Mowing Guidelines

Check out our Mowing Guidelines for a healthy and high-definition lawn! Turf HD is here to help with any of your lawn care needs!

Use a 3.5" - 4" Mowing Height

Tall fescue prefers a mowing height of 3.5″ – 4″.  This mowing height is ideal for reducing weed pressure within the turf-stand.  Lower mowing heights can severely stress a lawn, causing it to burn out, and will cause your turf to thin over time.  Higher mowing heights will cause the leaf blades to flop over, which reduces the aesthetic appeal of the lawn.

Never Mow More Than 1/3 of The Leaf Blade At Any One Mowing

Mowing more than 1/3 of the leaf blade during a mowing event is likely to cause scalping injury to the turf and reduce turf vigor.  A common sign of turf scalping is a white to yellow-brown discoloration of the affected turf.  A white sheen near the tips of the leaf blades may also be seen right after mowing occurs.

Make Sure Your Mower Blades Are Sharpened

Dull mower blades can cause significant physical injury to your turf, causing a multitude of issues ranging from discoloration to increased pest/disease activity in your lawn.  It is important to mow your blades at least once annually, or more if needed.

To Mulch Or Not To Mulch?

When possible, we recommend mulching your grass blades back into the lawn.  However, please be very careful to follow the 1/3 rule mentioned above.  Short clippings will break down quickly, helping to recycle nutrients back into your lawn.  Longer clippings take longer to break down and speed up thatch build-up.  Thatch layers in excess of 1/2″ will likely increase levels of pest and disease activity, reduce the ability of water and nutrients being able to reach the soil layer, and increase the risk of drought and cold stress.

Reviews
5 Star Review

I could not be happier with Turf HD. They literally worked a miracle on my fairly large lawn in a matter of weeks! It had been completely taken over by weeds by September, and in November it is a thick green carpet! I'm getting multiple compliments from neighbors and even strangers on the lawn. The Turf HD staff is super professional, responsive and pleasant to deal with. I highly recommend Turf HD!

Pete Caramanis
Main Office
5 Star Review

TurfHD services turned our builder-grade grass into green lush carpet-like grass. We could not be happier with the changes we have seen in our lawn since TurfHD came to the rescue. Richard is professional, friendly, dependable, and very knowledgeable.

Susan DePumpo
Main Office
5 Star Review

I recommend TurfHD. They did a great job for me last year. TurfHD is reasonably priced and I'm using them again this year. Everyone I've interacted with has been knowledgeable, professional and courteous.

Larry Williams
Main Office
5 Star Review

I’ve been a customer of TurfHD for a number of years. I started out struggling to grow a decent lawn on a slope and now, with TurfHD, all my neighbors comment on how nice my lawn looks throughout the growing season. I like the TurfHD philosophy that a thick lawn with a deep root system will alleviate most typical lawn problems and control growth of weeds. If I do notice a problem or have a question about the lawn, a simple email to TurfHD is all that’s required. I have recommended TurfHD to a number of my neighbors who are also happy with their results.

Alan S
Main Office
5 Star Review

Owner is professional, excellent communication about service, cost is reasonable and service is effective in keeping our lawn healthy.

Yukari Nakano
Main Office
5 Star Review

We have used a few other lawn services over the past 10 years and are having the best results with TurfHD, even after just a partial season of treatment. Pricing is basically the same as the other providers, but the service from TurfHD seems more customized to individual lawn needs, or the workers give more attention to details (or both!). The only negative is that TurfHD does not notify you of the upcoming treatment date. I'm sure that can be a challenge, logistically, but it is nice to be able to mow the lawn in preparation beforehand.

Bryan Smith
Main Office
5 Star Review

Lawn looks great, Richard is always profession and pleasant. The communication to the treatment and additional step is always provided and helps maintain our lawn. Lindsay is always available answer any questions we may have and responds via email in a timely manner.

Chris Depumpo
Main Office
5 Star Review

I have used two other well-known lawn services in Charlottesville, and TurfHD is better in every way: more knowledgeable and more responsive to my questions. They do offer aeration as a service. I recommend them highly.

chuck suter
Main Office
5 Star Review

They are absolutely terrific to work with!! Results prove it easily. My lawn has gone from poor to outstanding in just one year. I’m hooked!

Beryl Glover
Main Office
5 Star Review

Turf HD has been doing an excellent job for the five + years I’ve been using them. Both Lindsay and Richard couldn’t be more professional and kind. I highly recommend Turf HD to those interested in top notch lawn care service.

Hala von Kuhn
Main Office
5 Star Review

Most pleasant to deal with, work done exactly as specified, beautiful lawn! Just like Harry Truman used to say: Tell 'em what you're going to tell 'em, then tell 'em, then tell 'em what you told 'em.

Joanne Foster
Main Office
5 Star Review

I have used two different companies in Charlottesville for this service and it's not even funny how much better Turf HD is all of them. I have always had trouble growing consistent grass and whatever they have put down and completely changed-over my lawn and WAY faster than I would have thought. They are also really nice people which I like.

Doug Trout
Main Office