Another Neat Lawn Repair Trick

Did you know that grass clippings are bad for your lawn? You did? So too do many home gardeners. Here’s some news. Grass clippings are not bad for your lawn. In fact, they can be quite beneficial. You can also put them to good use when repairing bare patches in your lawn.

Now I know what some of you are thinking. How silly. I have a bare patch so the next time I mow I will just sprinkle some lawn clippings on the bare patch and it will look like grass is growing there. It does sound silly, and it is. However, you have the right idea. If you do have bald patches in your lawn then consider this.

Lawn clippings help to conserve water. They also help to prevent weeds from appearing. They can also make a great nursery for new grass seedlings, protecting them from the burning sun. Start by using a grass seeding tool to perforate the soil. Sow your seed and water well then cover the sown patch with around half an inch of grass clippings. Leave it loose on top, don’t compress it.

Within a few weeks you will start to see seedlings appearing amongst the grass clippings. Within six weeks you should have a good cover of grass seedlings and the old grass clippings should be almost lost under the new growth. Once the new grass is well established in that patch, start mowing, taking no more than a third from the top. Do this once or twice then you can just mow this patch the same as the rest of the lawn – bare patch gone. It’s a simple little trick, but one that helps your grass seed to germinate and protects it during the hot summer sun.