Gardening expert shows exactly how you've been mowing your lawn wrong
Your lawn mowing routine is essential for maintaining a healthy, vibrant grassy area. Whether you're a seasoned green thumb or taking your first foray into gardening, grasping the fundamentals can turn your patch of green into an enviable oasis. It's often perceived as a simple chore, yet countless individuals seem to be getting it all wrong.
A gardening whizz, who shares their expertise under the moniker Black Lotus Gardening, has caused quite a stir online with their revelatory advice in a video that skyrocketed to virality on social media. In the TikTok footage, which notched up over 35,000 views, the Melbourne resident is shown wrestling with stubbornly tall grass.
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However, he reassured his followers with a life-altering tip: "I used to just smash the lawn mower into the tall grass and pray to the lawn gods." He revealed: "Then after gaining enough experience, I decided that it worked out to be faster mowing the lawn twice."
In the video, he's seen adjusting the height of the mower using a switch on the side before giving the lawn an initial trim to shorten it somewhat before setting the blades back down to the preferred height for a final cut.
The Aussie gardener elaborated: "Once on a high setting and then again on the desired setting. It's a bonus if you line trim the edges in between since it is easier to see and you can catch it on the second run-through."
TikTok users were left stunned by the clip as many people didn't know they could adjust the trim on their lawnmowers. One user said: "Oh, you're a genius I would have never figured that out."
Another added: "Nah, just lift the front of the mower when it's about to shut off," while a third commented: "Wait..... mowers can be adjusted?"
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