David W.E. Roberts wrote:
Hi,

ISTR during a discussion earlier in the year about how to get rid
of
grass cuttings there was a method proposed for turning lawn into
border.

This involved just covering the lawn with compost etc. and leaving
it
for a while.

I am considering converting some lawn to beds, and have this years
patio pots of used potting compost to dispose of.

Is now a suitable time to spread this on part of the lawn to
convert
it into a bed?

I presume that there is also digging involved eventually to loosen
up
the compacted earth (probably in the spring when the soil is a bit
dryer :-)

Any other pointers for this strategy?

I'd suggest digging it now, preferably burying the turf upside down
at least a spade's depth under. (But you'll probably end up with
subsoil on the surface, which isn't very good news in the short
term.) You'd need a very thick layer of compost to kill the grass if
you just spread it on top of the turf, though heavy black plastic
pegged down over it for six months or more would help.

Mike.