"Chris French and Helen Johnson" wrote
in message ...
In message , Paul
D.Smith writes
"Sam" wrote in message
...
Is there any good reason why I shouldn't mulch my grape vines with
grass
clippings?

I've found one of two things happen. Either the grass dries out and
blows
away or it turns to sillage and stinks. I mix mine with leaves and it
all
seems to turn to leaf mold together

We use it on the veg beds, I don't have any problem with it, too thick
and it will start to get a bit manky - if so spread it a bit thinner.,
but otherwise ok

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Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds
urg Suppliers and References FAQ:
http://www.familyfrench.co.uk/garden/urgfaq/index.html

After searching around the web and and Google Groups there seems to be a
range of opinions from "I just pile it on thick straight from the mower and
it's fine" through to "any layer of grass clippings will go smelly and block
oxygen/water from your plants, kill them etc" So I guess moderation is
best. What I'm going to do is mix the clippings with shredded conifer
branches to help the keep the structure open and airy.

Sam