Mowing the lawn and fertilizing at the same time? That's fine. All you need is a mulching mower. The advantages and use of the mower here in detail.
In one mowing season, around 80 kilograms of grass clippings accumulate on 100 square meters of lawn. Eliminating this is a tedious job for many garden owners. However, by mowing with a mulching mower, you can reduce this amount enormously. Read here how such a mulching mower works and what advantages it offers.
How does mulching work?
With normal lawn mowing, the clippings are either collected directly in the mower's collection container or they have to be raked up after the lawn mowing and disposed of with great difficulty. On the other hand, if the clippings remain on the lawn, this is referred to as mulch mowing. The shredded clippings are placed directly on the lawn after mowing the lawn. In this way you can ensure or improve the nutrient supply of your soil.
So in order to improve the nutrient supply of the soil, you can use a special mulching mower, which, in contrast to conventional lawn mowers, shreds the cuttings much more finely. This is due to the fact that mulching mowers have specially shaped cutting blades or a second cutting unit for thorough chopping of the clippings.
What should you watch out for when mulching?
Your lawn should be dry when mulching, as wet lawn clippings tend to clump together and make it difficult to evenly distribute the clippings. Wet, very long and poorly distributed clippings can also cause the lawn underneath to begin to rot.
It is also important that you mow your lawn regularly, as the short clippings optimally promote composting. You also prevent a greasy coating from forming on the blades of grass. So it's important that you mulch your lawn regularly to get the most out of it.
If you keep these points in mind, the mulching mower (you can find it here) is the best way to look after your garden, because with this device you can not only mow your lawn, but also look after it at the same time.
Hint:
Mulch mowing is particularly recommended in spring, as the lawn is optimally supplied with nutrients at this time of year. Mulch mowing is like a spring cure for the lawn.
An overview of the advantages of a mulching mower
» Advantage No. 1 - Lawn is fertilized naturally:
The nutrient cycle is closed again by the rotting of the clippings after mowing the lawn, since the necessary nutrients are introduced back into the lawn. Mulch mowing therefore has the great advantage that all the nutrients contained in the clippings remain on the surface and the optimal amount is available to the lawn. The fertilization of the lawn is therefore more even and natural than is the case with a slow-release fertiliser. Ideally, this will provide your lawn with all the nutrients it needs.
» Advantage 2 - Financial savings:
The financial savings are also not to be scoffed at. You save on fertilizer costs, because the resulting nutrient-rich lawn cuttings act directly as fertilizer for your lawn. With a mulching mower, you also save on disposal costs because the clippings do not have to be disposed of.
» Advantage No. 3 - Turf quality is increased:
Investigations have shown that mulch mowing makes a lot of ecological sense and is economically efficient. Tests have shown, for example, that mulch mowing increases the quality of the lawn enormously. During and also outside of mowing times, the lawn cared for by a mulching mower appears much fresher and more vital than a conventionally cared for lawn, has a rich green color and has a dense turf.
» Advantage No. 4 - Suitable for different types of lawn:
Such a mulching mower is not only suitable for so-called utility lawns. It can also be used to optimally mulch and care for lawns and ornamental lawns.