Bermuda Grass Brown After Mowing

August 29, 2022August 13, 2022 by lawnmowersale_xfer1h

If newly mowed lawn turns brown then it means that there is something gone wrong. This problem is normally associated with mowing your lawn with blunt/dull blades or cutting it not at the correct height. Whatever is the reason your lawn is not looking healthy. Other causes of this problem may include use of chemical in impropriate amount or using animal urine not in required amount. But the effects of this not proper use of chemical or animal urine occur in spots, not affecting the entire lawn surface.

Proper lawn care and maintenance is extremely important for giving your lawn a healthy, thicker and greener appearance.

Sharp Mower Blades

It is important to for proper mowing to always do the grass manicuring with sharp blades. If you are mowing your lawn with dull blade then you are creating the environment favorable for different types of fungus, bacteria and other diseases to attack your lawn. Dull blades instead of mowing tear the grass. The torn, badly mowed and injured grass is an easy victim of different types of lawn related diseases.

Blunt blades instead of mowing shred and fray the grass. So this makes your lawn unattractive. If you are using rotary mower for your lawn then it is important to sharpen your blades after every second use.

Also read: How To Make Bermuda Grass Thicker?

Correct Cutting Height

Another important thing for keeping your lawn healthy and greener is proper mowing height setting. If you are cutting your lawn too short then in harsh and unfavorable weather your lawn will find it tough to survive and recover to sustain the green look. So correct cutting height setting is another pivotal attributes for giving your lawn greener look and blocking the ways of turning your lawn brown after trimming.

If you cut your lawn in proper height then it will allow it to maintain a healthy growth and prevents brown unattractive looking spots. According to Colorado State University some grass varieties such as ryegrass, fescue, bluegrass and wheatgrass grow in healthy way if you keep the trimming height at 2 to 3 inches.

While some varieties such as buffalo and grama don’t need mowing and they keep their height at the same height without any mowing at all.

If you mow your lawn at very short then it will weaken it making the environment for different types of diseases to easily attack your lawn.

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On other hand mowing of grass too high allows it to hold too much of moisture. Both very short and very high height grass can result in brown spots.

If your lawn growth in full bloom then it is important to properly and regularly mow your lawn. Frequent mowing is good instead of cutting the grass blades too short in one setting. So frequent mowing to achieve the ideal size for your grass is the best option. Avoid mowing your lawn too short in one setting.

Lawn mowing experts suggest it is the best approach to manicure 1/3 (one third) of your grass blade each time for keeping your lawn healthy and avoiding to expose it to too much stress.

Also Read; How To Make Your Lawn Thicker And Greener?

My Personal Experience for Keeping Bermuda Grass Greener

In this section we will discuss the issue of browning after mowing for Bermuda grass. Bermuda grass comes with some special properties such as it grows thicker in very quick mode. So majority of Bermuda grass lawn owners have the issue of their yard turning brown after mowing. There is a specific reason for this unhealthy look. As Bermuda grass is a quick growing grass that needs to be cut short.

If you allows this grass type to grow too tall then what happens? The bottom of the grass about two-third of the grass becomes woody because this part is not receiving enough amount of light while the 1/3 (one-third) top part stays green. So when you mow your lawn then just cut the 1/3 greener part of your grass leaving the 2/3 brown this is the reason your Bermuda lawn looks brown.

So according to lawn mowing experts the easy solution for getting rid of this brown look is to do frequent mowing of your Bermuda grass lawn. This frequent mowing allows keeping your lawn healthier and greener and preventing diseases such as Brown Patch and Dollar Spot from development.

Also Read: How To Make Bermuda Grass Thicker?

I personally keep my Bermuda grass lawn 1.5 to 2 inches tall and do the mowing process after every 4 to 6 days depending on the rainfall.

Another thing I do for keeping my lawn greener and fresh to put down a slow release of fertilizer every 3 to 4 months.

One problem is left that is how to deal with issue of uneven mowing. This problem is not only concerned with grass being cut too tall bit it also happens in case the anti-scalping wheels you set too high on the mower especially when you are cutting sideways on a hilly terrain. Best practice is to cut your Bermuda grass shorter. If this resolves the uneven issue then great. If the problem still exists then drop your anti-scalping wheels to the bottom hole on your lawnmower’s deck. This should solve the problem.