The Benefits of Mulching the Grass Clippings After Mowing Your Lawn

When mowing your lawn in Ohio, you have two options when it comes to what to do with the clippings: bag them or mulch them. If you're wondering which option is better, the answer is simple - mulch them! That's because when you mulch the clippings, they will decompose and return the nutrients that they contain to the soil. Grass clippings are also filled with water, so when you leave them on your lawn, they will return that water to your lawn, helping to keep it hydrated. Grass clippings can also improve your soil quality and aid in moisture retention and soil temperature regulation. What's more, mulching doesn't take any extra effort and is better for the environment because bags of grass won't end up at the landfill. Read on to learn more about the benefits of mulching your grass clippings after mowing your lawn.

Grass clippings will return nutrients to the soil as they decompose.

Grass clippings are filled with nutrients, so one of the biggest benefits of mulching them while mowing is that as they decompose, they will return those nutrients to the soil. These clippings will act as a natural fertilizer, giving your grass an extra boost of nutrients to help bolster its growth. What's more, when you mulch the clippings, you won't have to use as mulch chemical fertilizer on your lawn!

Grass clippings can help keep your lawn hydrated.

A big benefit of mulching the grass clippings when you mow your lawn is that they can help keep your lawn hydrated. That's because grass clippings are made up of roughly 80 to 85 percent water. When these grass clippings decompose, that water will be returned to the soil, which will help your lawn stay hydrated. If you were to bag the clippings, your lawn would lose out on that extra hydration!

When you mulch your grass clippings, you can help improve the overall quality of your soil.

A not-so-known benefit of mulching the grass clippings when mowing your lawn is that they can help improve the overall quality of your soil. When a layer of grass clippings is on your lawn, it will act as a mulch layer and reduce the amount of water that the sun evaporates from your lawn, allowing more time for the roots of your grass to absorb the water. The layer of grass clippings will also help to regulate your soil temperature, protecting your grass from drastic temperature changes.

Mulching your grass clippings is better for the environment and will save you time.

When you bag your grass clippings while mowing your lawn, those clippings will have to go into a trash bag. Those trash bags full of grass clippings will eventually end up in a landfill, which isn't great for the environment. When you mulch the clippings, you will be reducing the amount of trash that ends up in a landfill! What's more, bagging the clippings takes effort, but it doesn't take any extra effort to mulch them, which is just one more reason to mulch them instead of bagging them!

Give us a call today to sign up for our lawn mowing program.

If you're looking for a company you can count on to keep your lawn looking neat and manicured throughout the growing season, we are the company to call. We will mow your lawn weekly from April until November, and we will leave the clippings on your lawn so your turf can benefit from them. We offer this service to property owners in Delaware, Lewis Center, Powell, OH, and throughout the surrounding areas. Give us a call at (740) 318-5296 to sign up for our lawn mowing program today!