Grass cuttings as a hedge mulch?
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caferacer Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 18 Dec 2014 Posts: 22 Location: The west
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 10:58 am Post subject: Grass cuttings as a hedge mulch? |
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Are grass cuttings suitable as a mulch for a hedge(Escallonia Iveyii/Macrantha and Privet)?I have a half acre site and usually compost the cuttings but can they be used to keep the weeds down on my hedges?If so how often?I hear so many conflicting opinions.... |
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Joined: 11 Feb 2013 Posts: 2593 Location: Donegal
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Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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By all means use the clippings this way BUT don't get the closer than 2" to the stems of the plants or the heat of decomposition might 'burn' the hedge plants or you could cause fungal diseases. I have often used grass clippings in this way - last year I mulched my runner beans and courgettes with them, to conserve water as much as to stop weeds. As for how often to mulch with them, use common sense - you don't want the mulch to reach the lowest branches. |
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