A mulching lawn mower uses blades designed to cut lawn clippings not once, but many times, turning them into tiny pieces that break down easily in your lawn’s soil. This sends nutrients to the roots ...

These top-rated, eco-friendly electric models cut like champs, then leave the clippings to fertilize your lawn An electric lawn mower or tractor that turns grass clippings into small pieces and ...

Most walk-behind lawn mowers cut the grass and blow the clippings out of a vent on the side. Unless you take the time to collect them, they turn brown and ruin the look of your lawn. You can buy ...

To test lawn mower and tractors, our testers and engineers travel every winter to specially prepared grounds in Florida, where we plant 1,800 pounds of grass seed (predominantly annual rye, prized for ...

Every year Consumer Reports tests a new batch of gas and electric walk-behind mowers at its test lawn in Fort Myers, Fla. This year we bagged more than 5,000 pounds of grass clippings as part of that ...

A battery-powered mower or tractor is a good green choice because it’s powered by electricity, not gasoline. It’s an even better green choice when it capably mulches—that is, cuts your grass clippings ...