To Mulch The Lawn Clipping Or Not To Mulch Them
There are so many different opinions on how to achieve the greenest lawns that people could spend all summer arguing about method and never even touch their grass. Lawn care is a competitive sport for neighborhood families. The home with the greenest grass wins. Every climate region has its own challenges, and dozens of well-guarded secrets cultivate a lush green yard.
One question that seems to form the basis of every mower’s season has to do with whether to bag or mulch their grass. Some people are adamant that mulching leads to yard thatch. Others claim that the clippings are a perfect fertilizer for the lawn to thrive on. Both claims are right, in the proper context, and mowers who know how to tow this line can reduce the expenses of using extra fertilizer while preventing the grass from building thatch.
The leading cause of thatch has nothing to do with yard clippings. In fact, unless the mower is consistently littering his or her lawn with massive heaps of shorn grass, the breakdown of these blades will happen too speedily to cause a problem. Weekly mowing habits should usually be enough to prevent thatch from clippings.
Mulching grass in fact has beneficial byproducts for the lawn. All of the nutrients that are used in the growth of the blade of grass are returned to the soil for continued growth each time the lawn is mowed. Proper watering will help to break down the cut blades and restore nutrients to the ground.
If the mower notices other lawns in his or her neighborhood that seem greener, increasing watering can help to bridge the gap, but overdoing will become a real enemy of the lawn. Instead, the mower can begin by mulching three weeks and bagging one week every month. The rotation should stimulate the grass to breath well and enrich deeply.