Mower height for grass/clover lawns.

[Snagglefoot]

I helped my neighbour grow grass on a large patch of black dirt that the grass would not grow on. I called it his UFO landing pad. He’s a seasonal resident so it rarely gets water. I ran a hose over to his patch of dirt and seeded a grass clover mixture.
It turned out nice but then he came out and ran his POS riding mower over it with three bent blades set at a nominal 2-1/2 inches. It tore up all the clover and left huge bunches of torn up grass and clover on the lawn.

I educated him and now he cuts the clover area with push mower with the height set at 3-3/4 inch. It’s high enough not to disturb the white clover but cuts the grass to give it a clean level look. Here is a close up after a cut at that height. Enjoy.

 

[RedSpider]

I've had several areas in my lawns over the years where grass just refused to grow, and in every instance it ends up being a huge rock a few inches below the surface. The last one was about three inches down, and the rock itself was about 2-3 inches thick and as big as a garbage can lid. No fun digging that out.