A Guide to Mulching Mowers
Lawn clippings can provide valuable nutrition for your lawn. Mulching mowers can
cut the clippings into fine pieces which makes it easier for your lawn to break
them down. Mulching makes good environmental sense - less garbage goes into the
landfills and you reduce your needs for fertilizers.
Many municipalities now prohibit throwing out grass clippings and other
biodegradable garden debris. Mulching mowers reduce the need to collect and
throw out grass clippings. By using a mulching more you make grass cutting an
easier job (no raking) and is no need to hire a company to remove the clippings.
There are many mulching mowers on the market today. Some give the option of
choosing the type of discharge -side, rear or mulching. These three in one
mowers are ideal for every cutting situation. There may be times when you want
to collect the garden debris instead of mulching.
If mulching is such a great thing for your lawn, why not do it all the time? Too
much mulching can lead to the development of thatch - a thick layer of grass
stems and roots. Thatch is detrimental to your lawn, and if it builds up it has
to be removed by raking or with a special thatch remover power tool. Mulching
mowers that give you an option between mulching and collecting allow you to do
just the right amount of mulching.
How much mulching should you do? That depends on the weather and the season.
Mulching should be done during dry spells in hot weather because it helps keep
moisture in the soil. At other times of the year, mulching mowers can be used
half the time.
Mulching mowers have special blades that chop the grass repeatedly until it is
in small pieces. They leave your lawn looking great without the need to collect
the clippings. Well-designed mulching mowers do not leave any clumps of grass
and give your lawn an attractive “vacuumed” look.
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