08/26/2026
You might be bagging up free fertilizer every week.
Grass clippings aren't lawn trash; they're lawn food. Leave them on the lawn (grasscycling), and they break down in a week or two and feed the grass as they go.
Up to 50% of your lawn's yearly nitrogen
Less fertilizer to buy
Way less bagging and hauling
And no, they don't cause thatch; that's a myth. Two notes: don't leave thick clumps (mow when dry, take only the top third), and Zoysia lawns are the one exception.
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