Leaving your grass clippings on the lawn is the best thing you can do for
it. It will naturally decompose and feed nitrogen to the lawn throughout
the summer. Try not to let the grass get too long between mowings or else
the lawn will look like a hay field. Otherwise, keep up the good work.

Penny
Zone 7b - North Carolina
"pgh" wrote in message
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Hi,

Sorry for the elementary question (again!). This is the
first time in my life I'm responsible for maintaining a
garden. This question is about the lawn, specifically.
We bought a push reel mower the same day we moved in
(about a month ago) and this past weekend I mowed the
lawn for the first time. I left the grass clippings right
there. I just wanted to know if this is the wrong way to
mow the lawn. Should I be gathering up the grass clippings?
It seems like a lot of extra work, and I don't care if my
lawn is not the nicest around. I just want to provide
basic maintenance. Will there be any long term problem
because I leave the grass clipping on site?

(NOTE: I don't want to use grass clippings as ingredient
for a compost pile because the previous owner used some
sort of pesticide; I'll wait until next year for that.
I don't intend use chemicals on my lawn, btw).

I'll appreciate any word of advice. Thanks!