If you’ve lived through a Hokianga summer, you know the drill: a bit of sun, a warm shower of rain, and your lawn is knee-high before you’ve finished your cuppa. So how often should you be mowing?
The short answer
Through the peak growing months — roughly October to April — most local lawns look their best on a fortnightly mow. Fast-growing or well-watered lawns often need a weekly cut to stay sharp.
Come winter, growth slows right down and three-weekly or monthly is usually plenty.
Don’t scalp it
It’s tempting to cut it as short as possible to buy yourself more time between mows. Resist! Cutting more than about a third of the grass height at once stresses the lawn, invites weeds, and dries it out fast in the summer heat.
A slightly longer lawn:
- shades its own roots and holds moisture better
- crowds out weeds
- stays greener through dry spells
Keep the blades sharp
Blunt mower blades tear the grass rather than cutting it, leaving ragged brown tips — especially noticeable on the lush growth we get up here. Sharp blades = a cleaner, healthier finish.
The easy option
Don’t want to think about any of this? That’s literally our job. We run regular rounds — weekly, fortnightly, 3-weekly or monthly — across the South Hokianga, and we adjust for the weather so your lawn stays under control without you lifting a finger.
Request a free estimate and we’ll sort a schedule that suits your section.