What a grass cutting visit covers
1. A walk of the yard
The crew walks the front, back and side yards before anything runs. Sticks, toys, a dog stake, a sprinkler head left out of the bed, a hose coiled under tall grass, fire ant mounds in a corner near the fence. Anything the deck could throw or any mound that should be left alone gets flagged. Children and pets stay inside or out of the yard while the mower runs.
2. The deck set for your grass
Each warm-season grass in Baton Rouge has its own height. St. Augustine takes 2.5 to 3 inches through the growing season. Centipede takes 1 to 2 inches. Bermuda takes 1 to 2 inches. Zoysia takes 1 to 2 inches and carpetgrass 1.5 to 2. We ask what you have and set the deck for it.
3. Mowing across slopes
Walk-behind mowers go across the slope, not up and down, with the discharge side pointed away from people, pets and windows.
The crew keeps the mower away from children, pets and passersby. A clogged chute is never cleared by hand. Riding and zero-turn work stays away from ditch banks, canal edges and wet slopes.
4. String trimming where the mower cannot reach
A trimmer finishes the grass against fences, around posts and at the mailbox. The line stays off tree trunks, siding, windows and cars. On a visit with edging and string trimming called out on its own, we cover both at once.
5. Edging along the walk, the drive and the curb
A stick edger drops one straight, narrow, vertical cut where grass has crept over concrete. If a boxwood row or an azalea along the house has gotten out of shape, hedge trimming can go on the same visit.
6. Clippings on the lawn or bagged
Clippings can stay on a lawn mowed at the right height and bagged when they clump, as happens after tall growth or wet mowing, and when zoysia or centipede is growing fast.
7. A last look with you
If you are home, we walk the yard together before we go. If you are not, we look it over on our own and tell you what we found.
| Grass | Mowing height from LSU AgCenter | What a cut too low does |
|---|---|---|
| St. Augustine | 2.5 to 3 inches | Scalped and thin, with brown runners showing |
| Centipede | 1 to 2 inches | Scalped and thin, slow to come back |
| Bermuda | 1 to 2 inches | Scalped and thin where the yard runs sunny and hot |
| Zoysia | 1 to 2 inches | Scalped and thin, with bruised spots on close cuts |
When grass cutting is enough, and when a different service fits
Grass cutting on its own fits when the lawn is at a normal height and you want a cut, either once or now and then. On the call we ask how tall the grass is, what the yard looks like and how often you want us back.
When grass cutting on its own fits
- The lawn has not run away from the mower.
- You want one cut, or an occasional cut when the yard needs it.
- The edges have gone soft and should be done at the same visit.
- You want a mower set correctly for the grass you have.
When another service fits better
- A yard that is kept without you thinking about it belongs on a weekly or every-other-week schedule.
- Grass that has already climbed past the mower deck needs a first cut for grass past the mower deck before a normal visit works.
- A whole bed thick with weeds is a bed job, pulled by hand.
On the call, a few questions about the grass, the gates and side yards, and whether a dog is at home usually settle which visit fits the yard.
