We’ve all been there, driving (or pushing, we don’t judge) your lawn mower, trying to get the yard done as quickly as you can to get out of the hot sun. You drive a strip and come back around to see that the grass is uneven and not all cut, it is beyond frustrating to have to run over the same grass multiple times, and even then it doesn’t look smooth and even. Time to sharpen or change the blades.

However, the importance of sharp lawn mower blades goes beyond only having to mow the grass once. The more dull the blades get, the less they cut the grass and the more they tear it. At this point it is merely the high speed of the blades that is ripping the grass apart. Not only does this not look as good and clean, but it’s not good for the health of your grass. Mowing with these conditions will damage your lawn and cause unhealthy growth.

If you’re wondering how often you should sharpen your blades it merely depends on how much grass you’re mowing and how often you mow it. For Lawn mowing services like us, running multiple mowers everyday of the week, it’s imperative to sharpen and refresh our blades weekly or bi-weekly. If you’re just mowing your own yard you’ll have to judge it for yourself. But sharpening your blades is never a bad idea.

The easiest solution is to forgo the headache and hire a professional lawn mowing service!