TL;DR
Mowing height is the blade setting that determines how tall grass stands after cutting, a primary lever for lawn health: cool-season grasses do best at 3 to 4 inches, while bermuda and zoysia tolerate 1 to 2. Taller grass shades out weed seeds, grows deeper roots, and needs less water, and no single cut should remove more than a third of the leaf.
What it means
Mowing height is the blade setting that determines how tall grass stands after cutting, a primary lever for lawn health: cool-season grasses do best at 3 to 4 inches, while bermuda and zoysia tolerate 1 to 2. Taller grass shades out weed seeds, grows deeper roots, and needs less water, and no single cut should remove more than a third of the leaf. Reputable lawn services state their setting by season rather than scalping for a longer interval between visits.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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