If my grass is at 6 inches high, and I cut it down to 4 inches (using
the 1/3 rule)...
...how long do I have to wait before removing another 1/3???

In other words, can I remove a third, and then turn around and cut
another third?
Should I wait 24 hours before the second cut? ...48 hours?

My lawn tractor is in the shop and my grass is getting tall. I want to
over-seed the lawn this Fall, but I need to cut the grass down to about
2 inches before sow the seed.

Thank you very much!
Dave

"DaddyMonkey" wrote in message
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If my grass is at 6 inches high, and I cut it down to 4 inches (using
the 1/3 rule)...
..how long do I have to wait before removing another 1/3???

In other words, can I remove a third, and then turn around and cut
another third?
Should I wait 24 hours before the second cut? ...48 hours?

My lawn tractor is in the shop and my grass is getting tall. I want to
over-seed the lawn this Fall, but I need to cut the grass down to about
2 inches before sow the seed.

Thank you very much!
Dave


Good question. I don't think I've ever heard that discussed before - but
then I ignore the rule anyway. Admittedly I don't have a "manicured" lawn -
but the grass keeps growing with minimal maintenance.

DaddyMonkey wrote:
If my grass is at 6 inches high, and I cut it down to 4 inches (using
the 1/3 rule)...
..how long do I have to wait before removing another 1/3???

In other words, can I remove a third, and then turn around and cut
another third?
Should I wait 24 hours before the second cut? ...48 hours?

My lawn tractor is in the shop and my grass is getting tall. I want to
over-seed the lawn this Fall, but I need to cut the grass down to about
2 inches before sow the seed.

Thank you very much!
Dave

Just cut the grass down to the height you want it. The 1/3 rule is a
guide to go by but once you're out of shape it won't help to cut it back
in two stages.

Peter H

Thanks, but I think I'll be cutting it in two or three stages anyway.
The first cut I'll be towing the de-thatcher.
The second cut I'll be towing the aerator; with a 24 hour period between
cuts.
Thanks,
David
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Just cut the grass down to the height you want it. The 1/3 rule is a
guide to go by but once you're out of shape it won't help to cut it back
in two stages.
Peter H

(DaddyMonkey) wrote:
Thanks, but I think I'll be cutting it in two or three stages anyway.
The first cut I'll be towing the de-thatcher.


HA! You're going to de-thatch grass that is 6 inches tall?

HA! You're going to de-thatch grass that is 6 inches tall?
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Thanks SteveO!!!
I didn't really think of that!
I guess de-thatching first would rip to grass out by the roots, right?

Any suggestions on how to go about this project?

Thanks,
Dave

P.S. I really don't have a problem with thatch. I use the de-thatcher
to pull-up the Wire Grass (Crabgrass) before I cut.

(DaddyMonkey) wrote:
HA! You're going to de-thatch grass that is 6 inches tall?
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Thanks SteveO!!!
I didn't really think of that!
I guess de-thatching first would rip to grass out by the roots, right?

Any suggestions on how to go about this project?

Thanks,
Dave

P.S. I really don't have a problem with thatch. I use the de-thatcher
to pull-up the Wire Grass (Crabgrass) before I cut.

I'd just try to get it cut down to a workable height first.

Good luck.