Frequently Asked Questions

What height should I cut my grass?

With a hand mower you may always cut to the lowest recommended height and be confident that your lawn will have a beautiful, naturally healthy "barefoot" look and feel. 80% of the mowers in use in the U.S. are rotary power mowers. Thus most current mowing height recommendations are based on the requirements of power rotary mowers, which cannot mow at attractive healthy lower heights without possible damage to the lawn such as browning and scalping injury. Reel mower cutting heights of between 1 and 2 inches for most northern turf types have been proven over 200 years of worldwide use.