Is a lawn mower that mulches the grass and puts it back on the lawn bad or good for the grass?
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it returns the grass to the soil to build organic value. Organic value is what differentiates poor soil from good, rich earth.
returning clippings to soil also keeps the fertilizer that was applied to the lawn in the lawn, and not in a landfill.
Mulching is a good practice. It's good for the grass. The key is to cut often so that the cut off particles are smaller. Smaller clippings become soil more quickly. Mowers that double cut (2 blades) are best for this.
I heard mulch is natural fertilizer for the grass, it's good. I am not lawn expert, but what I read.
This is the best method for cutting grass. The cut grass acts as a mulch, which means your lawn will hold water better. Plus, it releases needed nutrients into your lawn.
And the bags of grass clippings don't fill up our already too-full landfills.
It helps the lawn retain moisture and serves as fertilizer. The mulching mower makes the clippings small enough so they fall into the grass instead of lying on top as thatch.
Yes it is like fertilizing your lawn so you don't need to fertilize your lawn as much or as often.
I'm not an expert in this field but I would say that initially it is good for the lawn but long term it would "choke" it out. Why else would you need to "De-thatch" or aerate"? I live in the country so I have no problem in dicarding the clippings therefore I bag often. As for fertilizing Ha never. I don't want to cut it unless I have to.
It is great for the lawn. We have the greenest lawn on the block and we are the only ones who mulch.
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