Mulch or Compost Your Leaves and Grass Clippings
Mulching and composting leaves and grass clippings is an earth-friendly way to take care of your yard waste in your own backyard. By mulching and composting you and your yard benefit from the nutrients provided by decomposing leaves and grass.
How do I mulch?
Save your time, your money, your back and improve your lawn’s health by mulching leaves and grass clippings right on your lawn! There’s no need to rake, buy bags or lug the bags to the curb when you mulch your leaves and grass.
Mulching is the process of shredding leaves and grass with your lawn mower or leaf shredder and using them as mulch on your lawn and garden.
Mulched leaves and grass gives nutrients back to the soil. Your lawn and gardens will require less fertilizer and other additives. Leaf mulch also helps retain moisture in soil and in the prevention of the growth of weeds. Click Here to see a video on how it works.
How do I compost leaves and grass?
Add thin layers of leaf mulch (2.5 cms) to your backyard compost bin while alternating with other materials. You can also use a separate composter for only yard waste. For a leaf composter, alternate 15 cms of leaf mulch with a thin layer (2.5 cms) of soil or finished compost and maintain by turning it regularly and keeping it moist. Grass clippings can also be added to your composter.
Composting reduces the impact of climate change, and returns much needed carbon back to the earth which supports the growing of plants.
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Dig Leaves Into Your Garden
Dig leaves directly into your garden to add organic matter and nutrients to the soil.
Use Leaves as Mulch
Put leaf mulch on gardens and flower beds and around trees and shrubs. Click Here to see a video on how it works.
