At what height should you cut your grass in April?

Thanks to the warmer spring days we’ve enjoyed here and there over the past few weeks, many of us have given our lawns their first mow of the year by now. At what height should you cut your grass in April, though?

One of the most important April lawn care tips is this: don’t scalp your lawn. At this time of the year, grass is far more vulnerable to stress, and mowing should be a gradual process rather than a severe one.

Luckily, there’s a simple rule that experts recommend to those of us wondering what height we should cut our grass in April: the ‘one-third rule’.

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