Mulch or Bag

[CLoach]

Does everyone mulch or bag? Why?

 

[K.Carothers]

It all depends on your customers and the direction you want to take your business. I no longer bag - period! Nothing but a pain! Yes, I lost some customers but gained some too. I hate the extra work bagging takes up.

kc

 

[PMLAWN]

What is a bag?
36" and smaller run mulch kit after spring and 44" and bigger all let fly
(I use the 36" units in close quarters so I mulch to keep from painting houses green.)

Why???
The only thing you sell, is time, and bagging burns it!

 

[daveintoledo]

some areas, peole here say thay have to bag, everyone expects it, not where im at.... if i bag, i raise th price, alot......

 

[greengiant9963]

About half of my yards I bag and the other half mulch. Bagging is a pain if you have a side metal bagger. Takes up added time plus hauling it away. I have 2 vac systems on ztrs and a e-z dumper on my truck with sides and try to add things every year to make it easier for the lawns I have to bag. Bottom line is if you are going to bag charge extra. To much extra work involved not to.

 

[SouthJerseyLawns]

I have not had a customer yet insist that I bag once I explain that it will save them some money on fertilizer in the end. By mulching you are naturally feeding the lawn so it benefits both you and the customer. I also tell the customer that if they can notice a difference then I'll bag. A nice sharp set of gatorblades does the trick. Also increase the mowing frequency to reduce the amount of clippings. All tricks that worked for me.

 

[rfed32]

i dont really bag...i have one lawn where i go inside the fence by the pool i do bag that....but i also get lots of us dollars to do...so they get what they want...but i never bag other than that one...but a bagger is nice to have

 

[bohiaa]

this one has been beaten to death.

Seems every other week or so this issue pop's up.

Some like it and some don't. I agree with K.Carothers

Here where I live we are NOT to put grass clippings or any sort in the waste bin...there for we have to have a compost pile or pay extra for disposal...
That is that.....

Some who want there lawns bagged pay extra and YES it's a trip to the recycling center. Here it's about 35.00 to dump.

 

[Tadams]

There are certain commercial properties that I have to bag. I have an apartment complex that I bag because if I were to blow clippings one way they will be all over the cars. If I discharge the other way I will be throwing grass all over the apartment doors, hedges, flowers, & their personal stuff. I could mulch but it takes too long to put a mulch kit on compared to 2 minutes for the ultra vac. Churches are the same way-cars driving by on one side and the church on the other side. I don't like to bag but this is a business and I couldn't turn down work just because I don't like to bag. Mulching is too messy and nasty during the spring time here with all the crabgrass- way too juicy. The places that I do bag at I dispose of the clippings on site. That is one aspect of bagging that hasn't affected me yet. I only bag 20% of my properties.

 

[CLoach]

this one has been beaten to death.

Seems every other week or so this issue pop's up.

Some like it and some don't. I agree with K.Carothers

sorry i just joined the site. if this question has been beaten to death then why did you answer it? if you don't like the question why don't you take a hike and not complain?