The lawn was initially Double cut, and then Single cut in two directions, without using the catcher. [See pic attachment]
The reason for that is that all the clippings, still hold fertiliser from the initial application, and they will leak this back into the surface, providing more nutrients to the lawn itself.
I Backlapped my SB Model 45 - 17" [7 Blade Cylinder, using 3 pastes, starting with course, then medium, and finally fine], throughly before doing this, as it needed to be a clean and sharp cut, and the reason for that is, any bruising or damage to the couch, would leave me open to fungal diseases, such as Helminthosporium'Helmo', or Clarireedia'Dollar Spot'.
I can not stress enough here, that your cylinder & bottom blade need to to be in A1 condition, especially at this time of the season. The reason for this is that you need to remove the early morning 'Dew', and the best & easiest way to do that is to give your lawn a quick syringe with a hose, before the heat arrives.
My only regret in all these posts, is that I don't possess a Lawn Roller apart from the split one on my Scotty.
Merry Xmas & a Happy New Year to you all, that read this,
Regards,
mice_elf
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