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What Josh found

  1. Tall Fescue Mowing Height | When & How to Cut Fescue Grass barefootlawncare.com

    This may mean mowing your lawn as often as once a week. From June – August, mow your lawn to 3.5 inches. Do not allow your grass to get taller than 5 inches. From September – November, mow your lawn to 2.5 – 3 inches.

  2. Ideal Mowing Height for Different Grasses | TurfGator turfgator.com

    It is recommended that fine fescue be mowed to a height of 1-3 inches, tall fescue between 1 ½ – 4 inches, and Kentucky bluegrass between ¾ – 3 ½ inches.

  3. Proper Mowing Practices for Your Lawn // Missouri Environment and Garden News Article // Integrated Pest Management, University of Missouri ipm.missouri.edu

    Proper mowing begins with choosing the correct height for your turf grass species. Cool-season grasses such as bluegrass, tall fescue, and perennial ryegrass are generally mowed at 2.5 to 4.0 inches high. The repeated mowing of cool season grasses too low places the turf under stress causing ...

  4. What’s the Best Height to Cut Your Grass? lawnstarter.com

    Best grown in cold climates like the northern U.S., cool-season grasses thrive when mowed at moderate to taller heights. But it will still depend on the grass species: Fine fescue: The recommended mowing height for fine fescue is 2 to 4 inches.

  5. r/lawncare on Reddit: Tall Fescue - cutting 4 inches High reddit.com

    Mow to a height that makes sense. ... Taller grass holds in more moisture which can be good or bad depending on circumstances. I mow at 4 inches through summer to help my fescue survive.

  6. 4" Cut Height for Tall Fescue? | Lawn Care Forum lawnsite.com

    By mid-summer, I'm mowing usually at 4.25"-4.5". To get a proper quality of cut, I sharpen my blades once or twice a week. This keeps my tall-fescue as happy as can be expected when it's 100 degrees outside.

  7. Anyone keep tall fescue shorter? | Lawn Care Forum thelawnforum.com

    My fescue works best at 2.5 or 2.75 inches. ... Is it possible? Yes. Is it easy? Arguable (IMO, no). Click to expand... ^^^This.^^^ It all depends on how much time and effort you want to spend on your lawn.

  8. Proper Mowing of Virginia lawns | Virginia Green virginiagreen.com

    We recommend you follow these mowing best practices—and of course, make sure to water too! Alongside our lawn treatment services at Virginia Green, if you follow these tips then your lawn will be looking great in no time. The ideal mowing height for Tall Fescue is 3.5-4 inches.

Josh would've explained this better, but the internet got there first, so.