Grass mulch in the garden

Growing up, my dad used to frequently bag his grass clippings when he mowed the lawn.  He would spread them out in a thick mat around the plants in the veggie garden to use as both a weed barrier and to add nutrients to the soil.

While we lived at the townhouse, we never generated enough clippings to help with the garden plot.

In my perusal of the shed, I came across a bagging attachment to tow behind the mower.  I used it with some limited success to collect leaves early this spring.  I decided to try it today after mowing our lawn to see if it'd collect the grass, too.

I'm proud to say that it worked as I'd hoped.  The soil was still pretty soggy from our rainfall over the last few days, but it worked well.  Would have been even better if it weren't so wet -- the wheels that turn the brush attachment that throws the debris in the bag wouldn't turn on mud.

I collected enough grass that I was able put a few-inches-thick mat of grass on a few rows of the middle part of the garden just by mowing the back and main part of the yard.