What to do with grass cuttings 9 Articles

by Peter Messerschmidt

On the whole, people need not worry too much about grass cuttings. Unless you're trying to cultivate a perfect "English" lawn, or a putting green on which to practice your golf game, clippings from a regularly cut lawn are...read more

by Sammy Stein

Grass cuttings hold many nutrients. The grass plants have stored nutrients such as glucose in their leaves by photosynthesis. There will be minerals, taken up by the plants in the water, there will also be other nutrients ...read more

by Madison Briggs

After semi-surviving the drought from last summer, grass cuttings would be a very welcome commodity. It goes into the category of "you don't miss them until they are gone". The size of your lawn, your neighborhood, your...read more

by Vicky Cheshire-Wade

A very valuable commodity, not a nuisance. It also depends on where you live, rural or suburban, and if you are using a grass collecter attachment to your mower. Suburban: 1. Spread short clipping on a large dark plast...read more

by John Ledbury

There are some valuable uses for grass cuttings. Mulched around shrubs and small trees, it will preserve a lot of the moisture in the ground. It will also reduce the risk of the soil drying out and the shrub being harmed o...read more

by Joseph Hazelbaker

Most people scalp (cut too low) their lawn creating both a waste and lawn maintenance issue. While you might have to mow more frequently when you keep your law 2 1/2 to 3 inches long, you'll save water, have a healthier l...read more

by Maxwell Payne

It is always recommended that you collect up your grass cuttings after each mowing job. Left behind grass cuttings can block nutrients and sunlight from reaching the living grass causing patches of dead grass where grass c...read more

by Gimme a Dream

A few years ago, I collected my grass cuttings all one season and put them in beds surrounded by tight alder branch fences, about one foot high. In the spring, I planted strawberry plants directly on the cuttings, with onl...read more

by Tom Reindl

Some people mow their lawn as a hobby, while for others it is nothing but extra work. No matter what it is to you, mowing your lawn always leaves behind cuttings, unless you have a bagger attached to your mower. Many p...read more