In this brief monologue, Will Kelly explains his lawn‑care practice of not bagging grass clippings. He notes that during summer, commercial‑grade fertilization stimulates grass seed production. Bagging would remove these seeds, whereas mulching the clippings returns the seed and nutrients to the soil, promoting seed germination, a denser turf, and overall healthier, thicker lawn. He frames mulching as the most effective method he has found to achieve a five‑star lawn.
The reason why we don't bag our clippings is simply due to this. During the summer months, when we come out and do those commercial-grade fertilizers, it produces seed that pops up in the grass. The last thing we want to do is come through, cut the grass, and pull those grass seeds off and dispose it somewhere else. We want our mowers to chop up and mulch those grass blades and, and seed to fall back down into the soil so they can reproduce and multiply and get a much thicker, healthier lawn. That is the best way that we found to bring 5-star results.
