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Does mulching grass cause moss?

eamon11 · 2012-03-22 14:08:40

have a large enough area and am sick of collecting the grass and hauling it somewhere to dump. Was getting a mulcher mower but my brother tells me they cause the lawn to moss over eventully. Can anyone say for sure? tks

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22-03-2012 3:08pm

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eamon11

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have a large enough area and am sick of collecting the grass and hauling it somewhere to dump. Was getting a mulcher mower but my brother tells me they cause the lawn to moss over eventully. Can anyone say for sure?

tks

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#2 22-03-2012 4:40pm
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It depends on the garden, Is it shaded and damp for example. Try composting your clippings or spread them around the flower beds if you have some as a mulch.

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#3 22-03-2012 7:52pm
celticmicky

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http://www.mulching.co.uk/

There is a website that seems to go into a fair amount of detail on mulching

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