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tippben Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 15 Jan 2011 Posts: 921 Location: north tipperary
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 7:16 am Post subject: Grass clippings as mulch |
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Does anybody do this? If so, what depth do you use, and what about weed (grass, dandelion etc.) seeds? |
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5188 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 7:57 am Post subject: |
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A short cut each time and cut regularly so as you don't end up with those unsightly lines of brown dead grass. The weed seeds cannot be helped but again regular mowing will keep them in check. _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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James Kilkelly Rank: Site Admin

Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 2173 Location: West of Ireland
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Blowin Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 930 Location: Drimoleague, Co Cork
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 5:08 am Post subject: |
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Mowings are great for a weed suppressant but, as always, there's a downside. The damp environment you create is a haven for slugs - but you can't have everything. One other potential problem is slipping. Once my adjacent rows of peas and broad beans are above ground, there's quite a waiting period before one needs access to them, so I've spread a 3-4 inch layer of mowings down the corridor between them. It works well but, being on a slope, the inviting looking carpet of brown hides a slimy underlayer which can slide from under you when walked on. Just a precaution. _________________ A novice gardener on newly cultivated, stoney ground. |
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