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How to turn kikuyu grass into compost effectively
Hi,
I've got a bit of the kikuyu grass http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weed...a=all&card=E27 in my lawn. The council planted it as the common nature strip grass and some of it has gotten into my garden. They grow very quickly - I've been weeding them out- and throwing them into the council garden waste bins. But can I put it into my compost bin- or will the grass roots survive and grow again? |
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How to turn kikuyu grass into compost effectively
"YMC" wrote in message
... Hi, I've got a bit of the kikuyu grass http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weed...a=all&card=E27 in my lawn. The council planted it as the common nature strip grass and some of it has gotten into my garden. They grow very quickly - I've been weeding them out- and throwing them into the council garden waste bins. But can I put it into my compost bin- or will the grass roots survive and grow again? you probably don't want to risk that (& it can happen with live things put into compost). if it's left on the surface during hot weather (esp windy), the plant will die quickly & can be put in after a few days. this time of year that doesn't really happen - things live on on the surface like the undead..!! so you could drown it in water for a few weeks & then put it in. (then you could use the water as a fertiliser afterwards). not sure how long it would take kikuyu to drown - by the time it's going slushy & decomposing in the bucket, it's dead (as a general rule ;-). kylie |
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How to turn kikuyu grass into compost effectively
Thanks for that Erik! Good stuff there!
Cheers, Yau "Erik Vastmasd" wrote in message ... On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:50:48 +1000,when reading "aus.gardens", I'm certain I caught a glimpse of ""YMC" " saying: Hi, I've got a bit of the kikuyu grass http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weed...a=all&card=E27 in my lawn. The council planted it as the common nature strip grass and some of it has gotten into my garden. They grow very quickly - I've been weeding them out- and throwing them into the council garden waste bins. But can I put it into my compost bin- or will the grass roots survive and grow again? In my neighbourhood I've always had to contend with "kikuyu" as there was no other option, my lawns and those of my neighbours are all "kikuyu". I have always composted kikuyu lawn clippings and providing your compost bin is heating up it will kill off any kikuyu roots. An alternative I have had great success with is two compost bins virtually turned into worm farms because I introduced worms that I purchased from "Bunnings" and they certainly won't allow kikuyu to survive. I moved my compost bins into shady areas because too much heat could kill the worms. I put all my kikuyu lawn clippings in my councils garden waste bin where they reside for two weeks. After two weeks I move the clippings into my compost bins. If I was to put the lawn clippings straight into the compost bins the heat could kill off the worms. Compost bins with worms need to be kept damp so chucking in a bucket of water once a week is a good idea also vegetable peels, coffee grounds etc. and sheets of wet newspaper are excellent for maintaining the food content and the moisture. Worms love wet cardboard but try to select cardboard without too much printing. -- Erik. |
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How to turn kikuyu grass into compost effectively
"Erik Vastmasd" wrote in message
... In my neighbourhood I've always had to contend with "kikuyu" as there was no other option, my lawns and those of my neighbours are all "kikuyu". I have always composted kikuyu lawn clippings and providing your compost bin is heating up it will kill off any kikuyu roots. Do you have to mince up the kikuyu roots or can you just throw them in whole. I mention this as - I do a lot of weeding and pull out these massive grass runners from the soil - which are so thick they resemble barbed wire. Do you also spray round up or some herbicide into the compost bin to kill them off? Thanks! |
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