Albuquerque Lawn Mowing Tips – Part Two

Grass Clipping Bagging and Why It’s Bad

Albuquerque Lawn Mowing Tips - Part Two by R & S Landscaping 505-271-8419
Albuquerque Lawn Mowing Tips – Part Two by R & S Landscaping 505-271-8419

Lawn mowers with built in catchers or a bag are pleasing to lots of lawn-grass owners because it helps keep their lawn tidy and stunning looking. Additionally, many lawn-grass owners believe gathering grass clippings instead of leaving them on the lawn will help stop lawn thatch, which is big hindrance for lawn healthy.

Why Bagging Lawn Clippings Is a Bad Practice

Grass clippings are not the reason why a lawn has thatch buildup. Grass clippings are loaded with fuel growing grass needs including minerals, nitrogen and other nutrients grass plants need to thrive. Leaving grass clippings on your lawn gives it free nutrients it needs and in turn you getting a stunning healthier lawn.

Cutting Your Lawn Regularly and Often and Leaving the Clippings is Super Smart

Mowing more often means you’ll end up with less grass clippings that are easily absorbed back into your lawn and give it the nutrients it needs on a regular basis. It has been shown by landscaping companies and grass mowing services that leaving grass clippings on the lawn provide 25 to 33 percent of the nutrients and nitrogen a lawn requires each season. For lawn-owners that means less money spent on fertilizer and it means your lawn grass soil is receiving wonderful organic material which translates into fuel for your grass.

Lawn Mowing with DULL Lawn Mower Blades

It is a fact that most lawn mower owners do not keep their blades sharp. It is also true that most lawn mower blades are never sharpened.

Albuquerque Lawn Mowing Tips - Part Two by R & S Landscaping 505-271-8419
Albuquerque Lawn Mowing Tips – Part Two by R & S Landscaping 505-271-8419

The Reason Why Dull Lawn Mower Blades are a Bad Thing

Lawn mower blades that are dull make cuts on grass blades that are jagged and stressful to the plant. These cuts heal poorly and stress out the plant which can lead to potential lawn diseases to take hold of your lawn and put it at risk. Badly cut grass blades that are jagged open-up the tip of the grass blade that can cause the blades to turn brown and die. Well cut grass blades that are cut clean and precise look better and keep the tip openings of the cut blade small, reducing the chances of it dying and increase the chances of it thriving and growing each time between lawn mowing sessions. Poorly cut grass blades with bigger openings cause the grass to not retain moisture. This means the grass stands a lower chance of handling hot weather and dry heat.

Smarter Lawn Mower Blade Sharpening Strategy

Lawn mower manuals normally recommend sharpening lawn mower blades after its been 25 hours of mowing. This means most lawn owners should have their lawn mower blades seasonally 2 or 3 times. Lawn mower owners can follow how-to videos online and sharpen their lawn mower blades with metal file.