Weather is a huge part of my day. We use a radar subscription service called dtn WeatherSentry that tells me the dew point, humidity, wind speed and “evapotranspiration” rate—which is how much water the grass could be losing in a day. I’m looking at it from the time I wake up to when I go to bed and all throughout the day because it can change drastically from one moment to the next.

We cut grass at the ballpark two times a day using the Toro Reelmaster 3100-D. With eight separate blades on each reel, it has an almost scissor-type...