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Bagging vs. Mulching Grass Clippings
The grass is getting high and it’s time to get out the lawn mower. But do you bag the leftover grass clippings or leave them be on the lawn? Deciding what to do with your grass clippings is based primarily on your environment and your personal preferences — read on to learn more about the pros and cons of each.
The pros of bagging your grass clippings
Less mess
After you put in all that effort to mow the lawn, you don’t want to look back and see a mess of grass clippings laying across your freshly cut grass. Bagging your grass clippings prevents your yard from looking messy. It gives your lawn a professional appearance and increases the curb appeal of your home. By using a mower with a bagging attachment, keeping the yard clear of grass clippings becomes a breeze.
Leaving grass clippings on your lawn also can lead to clumps of grass being dragged inside your house by the kids and pets, so you’ll be avoiding some indoor cleanup as well.
Reduces allergies
If you’re sensitive to grass pollen, you already know how irritating it can be to spend time outdoors with friends and family. You can reduce allergy irritation by bagging your grass clippings. Mulching the grass clippings returns the grass pollen to the yard and stirs it up even more. Use a mower with a built-in bagging attachment to avoid contact altogether.
Depending on where you live, grass pollen levels tend to be highest between May and August, so avoid mulching during these months if grass allergies affect you. Using a lawnmower with a mulching blade has been proven to reduce levels of allergenic spores in the yard.
Pro tip: mow at night when pollen counts tend to be lower.
Prevents pests
grass, more problems. If your grass is on the taller side (clippings longer than 1 inch), you should probably bag it. Long grass clippings will not only provide shelter to pests but they will smother your grass, leading to fungal growth and diseases.
Prevents diseases from spreading
If your lawn is already riddled with fungus and other diseases, it would be best to bag your grass to prevent the diseases from being spread. Removing grass clippings also will make it easier to identify diseased areas of the lawn.
Collect for composting
Even if you don’t want to mulch your lawn clippings, you can still collect them in bags to reuse in other ways. Bagging your clippings can make it easier to transport them to your compost pile, to a drying rack, or to a neighbor’s house (if they’re interested in using them, of course). There are many other ways to use your grass clippings, including starting a garden, making tea for your plants, and feeding the wildlife in your backyard.
The cons of bagging your grass clippings
Increases yard work
The primary downside to the bagging method is that it increases the time you spend on yard work. Not only will you have to mow the lawn, but you’ll have to rake and bag the grass clippings afterward. Even if you have a mower with a bagging attachment, you’ll likely need to spend time transporting the clippings somewhere, since half of the 50 states have regulations for disposing of grass clippings.
If you’re using the bagged clippings to include in your compost, that’s still more time and energy you’d need to use compared to simply leaving them on the ground.
Disposing of the bagged clippings
On top of the extra yard work, you’ll have to figure out where to dispose of the grass clippings. Whether you’re bringing them to a friend or neighbor who can make use of them, a garden center, or you’re getting rid of them at a local disposal site, you’ll be spending time, energy, and gas money to transport them around town.
The pros of mulching your grass clippings
Low effort
Leaving the grass clippings to mulch on your yard, also known as “grasscycling,” can reduce the amount of time you spend mowing. Mulching grass clippings has proven to reduce yard work time by 30%-38%. You’ll be saving time that you might otherwise have spent raking, bagging, and transporting the clippings.
One big myth is that leaving your grass clippings will increase levels of thatch buildup in your yard. Grass clippings are mostly water and will decompose quickly. Thatch is a layer of organic matter that builds up faster than it can decompose, so grass clippings do not significantly contribute to thatch levels.
Environmentally friendly
Yard trimmings make up a big portion of your total municipal solid waste — averaging at about 12% nationwide. This means more than 35.4 million tons of yard trimmings, such as grass, leaves, and other plant-related materials, are filling up our landfills each year. You can help bring this number down by mulching your grass clippings or repurposing them in other ways such as composting or using them to start a lasagna garden.
Saves money
Mulching is a great option because it cuts down on equipment and service costs. If you cut your own grass, all you need is the mower. If you hire a lawn care expert, opting to mulch the grass cuts down on their time, and therefore cuts down costs on your bill.
On the other hand, with bagging you’ll need equipment such as a rake, leaf vacuum, bagging attachment, and replacement bags. You’ll probably have to pay a lawn care company more money for the extra service. You also might have to pay for a special trash service, depending on your local grass clipping disposal regulations.
While you don’t necessarily need equipment apart from your mower to mulch grass clippings, buying a mulching mower can help break down the grass faster.
Provides free fertilizer
Grass clippings quickly decompose and return essential nutrients, such as nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus, back to the soil. Use grass clippings to fertilize your lawn or to make compost to help fertilize your plants. Leaving your grass clippings on the ground can fulfill up to 25% of your lawn’s fertilizer needs. Grass clippings are a free, natural fertilizer that can help preserve your healthy lawn throughout the year.
Hydrates your lawn
When you water your lawn, the grass clippings will help hold onto some of the moisture and keep your lawn nice and hydrated. Instead of quickly evaporating, the water will be retained by the grass clippings and later be absorbed by the living grass.
Reduces weeds
Mulching grass clippings can help deter weed growth by hydrating and providing nutrients to existing plants, while (slightly) smothering any weeds that might try to fight through your healthy grass.
Helps prevent soil erosion
Using grass clippings as a mulch on sloped areas of your yard or in your garden will prevent the soil from eroding during rainstorms. This will help retain your soil’s nutrients and keep your shallow-rooted plants in place.
The cons of mulching your grass clippings
Not for wet lawns
If you mow soon after a rainstorm, the wet clippings will form clumps of grass. These grass clumps can harness pests and moisture, and block patches of your lawn from getting necessary levels of sunlight and nutrients. If you have to mow soon after it rains, it would be better to bag the grass clippings.
It’s not a good idea to mow wet grass in general. Wet grass clippings can clog up your lawnmower, damage your mower blades, and tear up your landscaping. It’s best to wait for the lawn to dry and add the long grass clippings to the compost bin after you mow.
Can spread diseases
If your lawn is experiencing issues with fungus and disease, mulching the infected clippings can cause a huge problem by spreading the fungus and disease to other areas of your yard. If you notice infected areas of your lawn, it would be best to bag your clippings until the area is treated and the fungus is gone.
Decreases curb appeal
If you like your lawn to have a traditional, even-looking appearance, then mulching might not be for you. There’s no way to get around the fact that it’s not as appealing to have grass clippings lying around your yard. As a garden mulch, grass clippings are not as attractive as wood chips or shredded bark.
Reduce, reuse, grasscycle
Mulching is a great option if you are looking to cut down on yard work and protect the environment.
There are many benefits of mulching, including increased lawn fertilization, less work for you, and a multitude of environmental benefits. Bagging grass clippings takes more time and money, but it may be the right option, depending on your circumstances. At the end of the day, bagging and mulching can both lead you to a healthy lawn.
If you feel like your lawn is flooded with clippings, try mowing more frequently and alternating between mulching and bagging grass clippings. This will give you the benefits of mulching without creating piles of grass clippings to be tracked inside by pets and kids.
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CA2029271A1. Disposable lawn mower grass catcher bag. Google Patents
Publication number CA2029271A1 CA2029271A1 CA 2029271 CA2029271A CA2029271A1 CA 2029271 A1 CA2029271 A1 CA 2029271A1 CA 2029271 CA2029271 CA 2029271 CA 2029271 A CA2029271 A CA 2029271A CA 2029271 A1 CA2029271 A1 CA 2029271A1 Authority CA Canada Prior art keywords lawn mower disposable bag grass grass catcher Prior art date 1990-11-05 Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.) Abandoned Application number CA 2029271 Other languages French ( fr ) Inventor Adel F. T. Dimitri Original Assignee Adel F. T. Dimitri Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.) 1990-11-05 Filing date 1990-11-05 Publication date 1992-05-06 1990-11-05 Application filed by Adel F. T. Dimitri filed Critical Adel F. T. Dimitri 1990-11-05 Priority to CA 2029271 priority Critical patent/CA2029271A1/en 1992-05-06 Publication of CA2029271A1 publication Critical patent/CA2029271A1/en Status Abandoned legal-status Critical Current
Abstract
DISPOSABLE LAWN MOWER GRASS CATCHER BAGABSTRACT This invention is a disposable lawn mower perforated grass catcher bag that is easy to install and to remove for disposal after it is filled with cut grass without the requirement to empty and transfer it to a separate standard garbage bag. The invention is intended to save effort by the lawn mower operator, avoid direct contact with grass, reduce spillages, and all that at a minimal additional cost to the standard garbage bag.
This invention relates to disposable lawn mower grass catcher perforated bags used with gas or electric lawn mowers.These mentioned disposable bags are perforated with the proper number and hole size to allow evacuation of all the air thrust generated by the cutting blades of the lawn mower while retaining the cut grass within the disposal bag.Based on the new design~ these disposal bags save effort by the lawn mower operator, avoid dlreot contaot with 8rase and reduce spillages.
The perforated lawn mower disposable grass catcher bag is made of plastic, paper or other suitable material that has adequate tensile strength that prevents its rupture during and after it is filled.
The bag is perforated with the proper number and hole size to allow evacuation of all the air thrust generated by the cutting blades of the lawn mower while retaining the cut grass within the disposal bag.
Enough holes are provided in the bag to maximize its filling capacity.
For each lawn mower model, a specific disposable catcher bag is provided to suit the specific manufacturer model and dimensions of the present frame which supports the fixed perforated grass catcher bag.
The mode of installation of the disposable grass catGher bag is simply to fit it inside the metal frame and then mount the frame onto the lawn mower. When the perforated disposable bag is filled, the frame is removed and the disposable bag is taken out and replaced b~ an empty new one.
~Q~E: From the above description, it will be clearly evident that the delineated features of the invention will be accomplished.Various modifications and options may suggest themselves to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of our invention `I’ ‘ ‘“ 2~2~2~
and, hence7 we do not wish to be restricted to the specific forms or uses mentioned.
Claims ( 3 )
1- A disposable perforated grass catcher bag for a lawn mower, said lawn mower including: cutter blades driven by an electric motor or gas engine, a frame which holds a perforated grass catcher bag to hold the cut grass; said frame is filled with the said disposable perforated grass catcher bag.
2- A disposable perforated grass catcher bag as defined in claim 1 is perforated with adequate number of holes of proper sizing to allow its complete filling with cut grass.
3- A disposable perforated grass catcher bag as defined in claim 2 has adequate strength to sustain the weight of the cut grass without rupture or deformations.
CA 2029271 1990-11-05 1990-11-05 Disposable lawn mower grass catcher bag Abandoned CA2029271A1 ( en )
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Easy-on, easy-off blower and hopper assemblies. Holds 7.2 bushels.
3-Bag Powered Bagger
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2-Bag Non-Powered Bagger
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2-Bag Powered Bagger
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2-Bag Non-Powered Bagger
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Dump-From-Seat Bagger
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Side Grass Bagger
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Steel Side Bagger
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BacVac Bagger
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Mesh Side Bagger
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Metal Side Bagger
Easy-on, easy-off bagger has a 3.5-bushel capacity.
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Mesh Side Bagger
Easy-on, easy-off bagger has a 3-bushel capacity. (60 in deck only)
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Mesh Side Bagger
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Mulch Kit
Recycle clippings back into the soil and reclaim nutrients for your lawn.
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Shock absorbing front caster forks improve operator comfort and provide a more even cut, especially over uneven terrain and at higher speeds.
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Allows height adjustment of steering levers to make your mowing experience as comfortable as possible.
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Stripe Kit
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Engine Guard
Optional engine guard provides protection and adds to the great look.
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Bagging VS Mulching
Which one is right for you? It’s a question asked by many homeowners – should I bag or mulch? Well, the answer actually depends on what you’re trying to accomplish with your lawn.
Collecting your grass clippings serves many purposes for both the appearance and the health of your lawn. To quickly pick-up debris and keep a uniform appearance during the thick of growing season, bagging is definitely the solution. If you’re rehabbing your yard, you’ll want to bag the clippings so as not to disperse weed seeds or any diseased clippings. At the end of the season, using a bagger can really help make fall leaf cleanup a breeze. Additionally, if you compost, bagging your grass clippings offers easy access to a great source of compostable material.
Much like bagging, mulching your grass clippings can serve to improve your lawn’s appearance. Mulching returns nutrients directly back into the ground, resulting in less watering (and a lower water bill!) and fertilizer use. Additionally, you’ll save time by eliminating the need to stop mowing to empty bags.