i left my grass clippings out for nearly a week now and they have gotten
moldy in the middle of the heap. are they still safe to use?

simon

On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 12:08:25 GMT, "Simon Stenkle"
wrote:

i left my grass clippings out for nearly a week now and they have gotten
moldy in the middle of the heap. are they still safe to use?


As far as I know: yes. I'd use them. I have often used
them.

Pat

Turn them to dry them out before you put them on anything. I would not use them
on any plants if the mold is still active - you'll just spread the fungus.
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Simon Stenkle wrote:

i left my grass clippings out for nearly a week now and they have gotten
moldy in the middle of the heap. are they still safe to use?

simon

In a word: "yes".

Those fungi are always present and are the first step toward compost. As
Evelyn mentioned, you might want to turn them ... but just to make handling
easier -- not to kill the fungi. You can't kill the fungi this way.

Bill
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