"Striping" a lawn?

Apr 24, 2004 3 Replies

My next door neighbor has a lawn service mow his lawn. I notice this last time they mowed, they made the dark/light stripes.



I read an interview with a pro ballfield greenskeeper once, and he said that's done just by using a bar that leans the grass.



Is there something like this I can mount to my Dixon ZTR, or is this for "pro" level only?



They use a very expensive Walker mower on my neighbor's lawn.


It's done by using a reel type lawn mower (like the old non-motorized push lawnmowers). Motorized ones are expensive because they are for the commercial market. If you have a small area, you can buy one of the old non-motorized ones.

I just read an article about that same topic. It said that the lawn is "rolled" with a small roller attached to the rear of the mower. you would mow back and forth and each direction would "roll" the blades of grass the opposite way.

Yes, you're right. I didn't know they had those. I found a web site:

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rollers create the same effect as a reel type lawn mower.

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