The practice of mowing your lawn during the growing season is a nice way to keep up your yard's appearance while you spend time in the fresh air and outdoors. But when you mow your lawn, there are some tips that will help your lawn look better and put your time to better use. Here are some helpful recommendations to make your lawnmowing technique and effort more successful. 

Maintain Your Mower

One of the first rules of any activity or job is that you take care of your equipment and tools. When you take care of your equipment, such as your lawnmower, your job goes more smoothly and you can get a more effective trim.

At the beginning of each mowing season, take some time to sharpen your mower's blades. This will not only reduce the number of passes you will need to take over your lawn to trim all the blades, but it will make your lawn's trimmed edges look smoother and less ragged. Mowing your lawn with a dull blade will shred the tops of your lawn blades, making them appear ragged and brown. Overall this will make your lawn look like it has a brown tint over its surface. 

You should also top off your mower's gasoline tank before you begin to mow each week. This practice will keep your mower full of fuel and prevent you from having to stop in the middle of mowing to fill the tank. And if you were to fill your tank when your mower is in the middle of your lawn, you run the risk of spilling gasoline on your lawn and leaving a burnt spot from the fuel.

Know When and How Much to Mow

Once you have taken care of your mower for the season, turn your attention to the lawn and its growth and trim requirements. Your lawn is going to grow at different rates during different times of the year and through various seasons, so it is important that you watch your lawn's growth rate to know when it is time to mow.

A weekly mowing schedule is a good recommendation to start in your lawnmowing timing, but in the heat of summer and when the fall temperatures cool off, you will need to mow less frequently. A good rule of thumb is to keep your lawn at a longer length.

To learn more, contact a lawnmowing company.