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<b>Sharpen your blade</b><br>
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Set the mower blade to 3 inches, and never cut more than one-third of the total height of grass at one time. For a healthy lawn, be sure mower blades are sharpened frequently. Just think: How easily would you heal if you were cut with a dull blade?

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Sharpen your blade

Set the mower blade to 3 inches, and never cut more than one-third of the total height of grass at one time. For a healthy lawn, be sure mower blades are sharpened frequently. Just think: How easily would you heal if you were cut with a dull blade? (July 28, 2008)

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