I mow my own lawn. The people you hire don't clean their mowers between yards and this can be a source of weeds, insects, and fungal diseases that will affect your own lawn. They also may not sharpen their mower blades that often. Dull blades shred the grass instead of cutting it cleanly and this can allow the entrance of disease organisms. The lawn crews mow lawns at whatever length they choose rather than following University of Florida/IFAS recommendations. For example, zoysia should be mowed at 2 to 2.5 inches. The blades should be sharpened, if you do your own lawn, two to three times a season. I mulch my grass most of the time except early in the year when I scalp the lawn to remove some of the dead grass.
I love mowing my own lawn. I also do all my own yard work. Keeps me in great shape and I don't need to go to a gym.It looks like a green carpet and sets off all my planting beds very nicely. Obviously it is one of my hobbies!
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