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

Turf HD was recommended to me by a friend and I have been forever thankful. They transformed my yard from a field of sod to a field of dreams. I know it sounds corny, but I have never had so many compliments on my yard. I always wanted a yard that would match the vision of the yard I had growing up and Turf HD has done that and more. They care about your yard and are incredibly knowledgeable, polite and work in all elements. Best recommendation I could have ever received!!!

Bill Scanlon
Main Office
5 Star Review

Always professional and want to be sure you are satisfied. Have been having them take care of my lawn for several years and what a difference they have made. It is beautiful!

Cathy Horton
Main Office
5 Star Review

We’ve had TurfHD for a few years and our lawn has never looked better. Richard is always on schedule, courteous, friendly, and informative. Great service.

John Oliver
Main Office
5 Star Review

Without a doubt this is THE best lawn care service hands down. Over the years we had used several different lawn care services or done DIY. None came close to the extraordinary results of Turf HD. Our lawn technician Richard is THE most knowledgeable lawn maintenance expert I know. He knows what specifically a lawn needs and the proof is in the results you get after he does the prescribed application. If you want a green healthy lawn Turf HD is the ONE.

Fog Dog
Main Office
5 Star Review

As a first time home owner I was hesitant to invest in a lawn care program, but now I'm so glad I did. A great company to work with. Thanks for everything!

L K
Main Office
5 Star Review

I highly recommend Turf HD. They transformed my yard

Larry Williams
Main Office
5 Star Review

This was one of the best experiences we have had in the 30 years living here. Friendly, excellent communications, always here when they say they would be, dependable, and reliable. My lawn was a complete disaster in spring 2022. By October, I actually had a beautiful lawn which had been 80% weeds. I will use them in the spring 2023. Highly highly recommend.

Alan Cohn
Main Office
5 Star Review

My lawn has never looked so good and I’ve lived in my house for 18 years. I will continue with their service.

Michele JOHNSTON
Main Office
5 Star Review

Richard and his crew saved my front lawn The lawn was dying and Turf HD brought it back to life. Richard and his crew are very responsive to any concern or problem that might arise and addresses what needs to be done immediately.

Ronald Granitz
Main Office
5 Star Review

Reliable and great results. We have lush green grass now!

Sarah Cosner
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
5 Star Review

I cannot say enough about how awesome Turf HD has been! For YEARS I have labored to get grass growing in our muddy, weedy yard. I was doing things all wrong and decided it was time to get help after seeing our friend's lawn which was treated by Turf HD. We have a large yard and I always thought it would cost too much to get help. Turf HD came out right away and gave us an extremely reasonable estimate.

Laura Duke
Main Office