Keep Your Lawn As Neat As a Ballpark

The smell of the hotdogs and peanuts, the roar of the crowd, the crack of the bat, the conviviality, and the look of the field are just some of the many visceral experiences involved with going out to the ballpark. Not all of it can be replicated at home, but the lush green manicured grass is something that can easily be done in one's own yard with little or no work. Lawn care is the secret and it is a lot easier than you would ever imagine.

First of all and most important is that bending the blades causes the effect of geometric patterns and stripes. Many think that it is necessary to cut at different heights, but that is just going to take more work and not do the right thing. Others think that the pros use different cultivars of grass. While this sounds plausible, anyone who has ever worked doing lawn care knows that keeping seeds where you want them is nigh impossible. They spread and rarely stay in any semblance of a pattern. It is all due to the direction they are forced to lie.

The only way to get things to do what you want with lawn care is to really bend those little plants over. The professional care that happens in the stadium is done with the use of special rollers that help press the grass down. If a mower does not have the required part, you can easily fix it. Simply tape some heavy weights or barbells to the rubber flap along the back of the mower. This will add some heft and force it to bend the way you need it to.
Next what you want is to make sure you do not cut it too short. It is just like when you part your hair: if there is not enough, then there is going to be very little effect. Longer blades are the best way to really make an impact. Another tip is to use a cultivar of grass that is best suited. Northern grasses require more water but are softer and more likely to bend over.

Finally, precision is key. Every single line needs to be exact so be sure to line up the wheels with the previous rows track marks. Now the secret is just to use opposite directions each motion and form the pattern you want. For lines simply mow one way and then the other across the yard. For a checkerboard make a line pattern and then cross it each direction perpendicularly. Lawn care does not need to be a chore in fact it can be fun and replicate the great look of the ballpark.