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© Re gen t s of the U niversity of Minnesota. All rights re se r ved. The U niversity of Minnesota is an <br />e qual opportunity educator and employer. <br />Autho r : Jon Trap pe, Ext en sion turfgrass educator <br />Mowing more tha n 1 /3 of the plant’s tiss ue in a single m owing event is known a s s ca lping, and can <br />harm the la wn. T his ca n stress t he lawn going i nto June and, if this year is anything like 2021 o r 202 2 , <br />rec ord hig h temperatures could stress t he lawn even more. <br />I f you wa nt to pro mote pol li nators in your la wn for t he mon th of M ay while ens uri ng a hea lth y and <br />resilien t l awn, we recommend mowing as h igh as your m ower w il l allow an d on ly as nee ded to avo id <br />m owing more than 1/3 of the he ight. For ex ample, if yo u are m owi ng a t 4 inche s, you would wa nt to <br />m ow when the la wn get s to a bout 6 i nc he s. <br />I f you are inte re st ed in p romoting po ll ina to r s in your l awn year rou nd, we have several resources on <br />planting an d ma int a ining a bee law n.