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Youngstown, Ohio

Can someone give me all the info of what fresh grass clippings can do to a garden when used as mulch ?? I heard it causes fungus ? If so what types ? Thanks

6/5/2007 7:20:02 PM

Greensburg Pa

I have been using Grass clippings as mulch. It is good let the grass heat up and cool before you apply. I have no fungus issues with grass. Watch when it is 3-4 inches thick on a slight grade it is slippy to walk on.

6/5/2007 8:44:32 PM

Rhode Island

rotting ,decaying, stinky grass clipping covering the soil around your giant pumpkin plants? i would not advise doing that.

if you want to use them around tomatoes or peppers ,etc, fine, but to much disease and bacterial problems can develop if your using it around any competition plants.

pap

6/5/2007 10:21:58 PM

Youngstown, Ohio

I have been telling a fellow grower not to to this but he thinks I am crazy, so I told him I would post the question. I don't do this.

6/5/2007 11:04:01 PM

Grants Pass, Oregon

I wont use grass clippings anymore, I had some brought in and they contained spider mites, very hard to get rid of them after that.

6/5/2007 11:19:54 PM

valparaiso, in

i use compost as a mulch. it works great for me.

6/5/2007 11:28:58 PM

Anamosa, IA [email protected]

I use grass clippings as mulch, but I spread them very thin. Just enough to cover the ground to hold down the weeds until the leaves shade things out. As long as they aren't spread too thick, they dry out and don't get rotten and stinky. I don't use any chemicals on my lawn, so I don't have to worry about that.

6/6/2007 9:09:55 AM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

make sure they are not treated with a herbicide. I lost some good plants to this a few years ago.

6/6/2007 1:56:05 PM

Deer Park WA

Ditto what Iowegian said we use them for a thin mulch they worked great and we grew an 1112 pounder with no ill effects from the clippings.

6/6/2007 3:02:48 PM

North Smithfield, RI USA

As pap said, don't use grass clippings, I did it one year and it was fungus city. save them for the fall and till in.

6/6/2007 6:16:21 PM

Littleton, Colo

Just like GR8PUMPKIN.NET said, any clippings with weed and feed...bad,bad,bad.

6/9/2007 10:23:45 PM