I enjoy cutting grass, I worked at a sod farm for two years and cut 120 acres a week. It was nice of Christy to get a 17hp tractor for me and it still takes over an hour to cut our 2/3 acre lot. She occasionally will cut it when I am coming home from work since she likes cutting as well, ha ha. b***h. Most homes have Kentucky Blue blend, which is high maintenance, very thirsty and grows fast. Under ideal conditions, 75F and 40-50% humidity, it will grow 3/4" overnight. If you have Kentucky Blue and you like to cut grass, you should be doing it twice a week. I'm sure you have a mini fridge on the hood so this allows more consumption as you are actually helping it by cutting it more. Grass grows, if you leave it, it grows up. If you cut it regularly, it grows a better root system which makes it better grass.
If you have had a week or so without rain, you can look at it and it will tell you if it is distressed. The blades will cast a dark purple or black on the backside of the blades, or technically, leaves. If it is showing this, don't cut it. It harms the grass to cut it when it is distressed. Don't worry if it goes further, it isn't dying, it is just going into hibernation until conditions improve for growth. If that happens, then just sit on your tractor with your beer, look at the grass and save fuel.
Our lawn has some grass in it, also quack grass, various weeds and a plethora of dandelions. We don't treat any of it and we don't water it. It isn't a status symbol for us. It is natural in this state and although I miss cutting it weekly, it is ok to let it live how it needs to be.
Karin
