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echinosum wrote:

coykiesaol;925955 Wrote:
Hi all!
I was saving some grass clippings for mulch and discovered this morning
that they were very wet and moldy. (yes, lesson learned) I am assuming
that it is NOT a good idea to use moldy grass clippings for mulch,
right?

Also, do I put a nice thick layer of grass clipping mulch around my red
onion plants? wasn't sure about this.
No, don't use rotting fresh grass clippings as mulch, they won't be very
good for your plants.

Make that 1 part green to 25 parts brown.

If you want to use grass clippings as mulch, you need to dry the grass
thoroughly first so that it doesn't form a rotting mess, which will
happen within a few hours if you pile them in a heap. The best
procedure is to cut the lawn without a grass collector on the mower, so
they lie on the lawn spread out to dry. Then you can rake them up and
they shouldn't form a rotting mess. Unfortunately, this is a lot more
work than gathering them in a hopper as you mow and chucking them away.
Also it isn't a good idea if your grass is very long, as it will be
thick enough to make a rotting mess on your lawn.
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