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vincent71 Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Posts: 32 Location: kilkenny
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Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 3:19 pm Post subject: grass clippings |
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Anyone on here using fresh grass clippings as a mulch or feed for there veg ?
Where there any improvements in using them. _________________ vincent71 |
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Sue Deacon Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 31 Dec 2014 Posts: 2029 Location: West Fermanagh
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Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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I wouldn't recommend using fresh grass clippings as they make a wonderful hiding place for slugs and other pests, as well as becoming a slimy mess if you put them on too thick.
I have used them in the bottom of a bean trench in free-draining soil. _________________ Be humble, for you are made of earth
Be noble, for you are made of stars |
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Black&Amber Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 11 May 2017 Posts: 17 Location: Kilkenny,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: Mon May 22, 2017 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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As Sue says, they're good underneath runner beans as a moisture retainer and, when fresh, they'll also generate a certain amount of heat as they decompose. They certainly act well as a weed suppressant and are ideal amongst a patch of brassicas once their foliage is beyond the reach of slugs. Black&Amber's article is interesting, except it is American and the toads and turtles that gobble up the slugs aren't to be found over here.
For the last four or five years I've been piling my lawn mowings along the edge of the garden, with the result that I've now got a good amount of dark brown material of a compost nature. However, much of it is in quite solid lumps and I'm now looking for a drum with holes in, or similar, so that I can revolve it and create a useful friable material from what falls through the holes. Haven't come up with anything yet. _________________ A novice gardener on newly cultivated, stoney ground. |
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