Is it good to leave grass cutting on lawn?

sevenhills

baser999 said:

Nobbie1967 said:

They leave the cuttings on in most parks and the grass doesn’t seem to suffer. If they’ve left it to get long you get piles of grass for a while, but that gets mowed over and incorporated next time. As long as it’s in full sun I don’t see a problem. If it’s in partial shade then it could hang around damp and cause a few issues with moss and depriving the grass of the little light it does get.

Believe most councils leave the cuttings on as it’s quicker and cheaper - no having to stop to empty grass boxes and where are they going to put all the cuttings? 

But the grass in the parks etc is perfectly ok. My mower does mulch, but it can be very noisy.
Sometimes it's easier to put the collection box on and put the clippings in the brown bin.
If I put the mower too low, it's harder to push and the blade seems to drag on the surface of the grass.

twopenny

Don't cut too low.
Yes, it means you have to mow more often for a while but only till summer. It makes a huge difference.

For weeds and moss apply uric acid. Either buy the lawn stuff as dried or use your own for free and water on 

YoungBlueEyes

Sapindus said:

YoungBlueEyes said:

I try to mow round dandelions on my first few cuts of the lawn. They’re one of the first flowers out, the bees need them to get going while other stuff is still growing. 🙂

I hear this a lot, but I actually don't think it's true.  I hardly ever see bees on dandelions (happy to hear if you do) and yet the dandelions set seed quite happily without their help.  So why would dandelions bother producing nice nectar for them?  At the time the dandelions are flowering round here there is a fair bit of other stuff out, and my flowering currant will be full of bees and they're ignoring the dandelions.

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They maybe don't need your dandelions then Sapindus, mow away  

sevenhills

Sapindus said:

I hear this a lot, but I actually don't think it's true.  I hardly ever see bees on dandelions (happy to hear if you do) and yet the dandelions set seed quite happily without their help. 

I am sure bees and butterflies do like dandelions, but there would be very few flowers if all these grassed areas were left to go wild all year round.
I have taken cuttings from a few red currant bushes, bees love the pink flowers and it gives a little colour where ever I plant them.
My garden is small, so I plant them any place they will thrive