CORVALLIS – If your goal is a nice lawn, leave clippings on the grass when you mow. It’s easier, feeds the grass and leads to a better-looking and healthier lawn. Unless you’ve let the lawn grow ...
Mulching a lawn with grass clippings might not have crossed your mind before as something you could be doing, but it has the potential to be a real game-changer in terms of the health of your lawn.
Maintaining a traditional green grass lawn is a year-round process, with mowing typically being the most time-consuming task. Not only does this involve cutting the grass, but it also means figuring ...
Q. What is your opinion of using grass clippings for mulch in the garden? I have access to abundant amounts, but hear conflicting opinions about whether this is a good practice. — G. Lowe, Hampton A.
Answer: To keep a lawn healthy mow at the proper height and leave the grass clippings on it. Try to maintain a height of 3 inches or higher, but mow before the grass reaches 4.5 inches tall. Taller ...
I love to garden, but I don’t like to do work needlessly. If I can find a gardening technique that saves me time, effort and money — well, I’m there. And you can’t find a better example of this than ...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - With warmer weather returning, people are returning to the growing season and tending to their lawns. It’s something that Shawn Jones, owner of 417 Mowing in Springfield, has ...