Control Weeds With Lawn Mowing

Q

I've been told that I can reduce weeds in my lawn if I mow my lawn more often. Is this true, and if so, how does this work?

A

Yes you can greatly control many weed types by following regular lawn mowing practices. This method of weed control works by regularly removing weed seeds as they begin to appear and before they have the chance to mature and plant back into the soil, which would then otherwise create the next generation of weeds in your lawn.

The regular lawn mowing method must be done at a cycle which is dependent on the individual lawn, by the owner taking notice of how often the new weed seeds are maturing, and ensuring that lawn mowing is done before the seeds ever come close to maturing.

This method of weed control will not work for all weed types, most notably will not work for weeds which create masses of fine seed heads such as Wintergrass, and for weeds which have very low growing seed heads like Bindii.

Regular lawn mowing will naturally create a healthier lawn too, and a healthier, thicker lawn surface will naturally outcompete a lot of weeds naturally on it's own without further assistance from us.