Ever since I started doing my own lawn I have been doing it at 3.5 inches for Bermuda in Georgia. But lately the past month or two has been brutally hot so I raised the mowing to 4 inches. That’s what these pictures show my grass at 4 inches. As the cooler temperatures start to come in, should l lower the mowing depth or should I have been mowing it at low to begin with. I personally like the feel of carpet-y grass. Firsttimer here so any suggestions are welcome
by organichickenBreast
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Bermuda likes to be cut low. Cut as low as you can keep up with without breaking the 1/3 rule.
It looks good, but lower like this would look way better [https://turfgrassforum.com/threads/reds-lawn-journal.1197/post-3761](https://turfgrassforum.com/threads/reds-lawn-journal.1197/post-3761)
Pick a spot and cut low, see if you like it. Grass looks great as is tbh
Bermuda is very heat and drought resistant. You can cut it at whatever your ideal height is and the grass will thrive.
1/2″ max
Keep it at 4 for the rest of the season. You knock it down to 3 when it gets cool and it won’t have time to recover back and it’ll be brown for the rest of the season.
Bermuda likes to be short, it it looks good longer when you do it right. As the season passes I slowly raise the height of cut. I’ll have it at 1 3/4 until June. Then the raise it to 2 3/4. I let it get thick at each height. 1st
August I let it get 3 max and keep it there over winter. Then I scalp down to 1.25 in spring and start over.
Look at some of my pics in my profile of it at 2 3/4 and over 3.
Georgia “heat” is nothing for Bermuda. It’s all about how much water and nitrogen you’re giving it. If it gets 1” or more a week naturally and/or with your sprinkler, then you can go lower (but don’t cut off more than 1/3 the blade, then wait 2 days, then mow again at a lower notch, all while the grass isn’t stressed w a lack of water or nutrients.
Getting it established at a higher mow height was the right call. Those roots will be deep! Unless your yard is lumpy af, 2” is generally the sweet spot for Bermuda in high summer. To go lower, you’ll need to make sure it’s razor level, lots of water, and sharp blades. Don’t go below 1” with a standard rotary mower (and sharpen your mower blades about 1x a month.)
Don’t for get a high nitrogen with some potassium fertilizer, and hit it with some chelated liquid iron for that vibrant green pop.