noun
- a practice of leaving grass clippings on a lawn after mowing to decompose and return nutrients to the soil, rather than collecting and removing them
Usage: also called grasscycling or grass cycling; environmentally sustainable lawn care practice
verb
- to mow a lawn while leaving the clippings on the grass to decompose naturally
Usage: transitive or intransitive
Examples
- Grasscycling reduces the need for chemical fertilizers and saves time on yard work.
- Many homeowners are switching to grasscycling to make their lawns more environmentally friendly.
- If you grasscycle regularly, your lawn will receive natural nutrients from the decomposing clippings.
- The city encourages residents to grasscycle instead of bagging their lawn waste.
- Grasscycling works best when you mow frequently and keep the grass at the proper height.
- By grasscycling, you can reduce the amount of yard waste sent to landfills.