Otherwise, there is a risk that the young plants will be pulled right out of the ground. The setting of the machine can be lowered progressively as the grass settles down and becomes fully established, but caution is best exercised if there is any doubt about the strength of the grass.

The day before mowing a newly seeded lawn, for the first time, take the mower (assuming it is of the roller type) over the grass with the cutting blades disengaged, to consolidate the soil round the grass roots and press in any stones on the surface.

The frequency of cutting will depend on the time of year when the grass is sown (spring or late summer) and, by definition, the rate at which it grows. A lawn made from turfs normally has several months to settle down, before the mowing season arrives.

But even those lawns, laid at the end of the recommended turf season, (March) should be sufficiently well established to allow mowing to be carried out within two or three weeks.

As the grass settles down and becomes fully established, but caution is best exercised if there is any doubt about the strength of the grass. The right techniques are very essential in mowing the lawn. As the season changes and the summer sets in, it is very necessary to change the frequency of cutting the grass on the new lawn. Grass grows more rapidly during the spring time and hence it becomes necessary to mow the grass much more frequently than done at other times.

It is always advisable to never remove more than 1/3 of the leaf blade. Otherwise if more leaf is cut, then the grass turns brown on the tips much faster. Always mow the lawn in different patterns so that the same tire marks are not visible.

Going over the same tire marks inhibits the turf growth and compresses the soil. Also always ensure that a sharp blade is used for moving or else the result will be a very fuzzy mowing, which gives the lawn a very ragged and dull look. Mowing on a wet lawn is more difficult which mowing on a dry lawn is much easier. The soil gets more pressed into the ground while mowing, besides that, there are changes of more turf grass diseases being spread on the turf bed.