Mow your lawn already!

Here we are in the middle of May and I see some unmowed lawns. This is bad for a variety of reasons. Aesthetics are a big reason. Be proud of your home and neighborhood. I don't understand how someone can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a house and then not take care of it.

Bugs are another reason to mow. Tall grasses allow all sorts of critters to take up residence.

Mowing regularly also makes for a healthier lawn. Be sure the blade on your mower is sharp or you'll be tearing the grass and not cutting it and that can cause injury to the grass. Also, don't bag your clippings. They'll decompose and feed the lawn. According to the Lawn & Landscape Digest, clippings do not create thatch, that's an old wives tale. Over watering anf fertilizing is the more likely culprit.

When it gets hot, mow higher and that will leave your lawn a little more tolerant of the heat. Also, taller grass blocks out sunlight from the ground and that makes it much more difficult for weed seeds to germinate.