Mower

A machine used for the cutting of grass. There are four different main types of cutting action for mowers, with the first two mowers being the most common:

  Mowing

The action of using a mower to control and remove (where it is boxed off or raked off) vegetation from a surface. Some benefits of mowing include: 1. By mowing at optimum heights for the different turfgrass species, the mowing operation will encourage both leaf and root development. This results in an improved density of the sward, and ability to withstand wear. 2. Depending on how the mowing operation is carried out, it can influence the growth habit of the grass plant, and also the botanical composition of the sward. And thirdly, mowing is the maintenance operation which has the most

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  Mowing Deck

See Deck.

  Mowing Frequency

The regularity with which grass is cut. Typical examples of how this is expressed are: weekly; daily; three times per week. Mowing frequency is influenced by the growing conditions and season, especially temperature and available moisture, with drought and cold conditions reducing growth significantly, with subsequent reduction in mowing requirements.

  Mowing Strip

A small area around the edge of a lawn. This is typically a strip of bricks, which are laid just below the bottom of the grass surface, eliminating scalping at the lawn edge and enabling the lawn edge to be neatly mown without encroaching into adjoining flower or shrub beds.

  Mulching Mower

A rotary mower which chops up grass into finer clippings and returns them to the turf surface. This process helps to reduce fertiliser requirements and also acts as a fine, yet thin mulch to turf surface, which can be especially beneficial during dry periods. It is also referred to as a Recycling Mower.

  Nap

The lateral growth of a turfgrass. This can be due to either the growth habit of a grass, especially if it spreads by stolons; or where maintenance operations, especially mowing, are carried out in the same direction on a regular basis. Regular brushing a turf surface helps to reduce nap, especially during periods of low mowing activity. Other activities to reduce and prevent nap are to vary the direction of mowing on a routine basis, as well as regular scarification, verticutting and grooming. In the USA this term is called Grain.

  On Cut

The cylinder and bottom blade on a cylinder mower are set correctly, to produce a sharp, clean cut along the entire length of the cutting mechanism. On traditional cylinder mowers the cylinder would just touch the bottom blade; on some newer machines with high speed cylinder revolutions and fine blades there is often a small gap left between the bottom blade and cylinder because as the cylinder revolves it generates heat which expands the metal to produce a sharp cut of the grass. If the setting on these newer models was undertaken along the same principle of more established mowers with botto

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  Overseeding

The action of applying grass seed to an area with significant bare and thin area being present. Usually this is carried out as part of a localised repair or main renovation activity, especially on winter pitches where worn areas can be quite prevalent. The application rates for overseeding will typically be medium to high: 35-50 g/m² (or even 70g/m²). Compare Oversowing.

  Oversow

The intent to apply grass seed to an area with significant ground cover still present. Compare Overseed, although often these terms will mean the same thing of just the application of grass seed to an area. Whether there is really a difference between these two terms is a contestable point.