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If I leave my grass clippings on the lawn, do I still have to add fertilizer?

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If the grass recycling technique is being used on turf, the lawn will still require a yearly application of fertilizer to look its best. On average, dried clippings only contain 2 - 5 % nitrogen (N). However, this amount of N is slowly released and will not produce an immediate "greening-up" effect. Even though an immediate visual response is not produced from recycling clippings, the long term effect from continuous additions of organic matter (clippings) should help improve soil water-holding capacity and fertility. For the homeowner, this translates to less time and money expenditures for fertilizer and water.

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