Jen wrote:

"TG'sFM" wrote in message
ps.com...


"The grass clippings left behind by a mulching mower essentially
function as a lawn fertilizer, as if you were applying compost to the
lawn.


Compost gets to very high temperatures, that's another reason compost/grass
clippings should be composted first.


We're not talking about compost or grass clippings tho. The mulch
produced by mulching mowers is extremely fine. It doesn't need composting.

As for fertilising, like someone else said, dead organic matter takes
nutrients *out* of the soil until it's properly composted.


Jen





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