Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Frequent mowing keeps clippings small, which prevents lawn smothering and speeds up decomposition for easier reuse. Use clippings ...

If mowing, collecting, and discarding clippings is your routine, it’s time to change your lawn care practices. What to do with grass clippings instead? Clippings from healthy turf grass are loaded ...

Learn about the benefits of leaving them on the lawn, creative ways to use them, and eco-friendly disposal options.

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While compost is commonly used in vegetable, flower, and herb gardens, home gardeners often overlook the many benefits that compost brings to lawns. Using compost for lawns is an excellent way to both ...

There are some big benefits to composting at home, but if you feel like your compost bin is looking a little bare, and you've already exhausted all of the usual sources of food scraps and organic ...

Gardening season is underway, and you may have questions. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo is very helpful. Q: In the past ...

Grass clippings provide free, natural nutrients and act as a slow-release fertilizer. Best uses: leave on lawn, use as mulch, or add to compost. Avoid using clippings treated with herbicides or from ...

Many landscape plants can benefit greatly from amended soil. Our native sandy soil drains readily and doesn’t do so well with holding on to soil nutrients and water. But you can produce your own ...

Fall is a perfect time to consider composting. As our days get cooler and shorter, deciduous trees like oaks, maples, and sweetgums will begin to shed their leaves. The swamp chestnut oak in my front ...

The scent of newly-mown grass in summer is well-loved by many people, but disposing of grass clippings from a large lawn requires some effort. Some folks just let the clippings remain where they fall, ...