can I mulch (lawnmower) leaves to rid them from lawn and not ruin grass?
stroker349 asked:
Mower grinds them up but in places they are fairly thick..is thisok for the next season of grass growth? Am I fertilizing by doing this or just avoiding raking work?
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Mower grinds them up but in places they are fairly thick..is thisok for the next season of grass growth? Am I fertilizing by doing this or just avoiding raking work?
October 26th, 2009 at 2:45 am
buy a a dr vacuum mower you pull it behind a regular mower and it sucks up the leaves and them mulches it and putis in a bag. zaden99
October 28th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Leaves do not biodegrade as fast as the grass clippings do, so they will cover your grass and it will die in those spots.. You need to compost these leaves. Mix leaves with grass and kitchen scraps and compost. If you leave them, you are avoiding rake work, not helping your lawn. Gypsy
November 1st, 2009 at 2:38 am
It is advisable to use this mulch to prepare your own manure, which you can use to fertilize the lawn or any other plant. Greenman
November 1st, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Mulching leaves into the grass does cause build up in the lawn. You should air rate the lawn every year so it casue it to break down…. It would give it a good rake in the spring to loosen it up a little..
good luck James
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Where the leaves are thick, take a rake and spread them out into the more bare areas so that the lawn mower can take them up, or just do a fast rake job on the thick parts and dispose of them as you would in your area. Then the worst is done without much labour, and you can mow the rest. If the lawn mower leaves piles of shredded leaves without taking them up, and the bag is not overly full, then you’ve cut leaves that are too thick. Use this as a gauge to see how much leaf material can be left on the lawn prior to raking. You are adding organic matter to the lawn: a small amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, some trace elements, but mainly the material that will break down into humus which allows the soil chemistry to work well and efficiently. (Especially good for feeding earthworms, which are instrumental in soil health.) Just don’t overdo, since the grass must remain exposed so that it is not smothered under the leaves, since it takes warmer weather and some time for this matter to decompose. steviewag
November 4th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
The leaves will naturally decompose, as long as they are not too thickly piled
up. This is the most sensible thing to do with leaves. People should take
advantage of this natural, environmentally friendly way of fertilizing. We
might live longer if everyone would stop using herbicides and pesticides. marilyn s
November 5th, 2009 at 2:59 am
That’s a bad idea, to much acid content. Pappy
November 5th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Yes you can. If you still have thick spots, put a mulch blade on your mower and hit ‘em again. Mulched leaves do add nutrients to the soil as previously stated by others. I stopped raking my yard a few years ago and it has not changed the appearance of my yard. partsguy