The Hidden Danger of Summer Lawn Scalping: Why Cutting Grass Too Short in Heat Can Kill Your Lawn

The Hidden Danger of Summer Lawn Scalping: Why Cutting Grass Too Short in Heat Can Kill Your Lawn

That perfectly manicured short lawn on a scorching summer day might look intentional, but it’s quietly destroying your grass from the ground up. When you cut too close during heat waves, you expose the crown—the plant’s vital growing point—to temperatures that can kill it within hours.