Question
Recently, I purchased a riding lawn mower.  It does a really nice job on the lawn, and saves a lot of labor.  I noticed that after I started using it, every time I mowed the lawn, the grass would start to go to seed, regardless of length.  I can cut it super short, or medium and no matter what it goes to seed.  The grass going to seed begins at the boundary between my yard and the neighbors even though we mow it around the same time and almost exactly the same length.
Can you tell me what connection there could be between a new lawn mower and my lawn going to seed?

Answer
Good afternoon Tom:
The grass going to seed has nothing to do with the fact that you have a new lawn mower. Bluegrass, when under stress this time of year, has a tendency to go to seed. It is possible that your neighbor has a different blend of seed mixture or that he has a different type grass. Also it is possible that he has watered more than you or that he is cutting his grass higher. Cut you lawn at a height of 3 inches. Mow frequently so that you remove no more than 1/3 of the grass blades at each mowing. I believe that if you were to give your lawn a good watering of at least one inch of water and mow at a higher level you would find that in a couple of weeks the seed areas will be gone. Kentucky Blue grass seed that has formed on your lawn will not germinate this time of year.

Have a good lawn!
Floyd McMahon