turf HD.

Tom Worosz
Main Office
5 Star Review

Most pleasant to deal with, work done exactly as specified, beautiful lawn! Just like Harry Truman used to say: Tell 'em what you're going to tell 'em, then tell 'em, then tell 'em what you told 'em.

Joanne Foster
Main Office
5 Star Review

Turf HD has done an excellent job since taking over our lawn care at the start of 2020. The lawn is now, in early Fall, much thicker and greener. Bare spots and brown spots have been eliminated along with weeds. Richard has provided very personalized service and works to make sure lawn problems are corrected. Turf HD is a big improvement over previous lawn care services we have had.

Palmyra UMC
Main Office