What do you do with your grass clippings?

United States
July 18, 2009 7:50am CST
I put ours on the garden and flower beds! It provides nutreints and detters weed growth. Our neighbour gives us his clippings too. In fact he is mowing right now and we can expect two bags full!! Yeah! I need them for my garden as I have not been putting any in there this season! They may be just the boost my garden needs. So don't throw those clippings away use them in your garden as free mulch that gives your plants needed nutrition!
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
19 Jul 09
I pretty much do the same as you. I use them mostly for mulch around my plants and all. If I have a lot of clippings, I add them to the compost heap. In the fall though, I double mow them and leave them on the grass to enrich that soil and have a better lawn in the spring time. I'm glad I don't live in the city around here where they have to bag up their clippings and leave them at the curb. Seems like a waste of good nutrients!
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@marguicha (225707)
• Chile
16 Mar
My daughter does that.
@peavey (16936)
• United States
18 Jul 09
I have more grass than garden, so I pile mine in a certain place between two raised beds, then I use it to mulch wherever I can. Since I can't use all of it, sometimes I have to rake it out and throw it in the trash. I hate to do that, but there's no place to put it.
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@marguicha (225707)
• Chile
16 Mar
When I did garden, I had someone make a big hole and threw the grass there.
@marguicha (225707)
• Chile
19 Jul 09
I am making a compost pile this year to have gorgeous veggies next summer. We are in winter now in my country
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@marguicha (225707)
• Chile
15 Mar
@porwest I am not composting now. Luna is the sole owner of my garden. I use the garage when we have a barbecue with my closest friends.
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@porwest (97850)
• United States
15 Mar
I tried composting once. It really didn't work out for me. I am sure I was doing something wrong.
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@porwest (97850)
• United States
16 Mar
@marguicha I guess if you no longer do the gardening, composting would be futile.
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@porwest (97850)
• United States
15 Mar
Honestly, I have always had my mowers set to mulch. I think it makes the grass healthier.
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@marguicha (225707)
• Chile
16 Mar
It does.
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@marguicha (225707)
• Chile
16 Mar
@porwest My eldest daughter does that too.
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@porwest (97850)
• United States
16 Mar
@marguicha I think so too. At least, I have never seen anything bad come of it. I even mulch my leaves in the fall instead of rake and gather them.
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