Natural fertilizers are great for your garden. No matter how much artificial stuff you put in into your lawn, there are no comparison witch natural fertilizers. Grass clippings that remain on your lawn are great sources of nutrients for your plants. They revitalize the soil. So it is not always necessary to remove all your grass clippings. Instead you can let them be there on the ground and act as natural fertilizers.

These grass clippings decompose almost completely and as a result they add a lot of nutrients for the plants into the soil. Since they are composed of about 80% water it is also easy to decompose them. They also have about 5% nitrogen, which is very good for the soil. So in reality these old grass clippings actually help in the growth of new ones.

Another benefit of these natural grass clippings is that they provide a good and lush cover to your soil. This protects the soil from erosion and maintains the top soil in its position. It also helps in retaining the essential moisture in the soil by covering it during extended periods of sunshine and heat spells.

Thus mulched grass on your lawn has more than one positive advantage. For example, thy reduce the need for synthetic fertilizers, forms a protective layer on the soil and also reduce your extra work and money required for cleaning and disposing these grass clippings.

What most people are worried about is their extra grass clippings that fail to decompose quickly. These undecomposed grass clippings along with dead leaves, grass stems and decayed roots create something called a ‘thatch’. This ‘thatch’ is a layer, and a thick one, over the soil which can be detrimental for the nutrient intake of the soil as well as for plant growth. So it is better to remove them quickly so as to help your grass layer to grow quickly.

A single blade of grass lives for about 40 days. A good and healthy lawn requires constant cleaning so that excess class clippings or dead leaves do not get stored on the surface. The formation of the thatch is also harmful because it prevents new grass from holding on to the soil layer. This will bring out the death of grass layer quickly.

The most vital part of grass is called the ‘crown’. This is the white part of the grass that is found at the soil level. This is crucial point where the shoot and the root meet. This is the point where growth originates in the grass and therefore for healthy grass it is essential to have healthy crowns. The grass blades on the top protect the crown from direct sunlight and other external agents. Once again the correct length of the thatch helps in protecting the grass crown and the grass in itself. So for the proper landscaping of your garden it is essential to have good and healthy grass.

However for a single gardener it is often a tough task and so you need to hire professional service providers like Rick Tree Service. For Philadelphia Tree Care, Philadelphia Tree Removal they are your perfect choice.