Consider mowing with mulching blades!
* Mulches absorb rainfall impact, increase the rate of infiltration, reduce soil moisture
loss due to evaporation, moderate soil temperatures, provide a suitable environment for
germination, and protect the seedling from intense sunlight. All seeded areas should be mulched or
blanketed to minimize the potential for failure to establish an adequate vegetative cover. Mulching
may also be used as a temporary stabilization of some disturbed areas in non-germinating seasons.
* Mulching promotes soil creation-Mulch becomes humus, the organic component of soil. Microorganisms break down grass mulch to release nutrients. Through that digestion process, the microorganisms generate a waste product. The waste is called humus, which is the dark, organic, carbon-based substance in soil. Humus retains water, nutrients like calcium, magnesium and phosphorous, and is a nutrition reserve for the root systems of plants and grass.
* Mulching helps retain moisture. During the warmer, drier summer months, soil can dry quickly, but mulching helps the soil retain water. The layer of mulch on the soil bed acts as a sun shield which helps reduce moisture evaporation and keeps the soil temperature cooler.
* Mulching reduces thatch buildup-Thatch is that layer of dead grass and other organic material; too much buildup can suppress grass growth by restricting water and nutrients from reaching the grass’ root systems. Mulching allows super fine clippings to fall to the soil and decompose very easily compared to regular grass clippings. The microorganism-rich environment stimulated by higher levels of grass mulch creates greater populations of hungry microbes that chomp away at existing thatch.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency,
13% of total landfill input is yard waste.
Mulching grass clippings back into your
lawn helps reduce this impact.
