Should You Mulch or Bag Your Grass?

Ever since self-bagging lawn mowers were invented, people have been told to bag their clippings. When lawn mowers first came about, they were designed to cut the grass and to redistribute natural occurring nutrients back into your lawn — thus resulting in a more luxurious and healthy lawn. In today’s world, most of us have the option of choosing to bag or mulch our clippings, let us tell you why you should choose mulching over bagging every time.

This orthodox process of providing lawns with nutrients is known as mulching; cycling freshly cut grass through the use of a lawn mower with the intended purpose to provide sustenance. Done correctly, mulching can nourish your lawn without the added costs of having to purchase and distribute fertilizer.

Nature’s Fertilizer

There’s a reason why most people who bag typically compile their clippings in a compost. Mixed with other organic nutrients, a compost can turn your clippings into fertilizer to then be used in your flower beds, or throughout your yard. However, composts can be a lot of extra work and typically require a designated spot in your yard.

Not only does mulching provide your lawn with some of the same benefits as a compost, but it can also be a much faster alternative to bagging. Think of all the times you’ve bagged your grass clippings; stopping the mower, detaching the bag, disposing the clippings. All this repetitive work can be quite exhausting. Mulching can dramatically cut the time spent mowing your lawn to nearly half.