Cleaning and sharpening the mower blades will help keep your lawn healthy and make mowing easier.
This is a great time to get your lawn mower ready for the mowing season. Cleaning and sharpening the mower blades will help keep your lawn healthy, and sharp mower blades make mowing easier.
If you keep your lawn healthy, you will have fewer problems with weeds and moss. We will not use weed and moss killer on lawns that are not maintained properly.
Last year In Harmony launched Bee Friendly Lawn. Join us in helping save our native bees by keeping a healthy lawn.
Sharpening mower blades
Get your lawn mower ready by sharpening the blades. You need sharp mower blades to have a healthy, good-looking lawn. A sharp blade will cut the grass cleanly.
Dull mower blades are inefficient. Mowing with a dull blade can create a ragged cut, turning grass brown. Ragged blades are also more susceptible to disease.
Here is a video on blade sharpening from This Old House. And here are two guides with step-by-step instructions on how to sharpen your mower blades. The first is from Home Depot and the second from the Family Handyman.
You can also have a professional at a mower repair shop sharpen your mower blade for a reasonable price. Search for “mower sharpening service” online to find a shop near you.
Cleaning mower blades
Get your lawn mower ready by cleaning the blade. It is important to clean the mower blades regularly to reduce the spread of red thread and other fungal diseases.
When you cut your grass, you are creating open wounds in the grass blades. These open wounds are susceptible to infection by diseases. Cleaning the lawn mower blade will greatly reduce reduce the chance of infection.
Here is a video on how to clean your mower. And here are written instructions on how to safely clean your mower.
If you have a company mow your lawn, ask them to clean the blades before they mow your lawn.
Find out more
Read about how to mow for a Bee Friendly Lawn.
Visit our website to find out about In Harmony’s natural lawn care services.
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