If You have a vegetable garden, the best food for it is the grass clippings from Your own garden. It is full of nitrogen and will make the plants happy.
Using cut grass for garden mulch is a convenient and efficient way to recycle.
Collect it and make a 5 cm mulch around the plants. It will also prevent the unwelcome weeds to show up and it keeps the moisture in the ground.
Three good ways to use grass clippings:
1 - as I explained above , just collect it and simply spread it around in the vegetable garden. Wherever there is an empty soil.
2 - mow the lawn often and let them remain on the ground to become good lawn food .
It is a source of free, nutrient-rich fertilizer. Grass clippings contain 80 % water and will decompose fast when left on the lawn. You might need to be patient for a couple of days as it might not have a perfect look.
3 - collect them and add them to the compost bin.
More on mulch see - www.nrcs.usda.gov
I found this fantastic compost bin that would be dog safe , see Joraform from Sweden.
I just love the scent of grass....
Gunn
No comments:
Post a Comment