This involves layering the brown paper with kitchen vegetable waste, grass clippings and other organic material to form a layered garden like a green & brown sandwich. In fact this type of mulching is used as a ‘ Lasagna Gardening‘ method. The worms in particular seem to love it and so the whole nutrient-process gets an added lift as the worms do their thing. Shredded paper makes good mulching material, but do not use any paper with color pictures as the ink contains chemicals that may well be harmful.īrown paper wrapping can also be laid out without shredding as a weed suppressant cover under grass clippings or other mulching material.
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Mulching can of course be done with many other materials besides grass clippings. This may well drown out young seedlings for a while but as long as you do not cover them entirely and let the sun do its thing – they will soon rise above the mulch. Spread them out between your plants at least 2 inches thick, but preferably 3-4 inches for best effect. Simply collect your grass clippings form the collecting basket, or rake them into a pile.
I hesitate to even include this section – it’s just too simple, but what they heck…
#MULCH GRASS CLIPPINGS HOW TO#
Mulching early in the season will help protect young plants from an unexpected late frost.Īs you can see, there are many benefits to mulching around your vegetables with grass clippings 🙂 How to lay your mulch:. The mulch encourages worms which will pull the decomposing grass down into the earth and improve your soil structure. As the grass decomposes it adds nutrients to the soil (especially nitrogen) and improves the soil conditions. The thick layer of grass cuttings helps to keep the soil around the base of the plant moist, reducing the need for constant watering – thereby saving water and your precious time!. Mulching between your vegetables with grass clippings restricts the growth of pesky weeds – an ongoing battle for every gardener! Any weeds that do manage to poke through are easily lifted from the soil. Mulching around the vegetables with grass clippings is an excellent way to dispose of the grass clippings and also do a number of beneficial things besides! – just check out the list below. Leaving too many clippings on the lawn can cause your grass to burn and lose colour, so make sure you are only cutting a short amount off the leaf when you plan to leave it on the lawn.Grass clippings can also be used to pack into a Hugelkultur as ‘green’ material for this no-dig gardening method that also uses up fallen timbers and leaves to form a self-irrigating growing area that is popular amongst gardeners with land to spare – and a supply of forest debris! Mulching Vegetables With Grass Clippings Recycling your grass clippings back into your lawn can actually account for 25% of its annual nitrogen requirements. It is ok to leave your clippings on the lawn every now and again, as clippings are a great source of nitrogen and can act as a natural fertiliser for your lawn. In addition, it has a digestible matter content higher than that of hay. It has been found that silage from grass clippings has a protein content of 18.2%. Grass clippings can be turned into silage for feeding cattle. After a few days you can strain out the liquid and feed your plants with it. All of the beneficial nutrients like potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus and amino acids will leach into the water. Place your grass clippings in bucket of water and allow them to steep. The nitrogen and potassium within the clippings are also great at helping to provide fertiliser requirements to your plants. Like many other biodegradable mulch materials, grass clippings help your garden to retain moisture, block out weeds and add nutrient to the soil. Grass clippings can be used in garden beds and as a mulch for vegetable gardens. When combined with brown material to decompose, it provides a great compost material that is high in nutrient that can be recycled back into your garden. Grass clippings are high in nitrogen and break down quickly. Here are some tips we’ve found for utilising your grass clippings rather than getting rid of them in land fill. All of these extra grass clippings aren’t ideal to be left on your lawn, so you need to find something to do with them. This time of year, you are mowing your lawn what feels like all the time.
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