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grass clipping as mulch?
Hello, I hope you can advise me. I live in New England in the US.
My co-worker told me to put grass clippings around my cherry tomato plants after I mow the lawn. I followed his advise, and let me tell you it looks weird. He says the clippings will act as mulch and prevent weeds. All I know, is I have a big patch of green. Would this be harmful to my tomato plants? Last summer my tomatoes didn't do too well. We had a terrible drought here in New England, and the hot sun baked everything even though I watered. Thanks for any advice. Nora |
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grass clipping as mulch?
Since I am new to this news group, and just read the rules, I would
like to introduce myself. I'm new to gardening. I have some day lilies and lily of the valley I took from my mother's home when she died and we sold the home, so I could have something of hers growing in my yard. I have a small plot for six tomato plants. I know my climate is different from the British Isles, but I was hoping the knowledge about grass clippings would be universal. I'm 42 years old and work for the state of Connecticut Is that enough info? Nora On Tue, 27 May 2003 04:41:46 GMT, i_never_tan wrote: Hello, I hope you can advise me. I live in New England in the US. My co-worker told me to put grass clippings around my cherry tomato plants after I mow the lawn. I followed his advise, and let me tell you it looks weird. He says the clippings will act as mulch and prevent weeds. All I know, is I have a big patch of green. Would this be harmful to my tomato plants? Last summer my tomatoes didn't do too well. We had a terrible drought here in New England, and the hot sun baked everything even though I watered. Thanks for any advice. Nora |
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In article , i_never_tan writes: | Hello, I hope you can advise me. I live in New England in the US. | My co-worker told me to put grass clippings around my cherry tomato | plants after I mow the lawn. I followed his advise, and let me tell | you it looks weird. He says the clippings will act as mulch and | prevent weeds. All I know, is I have a big patch of green. Would | this be harmful to my tomato plants? Last summer my tomatoes didn't | do too well. We had a terrible drought here in New England, and the | hot sun baked everything even though I watered. Thanks for any | advice. It would almost certainly do better with you than with us, because the clippings will dry out and insulate the ground. Here, in the cold, wet summers we have had for a couple of years and look like getting this year, they just rot into a slimy mess - and, anyway, our problems are different :-( It works even here in dry years, incidentally. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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grass clipping as mulch?
i_never_tan wrote in
: Hello, I hope you can advise me. I live in New England in the US. My co-worker told me to put grass clippings around my cherry tomato plants after I mow the lawn. I followed his advise, and let me tell you it looks weird. He says the clippings will act as mulch and prevent weeds. Well, it works for me - though I haven't tried it on tomatoes! I use it as a mulch on my rose bed. The cuttings will turn yellow-brown quite quickly and start looking a lot less conspicuous. I don't put on a thick layer at once, because as Nick has said, if you do that here it tends to go goopy - but a couple of inches is fine, and saves me walking to the compost heap with the last half-empty holder-full of grass! Victoria |
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from Victoria Clare contains these words: i_never_tan wrote in : Hello, I hope you can advise me. I live in New England in the US. My co-worker told me to put grass clippings around my cherry tomato plants after I mow the lawn. I followed his advise, and let me tell you it looks weird. He says the clippings will act as mulch and prevent weeds. Well, it works for me - though I haven't tried it on tomatoes! I use it as a mulch on my rose bed. The cuttings will turn yellow-brown quite quickly and start looking a lot less conspicuous. I don't put on a thick layer at once, because as Nick has said, if you do that here it tends to go goopy - but a couple of inches is fine, and saves me walking to the compost heap with the last half-empty holder-full of grass! I use them successfully round plants and veg, including potatoes. The more often you do it, the more worms you get, and the faster the mulch disappears. If your summer is hot and dry, make sure the earth is well soaked in water before you mulch. Janet |
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I have done this with shrubs, about 3 inches at a time, great way to keep
the weeds down, and later as it is breaking down I found the birds had a good go at it looking for worms -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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grass clipping as mulch?
I want to thank all of you for your quick responses. Nora
On Wed, 28 May 2003 00:45:27 +0100, "David Hill" wrote: I have done this with shrubs, about 3 inches at a time, great way to keep the weeds down, and later as it is breaking down I found the birds had a good go at it looking for worms |
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On Wed, 28 May 2003 02:55:56 GMT, i_never_tan wrote:
I want to thank all of you for your quick responses. Nora On Wed, 28 May 2003 00:45:27 +0100, "David Hill" wrote: I have done this with shrubs, about 3 inches at a time, great way to keep the weeds down, and later as it is breaking down I found the birds had a good go at it looking for worms Freshly cut grass is a great slug attractant I find. Try and let it dry out for at least a few hours first. I use it all over the place -except where I need a really decorative bit. Around shrubs and roses, the hedge, under currant and fruit bushes. Great stuff. And, as David said, the animals that colonate it and break it down are a great source of food for birds. Tim. |
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grass clipping as mulch?
i_never_tan wrote in message ... I want to thank all of you for your quick responses. Nora Just make sure that you haven't used any weed killer on your lawn. Usual thing is to wait for three mowings before adding them to the compost bin or using them as a mulch. Mike www.british-naturism.org.uk |
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