• School_Lunch@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I’ve always wondered how big an impact burying all grass clippings would have… I assume very little since I’ve never heard it mentioned before.

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      10 months ago

      You would have to bury them really deep to prevent them from being converted fully back to CO2, or worse methane, by other organisms.

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        10 months ago

        Not to mention, all the nutrients that would normally be returned by their decomposition will never return back into the ecosystem.

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      10 months ago

      Just leaving them on the ground allows them to decompose naturally. A better option is to not cut your grass, or have a native groundcover lawn.