Hi Tom,

What is the purpose of the Urea? Is it a catalyst to activate the compost. I
have heard of adding a handful of 10:10:10 fertilizer or other compost activator
but never straight urea pellets. I guess it worked well for you or you wouldn't
have done it, eh? I think I will give it a try. My compost is always on the cold
side. (Partly due to less than adequate sun) Granted, it will heat up but never
to the degree that I desire. I want to kill all those weed seeds.

Regards,
Brad

Tom Gauldin wrote:

Penny, I'm hoping that others might also chip in on this, but my experience
was the opposite of yours. In Indiana, I collected my clippings and used
them for mulch as well. However, as the grass composted beneath the 'crust'
formed by the dry grass on top,, I found that it cut back on plant growth.
I was told that the composting grass clippings robbed the area of nitrogen
and that I should first compost the grass clippings separately, turning them
frequently, and adding urea before spreading them out in the garden.

I constructed a pen where I'd dump my clippings and would toss in a cup of
urea pellets each time. I kept a pitch fork handy and would "turn" the new
grass into the old. It composted fairly rapidly and made a good topping for
the garden. In the fall, I'd empty my pen of the balance of the composted
grass and spread it on the garden before tilling.

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"Penny Morgan" wrote in message
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You can use the grass clippings as mulch if you want to, but the drawback
is
that it won't look very fresh like mulch or pinestraw. Grass is actually
a