If you’ve lived through a Hokianga summer, you know the drill: a bit of sun, a warm shower of rain, and your lawn is knee-high before you’ve finished your cuppa. So how often should you be mowing?
The short answer
Through the peak growing months, roughly October to April, most local lawns look their best on a fortnightly mow. Fast-growing or well-watered lawns often need a weekly cut to stay sharp.
Come winter, growth slows right down and three-weekly or monthly is usually plenty.
Don’t scalp it
It’s tempting to cut it as short as possible to buy yourself more time between mows. Resist! Cutting more than about a third of the grass height at once stresses the lawn, invites weeds, and dries it out fast in the summer heat.
A slightly longer lawn:
- shades its own roots and holds moisture better
- crowds out weeds
- stays greener through dry spells
Keep the blades sharp
Blunt mower blades tear the grass rather than cutting it, leaving ragged brown tips, especially noticeable on the lush growth we get up here. Sharp blades = a cleaner, healthier finish.
The easy option
Don’t want to think about any of this? That’s literally our job. We run regular rounds, weekly, fortnightly, 3-weekly or monthly, across the South Hokianga, and we adjust for the weather so your lawn stays under control without you lifting a finger.
Request a free estimate and we’ll sort a schedule that suits your section.
