Grass question...Bag it or not?

[Martinjmpr]

No, not that kind!

I've heard conflicting things on bag vs mulching grass. My stepson who has mowed lawns since he was a teenager insists that it's important to bag grass in the springtime. But then online I read that it's better to mulch the grass in to the lawn for for fertilizer.

Any thoughts? I already have some brown spots in my yard and I'd like to avoid them getting any bigger. We sit on the corner so I like for our yard to look decent.

[Irving]

I don't know the answer, but I've done both and never noticed a difference. I have a manual push mower and it just leaves the grass in the yard.

[DenverGP]

No clue here either.... if the grass is tall, I bag it, if it's just a trim, I mulch it.

[Irving]

I use my power mower to pick up all the sticks that would jam up my manual mower, or if I've been lazy and the grass is just very long. The grass in my back yard grows so fast that I have to mow it twice a week to keep up with my manual mower.

[BPTactical]

Bag it usually. You don't want a layer of thatch/mat, it will lead to mold and fungus build up.
The only time I mulch it is right after I get it aerated, then you get some decent organics down into the soil.

Although I will not be bagging my backyard. It's so tall right now I'm gonna need a haybaler.

[Wulf202]

Bagging in the spring allows you to move the seeds from the weeds and dandelions off site. Depending on the grass type etc it is beneficial to alternate bagging with mulching. Something like every other month. The layer of clippings between the plants help hold moisture and guard the roots from sun

[BladesNBarrels]

Neighbor's Dad was a grounds keeper at one of the golf courses in the area.
His advice was to bag the grass in Denver Metro Area.
Colorado is too dry for the grass to decompose quickly and efficiently, so it leads to thatch build-up.
He said Kentucky, where the blue grass comes from, has a lot more rain and the grass clippings left on the ground decompose fast and provide nutrients.
Good in Kentucky, Bad in Colorado.

[20X11]

Been mulching for YEARS...never bag it. Modern mulching mowers grind it up fine enough where you never get "thatch". PS...our lawn is the greenest, lushest, healthiest in the neighborhood.

[Great-Kazoo]

I use my power mower to pick up all the sticks that would jam up my manual mower, or if I've been lazy and the grass is just very long. The grass in my back yard grows so fast that I have to mow it twice a week to keep up with my manual mower.

Maybe you should replace the cluckers with a goat or 2

[JohnTRourke]

don't bag it.
Hell i don't even mulch it. I just let it fly (side discharge).

Puts all that nitrogen back into the soil which here is really poor (we have really poor soils overall). Adds to and creates new soil as it decomposes.

I never fertilize, my lawn looks great and grows like crazy. The one thing that really kicks your lawn over the top for looks here in Colorado is Ironite. Our soils are really poor in iron and iron gives it that deep green look

go buy some (anywhere that sells fertilizer has it) and spread it around, once a year or so (usually spring, but whenever) and possess the best looking easiest to maintain lawn around.