TRAPP MC-80G Manual De Instrucciones página 43

Italian Grass
Also known as black grass. It has fine
and darkgreen leaves.
Although it is not a specific kind of grass
(belonging to the lilacea and not to the
grama grass family) it is much used as
bedding in half or totally shadowed
areas, and also for flower-bed borders
and declivities.
Cut
4- A careful cut is essential.
The first cut should be done as soon
as the grass is rooted, in order to
force its growth and horizontal
expansion.
After that, cut it each time it surpasses
5 to 7 cm height.
Anyway, in warmer seasons, the
higher the grass is, the stronger it will
be, once that it can better keep the
soil humidity.
But do not exagerate, or it will loose
its uniformity and beauty.
5- Do not cut the grass when it is too
wide, avoiding gaps and burnt aspect.
On the other hand, frequent cuts tend
to weaken the nutritious reserves of
the grass, being more susceptible to
noxious weeds and diseases.
6- Keep the cutting blades always sharp,
avoiding the grass to be thrashed and
not cut.
Blunt blade cutting favours diseases
attack, sometimes of difficult control,
leaving the grass with an irregular
and brown aspect.
7- Another care that should be taken
during lawn mowing is the cutting
direction, that should be alternated,
avoiding soil compactation.
Soil compactation reduces the
oxygen available for the roots and
hampers its normal growth.
In some cases, it may ruin the grass.
For instance, if this time you mow the
lawn in North-South direction, the
next one should be East-West
direction, and so on.
8- What should be done with the straw:
leave it on the lawn or take it away?
By one way, as it decays, it renders
back to the soil the nutrients
previously extracted from it.
On the other hand, gathering the
straw provides more aeration and
luminosity to the soil (which are
necessary for the development of the
lawn) and the temperature and
humidity are lower, thus reducing the
risks of diseases, and even improving
its aspect.
With TRAPP grass catcher simplified
installation system, you may choose
the best option for you.
9- Avoid mowing the lawn early in the
morning, when there is still a lot of
dew on it.
Besides facilitating the appearance of
diseases, it is also for safety reasons.
10- As a final touch, you may also
beautify your garden alternating the
height of the grass in different strips.
TRAPP lawn mower's easy and quick
regulating system allows you to
change the cutting height without the
need of tools.
The final visual effect is the same as
we usually see in soccer fields, i.e.,
stripes or checkered designs in
different green tones.
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