Mulch mowing

Mulching.

A long-term test was commissioned by VIKING and conducted by the University of Natural Resources and Applied Sciences in Vienna-Essling. Over a four year period, a lawn area of 1,000 m2 was mown using a standard lawn mower and the cuttings always disposed of; the lawn was well fertilised with mineral fertiliser (2). Simultaneously, an equally dimensioned area was mown using a VIKING mulch mower and the cuttings were left on the lawn (1).

The result:

  • Consistently denser turf and a brighter green colour through mulch mowing 21 times per year over the entire vegetation period
  • Greater efficiency than the quarterly mineral fertilisation on the reference lawn
  • The nutrients returned by mulching met the optimum requirements in terms of both quantity and composition.

Benefits to the environment.

The organic bonding of the nitrogen in the mulching material prevents it from being washed out. The nutrients are released slowly, gradually and evenly. A considerable quantity of fertiliser is saved, protecting the environment and saving costs.

Mulch mowing reduces lawn thatch through improved growth of the grass. A lawn well supplied with nutrients allows no space for weeds and moss. The original composition of the grass varieties remains intact. On the fertilised lawn where the cuttings were collected, in contrast, significant changes occurred in the composition of the grass varieties, resulting in more lawn thatch.

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