Grasscycling is a proven system of lawn maintenance which helps save
time and money while also helping to protect our shared environment.
Grasscycling is the easy way to obtain a healthy lawn and a great way to recycle valuable nutrients for free. It combines a mowing plan that calls for cutting the turf with greater frequency without removing the clippings, and low-input watering and feeding. Best of all, grasscycling is more practical than ever with the fully programmable Robomow product line.
Many people spend a lot of money treating their lawns like a crop; they over water and over fertilize their lawns to encourage excessive growth. The harvested “crop” is then collected and disposed of. Is this really logical? Proper mowing, watering, and fertilizing practices result in more moderate turn growth, yet still produce a healthy, green lawn.
One of the most important keys to grasscycling is to mow more and cut less. Grass should be cut when it needs cutting, rather than on an artificially imposed schedule. The lawn should be mowed at a frequency so you remove no more than one-third (1/3) of the total plant height. If the grass is long, cut off short amounts in several operations rather than all at once. More frequent and multi-directional cutting will yield smaller grass clippings that will not cover up the grass surface but readily filter down to the soil surface and decompose within days. Small clippings decompose within days and provide beneficial organic matter to the soil in the process. Grass clippings returned to the lawn can provide roughly 25% of your lawn’s total fertilizer needs. Grasscycling reduces turf grass fertilizer and water requirements, which can minimize toxic runoff entering storm drains and polluting lakes, creeks, and rivers.
Robomow is a dedicated grasscycling machine. Robomow operates with an optimal combination of cutting parameters including a blade speed of 5,800 RPM, a drive speed of 0.5 meter/sec, and a systematic area coverage algorithm which results in every point in the lawn being mowed in multiple directions. The specially-designed mulching deck and blades cause the clippings to remain in the mowing chamber longer, getting cut and re-cut several times into very small clippings before falling back to the soil. All of these features are intentionally combined to result in a high quality of mowing and a homogeneous beautiful looking lawn.
Grasscycling Summary
- Grasscycling is a proven, simple and natural approach to lawn care.
- Grasscycling is the natural recycling of grass by leaving tiny clippings (which contain 80-85% water) on the lawn after mowing to decompose quickly.
- As the tiny clippings decompose they add beneficial organic matter to the soil, which provides free fertilizer (roughly 25% of a lawn’s annual needs) and produces healthy, green lawns.
- Grasscycling leads to a deeper, healthier root system that increases your lawn’s resistance to disease, drought and insets.
- Grasscycling saves time and money and protects the environment by reducing the need to water and fertilize and eliminating the need to collect and dispose of clippings.
- Healthy lawns prevent erosion, help filter the air, provide natural “air conditioning” during the summer, and may increase property values.
- Robomow is the ultimate grasscycling machine. It is specially designed to operate using optimal cutting parameters and allows you to mow as often as necessary to maintain your lawn properly.
For more information about grasscycling (including valuable tips for maintaining a beautiful, healthy lawn), please click here to download the complete document Grasscycling: A Cut Above[pdf].