A healthy landscape provides many benefits for our environment. Oxygen production, erosion control and noise abatement are just a few of them. You also play a significant role on how you maintain your landscape.
Cutting the lawn with a lawnmower set at a proper mowing height can save you from having to bag your grass clippings, even if you don't own a mulching mower. Maintain a lawn height of two to three inches to shade your lawn roots from the heat and to prevent weed seeds from germinating.
Keep in mind that lawns that are cut too short, especially during the heat of summer, are more likely to be stressed and susceptible to disease problems, as is a lawn that receives too much water. Water your lawn no more than one inch per week to prevent disease problems.
Be sure to keep lawnmower blades sharp. Sharp lawnmower blades produce clean cuts, and clean cuts promote better grass health. Dull lawnmower blades, by contrast, produce rougher cuts that make the grass more susceptible to disease
It puts less stress on the lawn to mow in the evening than to mow when the sun is strong in the afternoon. It is also best to mow when the lawn is dry.
Alternate the direction in which you mow for each lawn mowing session. This evenly distributes clippings throughout your lawn.
Grasscycling Benefits
- It keeps moisture in the soil.
- It keeps the nutrients in your lawn.
- It saves time as there's no need to empty your mower bag.
- It saves money as there's no need for garbage bags.
- It reduces waste and resources required to collect waste.