How Low Can I Mow Tall Fescue? | Best Mowing Height

[@sptrader6316]

I mow my tall fescue at 3" weekly, except for hot summer, then I let it go to 3.5". I water frequently during the hot periods. My lawn looks great.

[@angelf9800]

Same here and I live in Texas

[@laoboy316]

I like to mow my tall fescue at 4 or 4.5 inches. I like the dark green Stripes on my lawn. Plus it’s stripe better when it’s tall .

[@Triginhil]

Thanks for the great advice when I first watched this video 3 years ago, I found it again when looking up how to best care for Tall Fescue. I planted Tall Fescue from seed in clay soil on my house in Southern California. I used to mow it at 2.5" and noticed it struggled really bad during our 105+ degree Summers. Last year I raised my mower to 3.5" - 4" and even with less watering, it has thrived so we'll and has kept most weeds out. Few bald spots here and there due to gophers poking through after the Winter. We get snow in the winter and 105+ degree Summers, it has withstood both without issues.

[@whosonfirst81]

My mower top setting is 3.5” for my TTTF. Part of my lawn is in direct sun for 11-13 hours. The grass looks great although I would love a mower where I can mow 4” during the hot summer. Certain areas need 2” of water per week compared to 1-1.25” of water for other parts of the lawn. Constant updates to irrigation (depending on the weather) help keep it strong and thriving.

[@nomargins]

Yes ,first mow 4", in two days I'm going to hit it at 3" no lower. Lawn is looking GOOD. Can't wait for the ...❤👍🏽👍🏽💯

[@DevonRegan]

Loving these excerpts, don’t always have time for full podcast but these have answered a bunch of my questions

[@RobWenzel84]

I have tttf and KBG, I mow at 4in, I'm trying to kill off the KBG and use just straight TTTF I like the look of it better

[@djratino]

I'm in central Virginia. I use contractor's mix so my height varies. I do 4" in most places. If I get a ridge, I'll drop it a little to blend it. I try to fill in dips with topsoil to keep my grass even. I noticed with riding mowers, overtime you'll get a mild gulley where you follow fences & walls. It's usually 40" or so caused from the right wheel. You either need to switch up riders, or edge with a push mower. 🐀🐾

[@garywheeler1733]

Holy cow, if I waited 12 days between mows I'd need a windrower and a bailer. LOL....I have part KBG and TTTF in the area I mow.( I mow my next door neighbor) I tried 4" and the KBG layed down and got diseased in spots. Rabbits played a part in some areas. I finally took my rake and stood it up and it was over 6". So I've decided to compromise at 3.5"

[@radiculus27]

So true. With two young kids it’s hard finding the time to cut twice per week. I only can cut on once. No time

[@AverageYTer]

The problem I have with 4” is that I get a lot of fungus underneath because my grass lays down a lot. I mow it a bit shorter due to having a mixture of T3F and KBG at 3.5”. If that doesn’t help I will drop to 3” and see if that helps (fall 2021)

[@tekjunkie28]

Same. Problem here

[@mikeo8890]

I went down to 2 slowly, the grass didn't look to good, I could see a lot of thatch so started reel mowing @ 2.5 it's starting to look nice, I'll go back up to 3.5 late spring and summer, I'm in California.

[@tekjunkie28]

I have been mowing at 4.25" for a long time and now I have fesuce that has fallen over and still growing. It has caused dead spots in the grass. I am assuming I need to mow lower? I'm really hating this fescue at this point.

[@snmartin]

4.25 is way to high for fescue. 3.5"-4" for summer. 3" for spring and fall

[@kennethsmith3073]

i just renovated my front lawn with tall fescue wish i could send a pic

[@bitTorrenter]

I'm in the UK and one very popular turf company's main product consists of a ryegrass/fescue blend. I like mowing it at 30mm but my father insists its too short. I love it. He prefers the 45mm setting.

[@salduchi1785]

So if you can’t really go lower than 3 inches for tall fescue, than how am I supposed to overseed it?

[@maryanderson4170]

I mowed it at 2" yesterday evening! It looks great im a LCN like you Allan.

[@mikeo8890]

How often should I spray for weeds?

[@eddiefoy3701]

I tilled and laid down new lawn (fescue). Obviously its coming in on the thin side. The grass is falling over since its not dense enough yet for the grass to help hold itself up. Should I cut lower?

[@thomaslocke38]

I have a patch of GCI in the backyard I dormant seeded. Going to do a Reno in the fall and just let the Bermuda take over this summer. But from scalping it the last few mows it really looks awesome that low. Probably wont survive the heat at 1" but pretty nice looking.

[@user-cg9oi5ug4d]

Can't wait to cinder mow some TTTF here in AUS 🤟 will be fun to see what happens

[@nickwit21]

What a great video. Such good information. Lawntubers are the best, Enjoy the mow!

[@reelbobshady7458]

Reel Mowing for President! Ha, good stuff nut. Different strokes for different folks. Keep preaching.

[@mmmmmmgreg1545]

Jim Cramer cuts grass. Booyah!

[@hernanserrano3464]

What happens when you cut tall fescue lower than 3 inches?

[@chevyvega6622]

how does one keep the tall fescue from rotting? The grass mats down all over, and stays down . turning into alot of rot down below. The lawn looks ugly and uneven with this grass.The typical mower wheel pushes it down as well causing a dead rut. Is there a top brand mower that has suction to lift the matted grass to cut it at the same height throughout the lawn? This grass is a nightmare, very temperamental

[@goregeegaming]

i have the same problem

[@djratino]

Make sure the grass is dry and your blades are sharp. Cut in late evenings. Dew on grass looks like a cow pooped in your yard. That also can clog your mower up. Make sure your deck is clean.

[@Brettsgrasscapades]

I have fescue in my blend of cool season grass and I've been keeping it at around .6" but its not the only grass type I've got.

[@cara1856]

I put down tall Fescue and my seedlings are about 2 1/2 inches so far. Do I wait til it gets to 4 inches before mowing. I’m scared of ripping out my new seedlings as not all are growing at the same rate. I heard to mow shorter in order to promote deeper roots. I’m in South Kansas

[@djratino]

I avoid new areas until it fills in good. I do landscaping as my retirement job. The bright green is usually the winter *rye. (*temporary grass) The darker green is the permanent grass.

[@stump1897]

I mow my lawn 3-5 days a week and the wife shakes her head. If there isn’t baseball I’m on the mower.

[@Robsbrd99]

🤣 Sounds like my 75 year old father. I like once a week or, the day before a rain.

[@shawnhorton2000]

Dumb

[@PutEmInTheBox]

The TTTF I seeded last fall is defiance xre and they recomend to keep mower height no higher than 2.5". gonna see how that works as the lawn matures.

[@PutEmInTheBox]

2.5" HOC in NJ. no irrigation. thick and green! going to 2" next year!

[@erickchoza8561]

Which mower can cut over 3"? All I can find the highest is 3'', if you know of one, could you let me know? Thank you !!

[@luketuttle1096]

Rider or push mower? I have Honda push mower that goes 4”

[@djratino]

I have an Ariens self-propelled mower that goes all the way up to 8"? I usually set it on 4 or 5. I'm not sure if that's inches. It seems to go half inches. It could be reference numbers.

[@trevortodd6060]

I am mowing tall fascue at 2”. I don’t think it is all fescue I believe there is other mixes of grass mixed in. I use a 55” zero turn mower and mulch my clippings. I use a big mower because I have a lot of grass. 4 acres probably of grass. I believe I can get away with it because of the frequency of mow. I mow every 3 days if not more sometimes and I have irrigation. I want to try mowing it even lower and have not got there yet. So much rain this spring I can’t keep up. Going to try PGR this year.

[@jcoughlin325]

I mow 3.5 with Honda HRX217 every 4 days. I also work a 5 week rotating shift schedule, am married with two young sons and am the Head Coach of my 6 year olds Pony B Little League team. Get er done.

[@JustSomeGuy009]

6 acres of tall fescue with family and sick elderly person that requires constant help when not working. Life ain't that simple.

[@kove]

Would love to see how low tttf could go.

[@matthewcampbell8888]

Koven Carlson I’ve took mine down to a little under 2, didn’t take it to well. So tried 2.5 during a cool down of the summer only hit 70’s and was pretty good until it got to 90+

[@davemanmartin]

@@matthewcampbell8888 in the cooler fall and earlier part of spring, I was consistently mowing my TTTF at about 2.75” and it looked great, but now as it has heated up, anything below 3.5” doesn’t seem to do so well, it gets that grey look or goes dormant anywhere that the uneven ground means local areas of

[@donsugg4048]

I am try 1/2 inch this spring with my tall fescue with a toro. greensmaster

[@termides]

Does fescue have rhizomes?

[@TheGreenerLawn]

Mow height is all about dedication level... the higher you mow, the less dedication it takes... the more dedicated u can be, you can get reel low! 😏

[@kennethsmith3073]

i have a tall fescue if i cut 2 to 3 times a week can i cut 2 inches

[@angelf9800]

I cut my at 4 inches Thursday and Sunday and my lawn looks great

[@DevonRegan]

Time to get some AC in that garage!

[@Agent77X]

1/2” for mowing height!

[@johnkaneiii9167]

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