"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"Mama Bear" wrote in message
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Can someone please answer my original question, without going off
on tangents like this? Thanks.


You obviously didn't have a question. You had a bad idea and you wanted
other people to agree with it. That's not happening, so maybe you're one
of those people who only recognizes certain sources of knowledge. You
know - a badge, a college degree, but certainly not answers from people
who may have 30+ years of gardening experience.

So, I have an idea. Go to Google and do a web search. Copy & paste the
exact line you see below:
"cooperative extension" new york

But, substitute your state for "new york". In the search results, you
should see links to sites that probably will end in .edu. Poke around in
those results, find a phone number, and call your CE service for some
advice. They will most certainly tell you to have soil tests done from
various locations in your yard. And, I'll bet you a year's salary that
they will NOT go along with your massive peat moss debacle.



When I mow my yard I collect the cutting and put the clippings in my garden,
down the isles and around all plants. My garden looks like it has a green
carpet in it. I do this each time I cut grass. It keeps the ground moist
and warm in the early Spring and through out the season. After everything is
harvested at the end of the season I still put clippings on and in the
Spring I deep till it all in. I have had good luck doing this for years and
the soil is a black humus. However, I DO NOT put the clippings on the
garden if I had recently sprayed for weeds, dandelions, etc. I wait a week
or so and after a rain or heavy watering to continue spreading the
clippings. I think it is a waste to always mulch or bag the clippings for
the waste hauler. For one thing it is doesn't cost anything and why waste
money on peat moss? I would only use it for planting trees and shrubs. I
live in Illinois. My 2 cents worth.