Tuesday, May 8, 2012

What do you do with your lawn clippings?

Clippings can either be removed while mowing, dispersed out the side of the mower, or mulched back into the lawn with special mulching blades.

My preferred method is mulching the clippings. Contrary to popular belief, returning the clippings to the lawn does not promote thatch build up. The clippings are 90% water so there is very little organic matter left behind. Mulched clippings account for up to 1lb of nitrogen returned to the soil over the course of a season, reducing the amount of

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