How to Cut an Overgrown Lawn

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Went away for a few weeks and returned home to a jungle? Grass and weeds can go crazy when left untended. Here is how to get started.

Steps

1. Remove the weeds first. Often these will have grown a lot taller than the grass and are easier to remove individually.
   
2. Cut the grass back in stages. If you cut the grass back too severely the first time, it may die off. Instead, cut back over a period of a week or so to gradually reduce its height.
   
3. Add fertiliser. A lawn that is cut back a lot will benefit from a boost of fertiliser to help it get growing again.
   
4. Try and keep it tended as normal during the remainder of the growing season. Too many severe cutting sessions will deplete it of its strength before winter dormancy.
   

Tips

• If you have a push mower, it is often too hard to use when lawn has become overgrown. Borrow a neighbour's power mower.
  
• Use a whipper snipper on overly large weeds.
  

Things You'll Need

• Lawnmower
  
• Whipper snipper for weeds (optional)
  
• Garden gloves for hand pulling weeds
  

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