To Bag Or Not To Bag?

A 1,000 square-foot lawn can generate up to 200 lbs of clippings annually. The clippings contain about 4% nitrogen, 2% phosphorus, and 0.5% potassium. So it doesn't make sense to fertilize your lawn, and then throw 25% of it away. Then where should the clippings go? Nowhere! Leaving your grass clippings on the lawn return the nutrients to the soil, and can help your lawn stay greener. However, there are a few things you should know before you leave the clippings to do their work.

Mulching Returns Nutrients To The Soil

Mow Often

Mowing frequently creates smaller clippings, which fall easily between standing blades of grass. If you don't mow often enough, you might end up with large clumps of clippings, which can smother the grass beneath.

Mow High

Again, mowing with your deck set at a higher setting creates smaller clippings, preventing clumps, weeds, and disease. Longer grass blades shade out pesky weeds and are generally healthier.

We here at EdgeCare believe that grass clippings should be left to fertilize and moisturize the soil, and it is for that reason that EdgeCare does not bag the grass clippings.