Lawn mowing is a regular maintenance task that should be performed regularly throughout the year in New Mexico to keep your grass looking nice and manicured. However, it's easy to do it wrong, and if you do, you could end up with ruts in your soil. These ruts can be caused by a couple of reasons, such as mowing your grass when it's too wet or not switching up the mowing patterns you use. By switching up your mowing patterns and not mowing your lawn when it's wet, you can help prevent ruts from forming. However, if there are already ruts in your lawn, you can fix them by having your lawn aerated, filling the rut with soil, and then overseeding it.

Mowing your lawn when it's wet can cause ruts to form.

One of the top causes of ruts in your soil is mowing your lawn when it is too wet. Whether it's because of recent rain or your sprinkler system, you don't want to use your lawn mower when the soil is too soft. The weight of the lawn mower will sink into the soil and cause ruts. These results in an unattractive appearance that can drag down the curb appeal of your property and cause health issues for your turf. To avoid this from happening, you should wait until your lawn is completely dry and the soil is firm before pulling out your mower.

Make sure you're switching up your mowing patterns to avoid causing ruts to form in your soil.

Another reason why there may be ruts in your soil after mowing your lawn is that you're not switching up your mowing patterns each time you mow your lawn. When you repeatedly use one pattern every time you mow, the grass will start to sink down from the repeated weight of the mower going over the exact same spot. To avoid this from happening, you should switch up your mowing pattern each time. By mowing your grass in different patterns, the weight from the mower will be distributed, and there is less of a chance that ruts will form in your lawn.

How do you fix the ruts in your soil?

If there are ruts in your soil after you have mowed your lawn, don't fret! There are several ways to address this problem. If there is still grass at the bottom of the rut, you can remove it and set it to the side. Then, you can fill the ruts with soil to level your lawn, and then place the grass on top of it. You can also aerate your lawn to loosen the compaction, and then overseed it to help encourage new grass growth.

When aerating your lawn, leave the cores of soil on your lawn to decompose as they will release nutrients back into the soil.

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