When it comes to keeping your lawn or garden healthy, GrassCycling, also known as mulching, is your ticket to success. Mulching mowers, essentially allow freshly cut grass to decompose back into the soil, providing your lawn with the nutrients it needs, at no additional cost to you. It’s the environmentally friendly way to economically maintain your green space. Forget the expensive lawn and garden equipment; instead, adhere to these easy steps and watch your lawn or garden prosper.

The first thing to consider, regardless of which lawnmower you use, is the cutting process. Not all lawnmowers are equipped to treat your garden with the care and attention it deserves, so it's vital to consider the minor details of lawn cutting. Above all else, a key element of GrassCycling is the need to mow more and cut less. Whilst it's easy to fall into the trap of using your mower as part of a routine once a week, grass should only be cut as and when it is required. During the active season, a cut once every 5 days is a good estimate – but, generally, there can be a great deal of fluctuation in the rate at which your grass grows. This reduces the stress on the lawn and, whilst keeping grass at a manageable length, reduced cutting doesn't stimulate growth – ideal for keeping the lawn neat and tidy. Excessive cutting, in truth, will only make the grass grow back twice as fast – and twice as high – whilst actively damaging the roots beneath the surface.

Another great rule of thumb is that grass should be cut with a lawn mower in such a way that only a third of the length is removed in any one mowing. Whilst this is great advice for lawn maintenance generally, the process of mulching depends on the fact that trimmings left on the lawn are small and light, easily able to decompose. It's in this process of decomposition that vital nutrients and waters are released back into the soil, effectively compensating for the inherent damage that cutting grass creates. To this end, a product like Robomow will not only trim the lawn by the optimum amount, but also ensure that trimmings are repeatedly cut before being distributed across the grass surface. Using a mower specifically designed for GrassCycling is not the only option, but by far the easiest and most effective.

As well as length, the old rule that grass must be cut dry is of particular significance. Whilst modern lawn mowers are fitted with blades sharp enough to tear through damp leaves, these loose blades of grass are likely to cling to the blades, causing ragged cuts on the lawn surface. What's more, these larger, sticky lumps of clippings will linger on your garden for much longer – not only are they unattractive, but also their decomposing matter won't effectively filter down to the soil, where those nutrients are most needed. Mulching requires the even distribution of clippings across the entire garden surface to deliver the best results, and wet grass will almost certainly be unevenly spread.

Whilst it's fairly obvious that no lawn will thrive under intense heat, it's a little known fact that using your garden lawnmower late in the day is far less stressful for the grass – and more likely to encourage your lawn to thrive. Also, as part of GrassCycling, this ensures that clippings aren't left for hours on end to burn. Under the heat of the day, even cut grass will continue its chemical processes, using up all the goodness that should be released back into the ground.

Of course, GrassCycling is an ideal form of fertilisation, but you should always remember that this only makes up about a quarter of your lawn's requirement. Store-bought fertilizers come in three basic types – synthetic quick-release, natural or organic slow-release, and a slow-release hybrid form that contains both synthetic and natural ingredients. Given that your goal isn't to encourage rapid growth but, rather, to stimulate small amounts of controlled growth, you should be looking to use a combination of fast acting fertilizers such as ammonium nitrate, alongside slow-release nitrogen sources such as sulfur-coated urea. These chemicals complement the natural nutrients that mulching injects back into the soil, ensuring that your lawn growth is controlled - a healthy, even lawn that is easily manageable with a GrassCycling mower.

Ultimately, GrassCycling is a revolution in lawn management that will undoubtedly improve the quality of your lawn – but by following these easy guidelines, you can establish the best working environment for your mower. Providing that you're able to complement the power of GrassCycling with some additional care and fertilization, you can be sure that your lawn will look great for years to come.