– if we throw away, say, 1T of grass clippings every year, and grass is just the nutrients of the soil, some sunlight and water, why do we not need to add 1T of new soil to the lawn every year?

Question

– if we throw away, say, 1T of grass clippings every year, and grass is just the nutrients of the soil, some sunlight and water, why do we not need to add 1T of new soil to the lawn every year?

In: Biology

Answer 1

In addition to the carbon dioxide

Your grass probably takes in 650 pounds of water throughout the year, including rain