Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Nov 27, 2019 10:29 pm Over the last few years I think I've been mowing my couch lawn too high. It's currently ~50mm in height and after looking online it should be around the 20-30mm mark! When you walk on it your feet sink down a little and it's sort of been like that ever since the turf got laid ~5yrs ago. Recently I rented out the house and when I moved back in, I noticed there was an area that looked really nice where a dog was running along it all the time. The grass in that spot is nice and low and more compact. So where to from here to get a lower lawn height? Scalp and de-thatch? Scalp below the 20mm mark, fertilise and water, then in future cut at at 20mm? I'm keen to get it to a lower height but only if the end result the turf becomes thicker as that's what I'm primarily after. It will be neat but you won't have much freeboard. At least they are not weep holes. Are you in a high intensity rainfall region? The regulatory slope is only required… 3 8441 Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). Would require a mini… 13 40382 the leaves that are now underground go yellow, the tips that poke through photosynthesise and have chlorophyll, same reason they grow rhubarb in the dark. 5 5070 |