The Right Solutions For Lawn Mowing and More

In autumn, mowing is still frequent and the quantities collected are often large. It is also the period of pruning and pruning of trees and shrubs, especially those grown in hedges. Hubert the gardener suggests that we use this organic waste and make good compost.

When composting grass, there is often a bad smell due to a fermentation problem. To remedy this, our gardener Council proposes to combine the waste clippings waste size. For terreautage de gazon  this is important.

The advantage of using a plant shredder is to reduce the volume of pruning waste which is often very bulky in the garden. To avoid damaging the equipment and limit accidents, there is a golden rule: put only branches that you can cut with pruners in a shredder.

• Once recovered, the ground material is spread over the entire mowing area for composting.
• Finally, to accelerate decomposition, pack and water if necessary at the rate of 10 liters of water per square meter of compost.
• Combine mowing and pruning waste, once it has passed through a plant shredder. You will get a good quality compost, ideal for enriching the soil of your garden the following year.
• With the return of spring, many gardeners take advantage of this confinement to look after the garden, improve the condition of the lawn and take care of the trees.
• What to do with these plants when the recycling centers are closed? There are ways to easily recycle them.

Leave lawn mowing on site to feed the soil

The simplest solution is mulching. The grass is finely cut and left on the spot. If you do not have a mower that has this function, it is enough to mow the first time, leaving the cut grass on the spot, then iron a second time the next day to grind it.

The operation is very fast and brings many advantages for the life of the soil which feeds on cut grass, rich in nitrogen. The lawn therefore becomes greener, with less moss and unwanted weeds.

Use mulch lawn mowing

The other option is to keep the lawn mowing for reuse elsewhere in the garden. The ideal is to dry it for half a day in the sun and use it to mulch at the foot of shrubs, for example, between flowers or of course in the vegetable patch. It also helps limit the growth of unwanted weeds, while nourishing the soil.

A 2 e life for cut branches

If you have a shredder, this is obviously a solution for large branches. The other alternative is to make small fagots tied nicely with a wire, which we place under the hedge to offer shelters for biodiversity. It is also possible to dry them for use in the fireplace or barbecue. For small branches, which are the diameter of a finger, they can be ground with a clipper. They are then much less bulky and can be placed under the hedge, as mulch.