Suggested Mowing Heights for Major Cool-Season Grasses
SPECIES Min Height Mow At Max Height Mow At (all in inches)
Tall Fescue 1 1.5 3 4.5
Perennial Rye 0.25 0.375 3 4.5
Kentucky Blue 0.75 1.125 3 4.5
Creeping Bent 0.1 0.15 0.25 0.375
Suggested Mowing Heights for Major Warm-Season Grasses
SPECIES Min Height Mow At Max Height Mow At (all in inches)
Greens Bermuda 0.1 0.15 0.25 0.375
Other Bermuda 0.5 0.75 3 4.5
Zoysia 0.375 0.56 3 4.5
Centipede 1 1.5 3 4.5
St. Augustine 2 3 4 6
Data from a presentation by John Sorochan, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, at the 2014 Lawn Care Summit in Nashville.
