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

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

Attentive, professional service at a reasonable cost. I changed to their service 2 years ago and I could not be happier with the work that they do.

Hal Rodriguez
Main Office
5 Star Review

Lawn looks great, Richard is always profession and pleasant. The communication to the treatment and additional step is always provided and helps maintain our lawn. Lindsay is always available answer any questions we may have and responds via email in a timely manner.

Chris Depumpo
Main Office
5 Star Review

Highly recommend Turf HD! They’ve done a great job at quickly getting rid of pervasive weeds throughout our yard and turned it into a lush green space we enjoy. We appreciate their safer treatments with kids and pets around. They always lets us know what to expect and very professional. Happy to support a local business.

Michael Cosner
Main Office
5 Star Review

Our yard was overtaken by Japanese Stilt grass when we moved into our house. TurfHD completely revitalized our lawn and we've gotten many compliments from neighbors over the years. Richard and Lindsay are very professional, knowledgable, professional, and friendly. Highly recommend TurfHD

Kristin O'Rear
Main Office
5 Star Review

Thanks to Turf Hd we literally have the best looking lawn on the block! Our grass is so soft and very very green! Thanks so much we’ll definitely be signing up again this year. Highly recommend!

L K
Main Office
5 Star Review

Incredible service. Wonderful customer service. Kindest people. We’ve tried other companies and nothing has been so good. Our yard went from patchy to green and dense.

Hilary Sodha
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

I have used two different companies in Charlottesville for this service and it's not even funny how much better Turf HD is all of them. I have always had trouble growing consistent grass and whatever they have put down and completely changed-over my lawn and WAY faster than I would have thought. They are also really nice people which I like.

Doug Trout
Main Office
5 Star Review

I have been using Turf HD for a couple of years or so and my yard is looking really good. It has continued to improve with their help. Everything is great about their service!

Russ Melton
Main Office
5 Star Review

Great knowledgeable services. Know their customers. Results of their service have been outstanding. Highly recommend.

Larry Brown
Main Office
5 Star Review

TurfHD is fantastic. They have been treating my lawn for 3 years. They are immediately responsive to any concerns. Excellent customer service. Proud to support a local small business!!

Sandra Hannah
Main Office