Was interested in folks sharing how they approach managing their HOC through the season and yet still mow low?
I typically scalp on my reel mowers lowest setting for the first cut but find often do to travel or other factors I can't manage it at the next notch up through the rest of the season and still keep a green lawn. So I find I have to keep raising it to prevent a stressed look to the turf. Due to the fixed notches on the height adjustment on my Cal Trimmer knockoff this tends to put me higher than I would really prefer by the end of the year. I've not tried any of the growth regulators yet but perhaps that is part of the answer.
When I'm home I typically cut every 2-3 days but find on the weeks i travel this can slip to 4-7 days and this is when my HOC suffers.
How do folks here approach managing their HOC?
Do folks who have the greens mowers see an improved ability to make finer variable tweaks to their HOC vs the discrete settings on say a Tru-Cut or Trimmer and keep both a low-cut and good color turf?
If you travel and get behind on your mowing schedule what do you do?
Do you ever scalp a second time in the season to reset the range?
On the TORO units have you ever run out of range on the high end?
I typically scalp on my reel mowers lowest setting for the first cut but find often do to travel or other factors I can't manage it at the next notch up through the rest of the season and still keep a green lawn. So I find I have to keep raising it to prevent a stressed look to the turf. Due to the fixed notches on the height adjustment on my Cal Trimmer knockoff this tends to put me higher than I would really prefer by the end of the year. I've not tried any of the growth regulators yet but perhaps that is part of the answer.
When I'm home I typically cut every 2-3 days but find on the weeks i travel this can slip to 4-7 days and this is when my HOC suffers.
How do folks here approach managing their HOC?
Do folks who have the greens mowers see an improved ability to make finer variable tweaks to their HOC vs the discrete settings on say a Tru-Cut or Trimmer and keep both a low-cut and good color turf?
If you travel and get behind on your mowing schedule what do you do?
Do you ever scalp a second time in the season to reset the range?
On the TORO units have you ever run out of range on the high end?