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How often should you mow on the Sunshine Coast?

Professional lawn mowing on a green Sunshine Coast lawn

🌱 There's no single answer to "how often" - it depends on your grass and the season. But there's a sensible default that works for most Coast lawns: fortnightly through the growing season, monthly once things slow down.

☀️ Growing season (Sep–May)

Couch and kikuyu push hard. Stretch beyond two weeks and you end up taking more off in one cut than the rule of one-third allows, and the lawn yellows for a fortnight afterwards. Fortnightly keeps it tidy and keeps the colour.

🍂 Winter (Jun–Aug)

Growth eases off. Most lawns can sit at three to four weeks between cuts. Wet patches and shaded sections might still need a tidy more often.

📏 Cut height by grass type

Buffalo lawns like Sir Walter are slower than couch but want a higher cut - we sit the deck at 40–50mm. On a tightly-knit couch, around 25mm.

🌾 Got a thin lawn?

The answer is usually "mow more often, at a higher height" - not less often. Frequent, shallow cuts thicken a lawn faster than letting it grow tall and then taking the lot off.

Frequency beats force, every time.

📸 Not sure which schedule fits? Send us a photo and an address, and we'll quote a cadence to match. No upselling - if monthly is enough, we'll say so.

Ready for a lawn that always looks tidy?

Same-week bookings on most jobs. Quotes are free, on-site visits are free, and we'll match the schedule to your lawn - not the other way around.

0413 900 660 or request a quote online