How Often Should I Mow My Lawn in a Canadian Summer?

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Weekly for Most of the Season, With a Little Slack in Dry Spells For most Canadian lawns, mow once a week from late spring through early summer, when grass grows fastest. In hot, dry stretches, growth slows, and every one to two weeks can be enough. The simple rule: never cut off more than one third of the grass blade at once. Why spring needs the most mowing Most lawns in Canada are cool-season grasses, like Kentucky bluegrass and fescue. They grow hardest in the cool, wet weeks of spring. The City of Hamilton, for one, says grass can need a cut every four to five days in spring and early summer. By late summer, about once a week is usually enough. How short to cut Keep it on the tall side. Hamilton's advice is a blade height of about 6 to 7.5 cm (2.5 to 3 inches). Taller grass shades the soil, holds water better and crowds out weeds. Scalping a lawn in July is the fastest way to turn it brown. Your city changes the calendar Coastal BC: the season starts early and runs late. The Okanagan and the Prairies: dry summers slow growth, so every two weeks can work in August. The north and the Maritimes: a shorter frost-free season, with fast growth packed into fewer weeks. Your city page has local notes, starting from your province page . Weekly or every two weeks? Pick weekly if you want the yard sharp all the time. Pick every two weeks for slow, shady or dry lawns. Golden Oak Lawn Care matches you with a vetted, insured local partner crew who mows on your set day, backed by our guarantee.

How Often Should I Mow My Lawn in a Canadian Summer?

Weekly for Most of the Season, With a Little Slack in Dry Spells

Why spring needs the most mowing

How short to cut

Your city changes the calendar

Weekly or every two weeks?

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