My dad ran a yard care business in the 1970's and we threw all grass clippings in the back of his 1970 Ford truck. The grass was cleaned out about weekly or when the truck bed was full. Add summer weather at 100 degrees F and the smell was awful. At times the grass would heat up and grass juice would drip out of the bed. Over a period of 5-10 summers the truck bed was destroyed by the degrading grass clippings. No Rhino lining...

@Thelawncarenut

3 жыл бұрын

I cried while reading this.

@Agent5061

3 жыл бұрын

I throw my clippings around the trees at the farm. Makes a huge difference on quality of the tree, height and thickness. Stinks if you wait too long to dump them but worth it. Also helps with weeds.

@MrMustang2791

3 жыл бұрын

Mmm... Tastee!

@kevingray8616

3 жыл бұрын

@@Agent5061 Nifty idea. Time for a new lawnmower.

I bag too! Even after watching you for a few years! Only because I find when I mulch the clippings seemed to suffocate the lawn, my mower would spit out chunks on turns, instead of a even distribution, and the mulch one dried would make my lawn look browner. I am in northern Nevada, so hot heat in summer. I sometimes save my clippings to add as compost to my vegie garden, or use as a top mulch for vegie garden to retain moisture. Here a bag of clippings dries out so fast with no moisture left in a few days. Very dry here compared to Florida! Welcome to the club!😊.

Allyn, I looked back on your previous videos and saw nothing about AWD walk behind mowers for the “older set” of yard owners. I have some slopes in my yard and as I aged I was pushing/pulling my walk behind mowers up the slopes and the riding mower I had was getting too difficult to maneuver in some of the close spaces. I sold them all and bought a Husqvarna AWD walk behind and it literally pulls me up the slopes and with its Honda engine is always an easy start. It might be time to do a video on mowers for the “older set”. I also have a small 2 HP MTD mower I can still maneuver for trimming in close places. It too is an easy start and light enough for an old fart like me. I really appreciate your past videos and you have helped me many times over the years improving my yard here in northern Michigan. Thanks for all you do and your hilarious ways of keeping me laughing. Laughter is still the “Best Medicine”. Dave, still mowing after 76 years and loving it.

I'm convinced the benefits of mulching outweigh the striping. Of course I use a striping kit too, that really helps. Great video Allyn. 👍

@Wittyusername82

3 жыл бұрын

Side discharge is the alternative. Still recycling the clippings while also having the best airflow through the deck which helps with the cut quality and striping.

When i bag my grass, i keep part of the clippings to use in my composter. I know everyone does not compost, but i have a lot of flower bed plants to feed.

I live in Sydney, Australia and we have a weekly "green bin" pickup which takes away clippings, pruning etc. During the peak growing time my weekly lawn mowing would fill about 50% of the bin. I always bag because it looks so much nicer.

When you bag it creates a suction/vacuum/airflow standing the grass blade up creating a really clean cut. It also helps tilt the grass blades more making the grass stripe better. I've noticed the same thing in my lawn . The clipping are a pain and I feel like I committing a crime not returning the clippings lol.

@larryseibold4287

2 жыл бұрын

yep. in mulch mode the suction/vacuum/airflow is greatly reduced, especially on high settings. That is why i went back to mostly bag mowing.

When you picked up a handful of the grass clippings in your truck and smelled it and almost gagged, I lost it 🤣

@terrywatts1060

3 жыл бұрын

I'm tearing up so funny

Epic performance! It worked. I think I’m back to watching lawn videos again.

Because of PROS like you I took it upon myself to share my “MOWTIVATED MOWMENTS” in the yard…I’m here in Zone 9A….thanks for all you do brotha….love what you’re doing…

I am a big fan of both, bagging & mulching. I mow twice a week, mulching & not striping during my mid-week mow and then on the weekend (when I have more time), I’ll throw on the striper and bag my clippings and even do a doublecut to “burn” in those stripes. Then during the next mid-week mow, I’ll mow the opposite angle so I’m not creating any ruts or anything in the lawn and just continue the cycle from there. Best of both worlds...

@christopherbrock8913

3 жыл бұрын

Do you realize how lucky you are - because it seems like you have more time than I do - I wish that was my weekly schedule 👍

@stepheneckert4006

3 жыл бұрын

@@christopherbrock8913 hah yeah but im only cutting about 4k sq ft during the mid week, so im in and out in under 30 minutes. I reserve the full package for the weekend (striping, edging, trimming, etc)

@christopherbrock8913

3 жыл бұрын

@@stepheneckert4006 ok. I understand - my yard is not soo big - I trim hedges and cut grass in the day time and work at a restaurant at night - so you can imagine what I have to do just to get my own yard done every week - and this rain 😤

@stepheneckert4006

3 жыл бұрын

@@christopherbrock8913 ugh I feel you man, whatever you can do works best. I can’t imagine how I’m going to keep up when I have kids...

Bagging really does offer a nice clean cut look. I like it too. I also have issues with clippings. I am able to dump them around my property for now and they break down, but I also can't bag EVERY time.

I can’t bring myself to mulch after bagging my first season in the house. Luckily my city picks up lawn clippings every week in a 96 gallon can.

@djspicky1

3 жыл бұрын

Same here, tried it once and that was it. Bagging every time I mow.

Get it together HANE! Thanks for all you do.

I love the crunchness of the grass!!

I couldn't believe you left the clippings in your truck bed! Rookie bagging mistake! Now your beach chairs smell like success too! 🤣 I lost it when you put your face in it and gagged! 🤣🤣 "I love the smell of decaying grass in the morning!" Thanks I needed a good laugh today!

Thank you, sir! I needed a good laugh today! Enjoy the rest of your week!

Hey LCN, 👋. I got two big 36inch stumps in front lawn, going have them grinded down to current grass level. What do you recommend for "pre prep" addition to the current lawn? Thank you 😊

The only I bag if my lawn has fungus which is only 2 times a season. My yard buts up to woods and been putting the clipping and my wife notice the tree with the clipping the leaves wer dark green compaired to the other. Great compost!

🤣@3:44. Thankfully, my town picks up our clippings every week.

Many localities (where we live) have green pickup so this gets covered to compost or mulch and you can even pick that up free if you have a truck :)

I LOL'ed at that "F* u doug" part

I have a heavily shaded side yard where I'll lay clippings down (anyone know of an easy way to get rid of Virginia Creeper?). Or I put on my compost heap. I've mulched in the past so depends on whether I want compost. Also use them around trees (no I don't lay it up on the tree) or beds where I want to kill unwanted top growth.

I always bag my clippings. I have extremely natural high phos with sandy soil. Our waste management picks up yard debris weekly. Great info as always. 👊😎🌴

@Thelawncarenut

3 жыл бұрын

it's interesting to see what people do and why they do it. It's good for me to get out of my comfort zone lol

what style of bed coverer is on your tundra? link please who makes it want it for my tundra.

I guess I'm lucky, the town comes by once a week to scoop up any lawn debris we leave curbside. Lived here 3 weeks before I found that out...😐

Glad to see the lighter side of your personality. They make the videos more fun to watch. Keep it up.

@Thelawncarenut

3 жыл бұрын

thank you! these are more fun to make too!

I use a big 42" lawn roller to lay stripes. Pull it behind my riding mower. Stripes are on point. St Augustine.

I cut about an acre. Always mulched but got a bagger last year. Honestly The mulching made a healthier looking lawn and required less chems. Going back to mulching but will throw the bagger on when laying down some sick stripes during peak growth season.

I bag all my clippings, but our city has free yard waste recycling. I’ve striped my lawn on EVERY cut with the bagger attached as you showed in the video. I’ll do wider stripes by doing 3 passes (rows) in one direction before I do 3 rows in the other direction. They’re about 4ft wide stripes and they look sharp. I’ll also stripe back-and-forth one week then on a 45-degree angle the following week. The stripes really pop a week after laying down the nitrogen fertilizer.

Its the suction. Bagging plus the high lift blade gets the grass to stand up better and a cleaner cut ensues. You would probably get a similar result side discharging. Great videos as always!

I love the double mow in the spring and fall. It gives me an excuse twice a week to escape the questions of a 3 year old daddy’s girl for an hour. I’ve found that bagging your 4 day mow and mulching 3 day gives you the best of both worlds. Your neighbors will be gawking and talking about your lawn all year long!

I do both but I mostly bagging when it's high or if the lawn in dirty...

Are there any good use cases for composted clippings or is the risk of weed formation too high?

I admit you got me and I thought the click bait was something else 🤣😆😃. Furthermore I keep thinking about gluing something to the back of my 42" Gravely Zero Turn Mower but My Bermuda Grass isn't known for striping either. You can see it for a hot minute and then it's gone.

I thinking is it possible to get a compost going and the clipping can get chew up quicker...then put the compost back to the lawn as top soil for organic feed?

The “f… you Doug” clip was hilarious 😂 😂

@Thelawncarenut

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

Bagged mine last cut due to fungus. It did look cleaner and better afterwards. May start doing it more often.

@davewheeler5085

3 жыл бұрын

Rolling when you gagged from the smell of that old grass!!

I’m glad u cleared that up. I was kind of scratching my head on that one.

I had a big Covid infection for about 2 weeks and my lawn went to crap because I really couldn’t mow or edge or anything. Today is the first day I am able to mow and it has been exhausting. Mowed at the highest setting and cleaned up the edges. In 2-3 days I will mow again and then try and keep up that schedule until it returns to normal. I just have a Cub Cadet XT-1 but it does ok- but mulching today was rough on it

I have a super recycler, SR4, it cuts awesome. I also have an AWD recycler that seems to cut as well if not the same. It’s seems heavier. I hate bagging, much more work! But, it’s been raining cats and dogs here all month! I think I hit a poodle! Lol!

Drop spreader, the fertilizer of your liking, and some planning you can have lawn stripes all year long. Then you can bag or not, it doesn’t matter.

That clip was hilarious! Had me rolling.

Bagging is the way to go! The clean look it offers is second to none. Throw your clippings in a garbage bag or your garbage.can and your done. For the people who claim mulching helps throw back nutrients into the lawn research indicates mulching all season long is the equivalent to one fertilizer application and to that I say, I'd rather bag all my clippings, get the clean look, and pay for the roughly $8 of fertilizer and apply it myself.

I use my clippings from my lawn bag in the rest of my garden. It mulches down to nothing and nourishes the soil

Sir Allyn, your St Augustine grass is looking like it should be displayed on the shelves with organic salads at GreenWise. Maybe a solution for your excess of clippings. You are welcome!

@Thelawncarenut

3 жыл бұрын

a little ranch and we would be all set!

@erineopenaloza8311

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thelawncarenut I’d drive down to you, buy a ziplock bag of your grass clippings, drive back home, sprinkle your clippings on my freshly mowed lawn, and then pronounce I have some of the nicest Saint Augustine grass in the state.

@briano9879

3 жыл бұрын

Psh...Greenwise ain't putting those chubby little crabgrass clippings out display. You'd probably get cuts on the inside of your mouth and throat trying to get that stuff.

it was very funny, thank you @ doug for the laughs.

been going hard on the lawn few years now, basically convinced it all makes a very marginal difference for majority of the year

You need to build or buy a little compost shack. There are some good videos out there for it. Drop some earthworms, vegetable peels, other biological material into your compost box, mix it up every couple of weeks and grass clippings turn into the nicest soil you could ever want. The best ones have doors at the bottom you can open where good soil comes out while you drop your clippings and waste into the top.

Lovin' the at home using all your mowers in the lawn these days!!!!! I am going to throw this one at you.......How about just a straight video of one of your mowers just cutting the whole yard and to a great Summer playlist........a straight enjoy the Mow ALLYN video.....one full mow of your whole lawn straight tunage!!!!!!!!!!! End beer and stoogie!!!!! Just a thought!!!!!!????? Literally no discussion(Which we crave always from the master getting your wisdom and knowledge always).....You just come out mow....music.......Beer Stoogie!!! Just a one off one time!!!!! ETM!!!!

When I bag it goes into the pile with the dog poo to break down into compost. Make a custom fertilizer for the lawn and garden next year.

I mostly mulch durning summer but this year is just different , very wet so twice a week since early spring ...

LCN Compost game is strong. Truck bed composter Rolling on methane, energy of the future. Puts a new perspective on Azz, Cash, or Grass No Free Rides

@Thelawncarenut

3 жыл бұрын

This truck means nothing to me.

@stash7714

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thelawncarenut don’t be talking about tundras like that :)

@cschmitty75

3 жыл бұрын

Let's drop it out of an airplane to be sure....

@lakeratatouille

3 жыл бұрын

You should take it to Cletus's place and do a little drifting. Just watch out for the light poles.

I've always hated bagging because well its so much extra work. Unless of course I have to when its overgrown or Hoc reset and would be much more painful to mulch

Hey Allen, Great video! Keep throwin’ down like Rick James!🤙

I have been cutting laws since the late 1950s and I have never once bagged any grass. My lawns were nearly always the best looking ones in town. Also, a few years ago, I used to allow one of the local lawn care services to dump their clippings on the back side of my property - and man o' man, those clippings sure make some really good compost. BTW, if they are left piled very long, they will start "smoking", because they really heat up when they decompose.

The Timecutter makes nice stripes on it’s own. The county picks up lawn waste and make compost for sale.

Lawn looks 👌

Beast Mode As Always! Great work brother!

I've got one of those unstripable lawns (or unstripable mower?) I often have trouble figuring out where I just mowed, and wind up mowing the same spot in both directions.

@Thelawncarenut

3 жыл бұрын

the "free for all" mow can be fun!

I love mulching but I find out that in the PNW I am better off bagging for most of the season.

@anthonydickman757

3 жыл бұрын

Yes to that Sensei! When it’s hot in the summer mulching works great if I cut 3 times per week. Otherwise the damp weather we get the rest of the year requires a good bagging regimen. Sure is green in the PNW though :-)

3:45 Major Gag 😂 entertaining as always Al! Put Brett to work I have a feeling he's "sandbagging" it in the warehouse.

Welcome to the church of baggers!! We welcome you, brother Hane, with open arms! Lol! I've been composting mine for years. Make you a trash can compost bin, compost those clippings, and return them to the soil!

@Thelawncarenut

3 жыл бұрын

I'm seriously thinking about it.

I get decent stripes when mulching if the grass is lush enough. The rear flap on my old Craftsman is heavier than those Toro jobbers tho.

Buy 36 gallon trash bags for the trash can and tie off the bags when can is full. Place on curb for pickup or take to apartments to dump in dumpster

Sounds like a two bagger there at the end, Allyn. 😲😉😁

Our council does a fortnightly greens waste collection which helps heaps. They don’t collect from your home Allyn?

That there is some good looking Aug all stripped up.

It's awesome that mowing your blue rug juniper doesn't kill it. Bravo. LOL Cheers.

@Thelawncarenut

3 жыл бұрын

ha ha!

Could you mulch mow and put some kind of weight in an empty bag in the back to simulate the weight? What are the benefits of a striping kit/roller versus the bag weight?

Hi Allen, I have a Toro Recycler 22” used on 3500 sq ft. Does a Double Blade cut a lot better than a single blade? I thinking of the Honda Double Blade for next season. Have you had any experience with them? and if so what would your recommendations, Sir. Once again, you have ALWAYS out performed Yourself on your KZread content. Thanks for Lawn Care Nut!!! Love ❤️ You, Bro.😎😎😎

I have St Aug creeping into my KBG in upstate NY HELP! Seems to start at the road edge and coming towards the house

Love lawn stripes ! Especially diamond stripes😉

@Thelawncarenut

3 жыл бұрын

🤘👊

I don't use a bag but I cut with a mulching blade same grass and it puts down a killer stripe

I used to bag all the time until I got my grass healthy enough not to worry. I just make sure I don't cut when it's wet and use fungicide as a preventative in humid weather

I’ve noticed that when I bag the stripes are stronger and I think it’s because the the mower is getting heavier so and pushing down on the roller more

@Thelawncarenut

3 жыл бұрын

plus, a cleaner cut. I am really thinking about doing it more often.

I have to admit for Saint Augustine grass, those stripes are pretty good! How would the Zoysia compare to the St. Aug in striping ability?

@bencarey8988

3 жыл бұрын

My zoysia doesn't strip that well with a rotary mower

Will the city pick up yard waste bags with clippings? I'm referring to those bags you can buy from big box stores.

@Thelawncarenut

3 жыл бұрын

Yes they do, once per week.

Composting in the back of your truck - classic!

Do an experiment. Put weight on that flap to keep it down... like a old lawmmower blade cut to size. Or put a bungee cord all around the flap to keep it under tension.

I'm from Virginia and was visiting my in-laws in West Palm Beach. Their grass looked like poop. My question is, do you plant the Augustine grass or does it have to be laid as sod? I really want to help my pops out, but don't want to give him bad info

@richardharwell

3 жыл бұрын

You can only get St. Augustin grass as sod.

@tbros0331liffy

3 жыл бұрын

Oh ok. Is there any grass that will grow from seed in south Florida? Stuoid question maybe, but I'm not sure because of the sand and stuff.

Let's get a "F--- You, Doug" shirt! 😂

@lawn2learn

3 жыл бұрын

I’d buy it I promise 🤣🤘🏼

@Thelawncarenut

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@lakeratatouille

3 жыл бұрын

"Official Disney World Crab Patrol"

@ChrisK-LTC

3 жыл бұрын

Count me in

@padreof3

3 жыл бұрын

I’d buy one for sure! Gotta have a mower with lawn stripes as well! Btw, I’m still waiting on the email notification of the hats to come back in stock!

I’ve been saying this for years, mulching is great but does not lend itself well to cut quality and striping. Bagging is better but side discharge is where my mower really shines with cut quality and defined stripes. (Exmark Quest 50” ZTR). I hardly ever put my bags on anymore. Gatorblades and open deck! Let’ er fly!

In my area of florida they take yard waste on Thursdays whether or not its loose or in a can.

I know its not popular with the mulching fan boys, but I always bag for these reasons, better suction, cleaner cut, clean look. Luckily though we have yard waste pickup with our garbage/ recycling weekly. Also despite best efforts there is a little poa here and there, don't want to spread those seeds around the rest of the lawn.

@eastmanistanian5971

3 жыл бұрын

@Michael Smith yes, we use the large paper yard waste bags from those stores. No plastic allowed for yard waste where I am.

Laying stripes always puts an exclamation point on the domination!

@Thelawncarenut

3 жыл бұрын

Truth

Would a Flymo leave no stripes or perfect stripes with no wheel marks?

@Thelawncarenut

3 жыл бұрын

I think John Perry bought one last year. He did a video

I'm beginning to think, what's the use! I spend money on over seeding in September then Pre Emergent, weeding and feeding in March,April and May only to watch my lawn turn brown because I can't beat the Sun. I'm in N C. 28088 and I use a cool weather tall fescue because that is what we have. I want green grass all year, Fear that's not going to happen 😕. Is there anything I can do differently?

Dat hair looking fly AF bro

Just love this

Allyn mate, first thought was The Flock of Seagulls lead singer was a special guest then me realized it was a promo for Kramers Beach cologne by Calvin Klein. Youre quite the crack up, enjoyed watching this. Cheers mate!

@Thelawncarenut

3 жыл бұрын

Because everybody likes to smell like the beach!

@ciaranomalley919

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thelawncarenut brilliant you are mate!! 🤣🤣

@31446963048

3 жыл бұрын

If you promise not to speedo model I promise not to do so either. It's for humanity lol.

*Allyn it's called trash/yard waste bags. Your garbage collection will pick up yard waste. Some people start compost piles.* I bag and mulch, both. I don't lose much goodness bagging, that I can't add back with Fert and micro nutrients. *Mulching is overrated.* It may not cause thatch but can be too much. If your lawn is growing fast even if you cut often (small clippings) it can be more than your lawn can eat or will decay. Your truck bed? That's happening in your yard. I do bag and mulch and vary every other time or 3rd time.

Looks like you lowered the super recycler by 1/2" for this mow. Or I'm seeing things. I've been wrong before.

@Thelawncarenut

3 жыл бұрын

very good eye! Since I just mowed two days ago with the TimeCutter, I had to take the SR down a notch in order to get anything off lol. I probably should have waited another 2 days to let the grass grow more before shooting this. Now I'm thinking maybe I'll try to keep the lawn shorter for a bit and see how it responds.

@infernalaanger

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thelawncarenut blasphemy! Gonna start reel mowing St. Aug next?! I'm telling Connor Ward! First bagging and now mowing lower than 4.25". Are you being held hostage? Blink if you need me to send help. ROFL 😂

Just dump a couple of gallons of 'Dethatch' on them! 🤣 Pinellas county (Wastepro) will pick up anything ... even a body if it's properly wrapped in a rug.

I find the cut quality is better bagging or side discharged. Allyn next you bag put a tarp down in your truck bed before putting your clippings in or put the clippings in a barrel.

Those stripes reminded me of Indiana...... without the TTTF!!!!

Two things, 1st - laughed out loud literally at the gagging from the grass decomposition! (just as much as the fu Doug) 2nd - my freaking Toro recycler flappy thing got torn off or eaten by my beautiful St Augustine last summer, so no cool bagger stripes for me!

Crabgrass sure stripes nicely

if I'm going to say a grass is like crabgrass, I'm going to pin that label on kentucky 31

@Thelawncarenut

3 жыл бұрын

I would agree!!!

I'm sure I've seen a video where the safety guard was weighed down. Worked well.

@Thelawncarenut

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes that is a great way to do it too - I think I was just looking for another excuse to use the bagger