As I've long joked (particularly to lawn owners), 'Grass is the only crop we plant, water, fertilize, propagate, harvest...and then throw in the garbage.

@pappyfiddle

3 жыл бұрын

Well, if you're raising kids it's got value, they can learn soccer on it

@billiebruv

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, and throw out the leaves and prunings, and buy in mulch

@billclinton6040

3 жыл бұрын

That's because in the past, having a lawn was a sign of wealth enjoyed only by royalty and large landowners who did not need to use the land for agriculture. That mindset has been passed down to us today even though people don't understand where it came from.

@billiebruv

3 жыл бұрын

@@billclinton6040 Well pointed out, Mr. President

@probitionate

3 жыл бұрын

@@billclinton6040 'Your home is your castle.'

I've been using grass clippings as a mulch for 25 years. It works perfectly and also reduces weed germination.

@tati9381

3 күн бұрын

But how do you cope with the slugs. The grass clippings promote more slugs.

@oliverkrautkremer5540

2 күн бұрын

Do i need to dry them first?

All good advice. I'll add mine: Of you have chickens, throw a bag or two of clippings in their enclosure too - my chickens love grass clippings. They enjoy scratching through the pile, and whatever they eat provides vitamins and nutrients almost for free.

Greetings from Transylvania ( North of Romania ). We do the same with moved grass . It is very nice to see how people who have the same passions find the same solutions, no matter where they live! All the best and good health !

@GardenWellEatWell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for taking a look at my channel Vasile! ...and Good luck on your garden this year. Paul

@robertkattner1997

2 жыл бұрын

I watched all the Vampire movies, including Blackula with Richard Roundtree. Do you have any Vampires left there?

@vasileradu7716

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertkattner1997 Vampire stories are just legends from Europe's medieval past. Today they are speculated by those who have businesses in tourism and are served to tourists . All the best for you , bye Robert !

@wildlifegardenssydney7492

Жыл бұрын

Greetings from Australia Vasile, composter in place, and passionate gardener here too. It is interesting to see how people do this all around the world. I think people are benefiting tremendously from permaculture principles. One of which is ,always cover and protect your soil.

I made forest floor pathways with my grass waste, instead of a pile, I dumped it in a trail, and it kept the path all summer

@robharrison1191

3 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see the end result of this

@amandathurston2720

3 жыл бұрын

@@robharrison1191 cool, I’ll go make a video in a moment

@robharrison1191

3 жыл бұрын

@@amandathurston2720 that's what I'm talking about!! Quick response and even making a video. Right on!!

Gardening and yardwork are the therapy that helps to ease each day's stresses. Happy to see someone else advocating grass-mulch!! One seasonal task I enjoy doing is allowing most of the autumn leaves to remain on the ground. I will pick up some because I keep an area for making leaf mulch to use throughout the year, but the rest of the leaves stay on the ground. Once the end of winter comes and the grass starts growing through the leaves, I cut/bag all of it together to use as my initial mulch layer in the gardens for the new year. It's a great nitrogen/carbon mix that takes minimal work, and it breaks down beautifully in the garden beds. The excess mulch, I use to start a new compost pile for the year, and the cycle continues!

@GardenWellEatWell

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comments @Sandra! It's always a good feeling to know you're wasting nothing and recycling everything in the garden. Paul

@dornspinnchenspinne2392

Ай бұрын

Please don't forget the wild bees. They live deep in the earth and are killed by cutted grass that is too thick. They fertilize so many more flowers than honey bees.

I discovered this method from a Lituanian woman at my Allotments I used to cut the grass and dump it . That has now changed. 🇮🇪🇪🇺

I have never heard a more Midwestern accent in my life lol. Great video.

@PatriotMango

8 күн бұрын

I thought it was canadian

Dad used to mulch the lanes in the garden to keep the weeds out. Then he'd ad it in the beds in the fall after harvest. Weeds have loads of nutrients. Put them back in the dirt

I turned my grass into a clover lawn, it took 3 years with continual seeding but it never looks dead, and I don't have to mow.

@STONE69_

2 жыл бұрын

Looks like crap, when it goes to flower.

@JohnSmith-fq7hj

2 жыл бұрын

Wow I did the same and I'm not proud of it my lawn has been completely overrun with wild violets 2 or 3 different clovers and a few other weeds there's a little grass in there as well lol. I do actually leave a few good size areas of the violets for the bees tho they love it

@Susan70003

2 жыл бұрын

Micro clovers have far fewer flowers.

@ahnstalk6261

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-fq7hj Wild Violet leaves are tasty and mild. The flowers are edible too. 🌻

@pascalbaylon256

8 күн бұрын

@@ahnstalk6261thanks! didn’t know violet leaves are eatable

I used to collect so many fresh grass clippings from just one neighbor that I always had enough to mulch the garden weekly, with plenty left over for composting. In the fall, this neighbor gave me enough leaves to fill two large leaf bins, 4'x4'x6', deeply mulch the garden, and top off the compost pile for the season. All that mulching, plus the liberal us of compost, really improved the garden soil. Love working with free resources!

Cardboard makes a great mulch/weed barrier. Dump clippings on top and the cardboard serves as the "brown" material for mulch.

@robharrison1191

3 жыл бұрын

I do this when I make raised beds that sit on the ground. Cardboard kills off the weeds and gets the composting process started.

@doriang2220

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah but depending on what you use it may contain bad chemicals

@tdestroyer4780

2 жыл бұрын

How do you water through cardboard? It blocks water.

@luckypenny312

2 жыл бұрын

@@tdestroyer4780 the cardboard breaks down rather quickly. The worms love it!

@VickyHafler

2 жыл бұрын

I do this… caution… if the grass is too think and it rains that grass is extremely slippery. I have taken three offs from this this year.

Dandelion & thistles are highly nutritious! Throw them in your smoothie, I’ve done this for years 🍀

In Albuqueque, I used grass clippings to mulch the hard, sandy soil outside my apartment. After a couple of years the soil improved tremendously. I could take a steel rod 3 feet long and easily push it all the way into the ground.

I've been doing this for years; and, I agree, it's been one of the best things for keeping moisture in the soil and for creating excellent soil for the future. Great video for those that maybe had never thought to do this. I also add my grass/plant clippings to my potted plants.

@liferemastered688

2 жыл бұрын

Same.

@roytrudgian4786

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, maybe as long as there's no grass, or weed seeds from the lawn. And clippings aren't around the base of garden plants and to thick, as some plants may suffer. 👍

@javaInter

2 жыл бұрын

What about weeds spreading which came from grass weeds

@lizlandry3388

2 жыл бұрын

@@javaInter compost it first. It kills the seeds

@carltonrhoden9190

2 жыл бұрын

Dr

I’ve been covering my garden in grass clippings for years. It really helps me keep up with the weeds. If some grass or weeds are poking through, I just get the weed whacker and cut them down, then cover with more clippings. After a few weeks, my garden has a nice little blanket on it to protect it from the hot west tennessee sun.

You can also dig a trench in your vegetable garden, and line the bottom with a layer of grass. Then use a garden rake to cover the grass with a half inch to an inch of soil, then a layer of grass over that. Repeat the layers until you’ve used up the grass and soil. Earthworms seem to love this lasagna method, and will make short work of the grass.

@pattibrooks5198

3 жыл бұрын

I put a circulal depression around each plant fill it with grass clippings. Then water that area works like a sponge and you get a deep water.

@suzilouden5964

2 жыл бұрын

I do this with my grow pots. Layer freshly cut grass with compost. The fresh grass breaks down while your vegies grow. Win, win.....😊

@flordelcampo7516

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!, I have to try this

@jazradcliffe2286

2 жыл бұрын

I've been doing that for years. My mother told me this 30 odd years ago.

@phallca

2 жыл бұрын

@@jazradcliffe2286 There's a lot to be learned from the traditional ways of gardening, too many are being lost due to the ease of modern chemicals. One I've always used in the greenhouse is ladybugs, they eat the greenfly and their larva (evil looking little sods but harmless) can quite happily much on the fly, black, white, or green, they don't care.

I have been mulching it directly on my plants since my high school days. Thanks for my Agriculture practical class back in the 1980s.

That was plantain being sprayed in the beginning… one of the best medicinal plants there is! I agree about the mulch .

I started adding the grass clippings to all my flower beds last year and this year I have ZERO weeds in my flower beds. Definitely try it!!! Also, pull up your dandelions (the yellow) flower and make dandelion tea. its very healthy!!!❤️

@GardenWellEatWell

3 жыл бұрын

That's great @SCJ Johnson! I'm glad it's working out for you! Thanks very much for watching. Paul

@sunhannah2937

2 жыл бұрын

Careful with dandelion tea. It used in Chinese medicine and can cause diarrhea in somepeople.

@420somewhere4

2 жыл бұрын

@@sunhannah2937 not to mention dog piss on it.

@justmejo9008

2 жыл бұрын

@@420somewhere4 most people clean their food before eating

@soreloser2798

2 жыл бұрын

Be aware of what types of fertilizers/pesticides you, your lawn people, or the previous owners have used in the grass. You can test the soil your grass grows in if you are concerned with residual chemicals. Just send a sample to a lab you find online.

Just be careful not to pile fresh cut grass too close to your plants. It's very high in nitrogen and as it breaks down that nitrogen can burn your plants. It's best to lay it in the pathways first and let it dry out for a few days before raking it up on the garden beds as a mulch.

@clashwithkeen

11 ай бұрын

I came down in the comments to say this but knew someone else would have beat me to it.

@analyticalhabitrails9857

9 ай бұрын

@@clashwithkeen Well it wont hurt if you repeat it again because I only found this person mentioning it and with your help it would be welcoming. Thanks!

I love this method, and do it every growing season. The grass forms a moisturizing barrier. The ground stays warm, but not hot. If weeds come up, it seems they are a bit easier to pull, as the soil is not compacted, and dry. I don't mind raking, as it gives me time to think. Lately, my brain is too full of things That are stressful, thanks to our present government. The garden is definitely the best place to be.

@frederickbowdler8169

Жыл бұрын

Lovely talk

@MyClarissa21

6 күн бұрын

Is the global government . At the moment it seems that people don’t care about peace and prosperity

Composted grass is pure gold for any garden.

We mulched around our raspberry canes with grass clippings. In time a fungus attacked the growing layer at the base of the canes and they withered and died. So take care not to let the mulch have too much contact with plant stems.

@fourdayhomestead2839

3 жыл бұрын

Great tip.

@W1zdumb

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@johnp7158

2 жыл бұрын

hmmm, i mulch with woodchips and pine needles around raspberries... wonder if grass just doesnt work well with forest type berries?

@FlyingcupNsourcer

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnp7158 think about the type of environment that your plants cone from in their natural form. With strawberries, currants, and cane berries, they are more from a understorey, with rotted leaf litter. So plan accordingly, I use both straw mulches (or grass clippings) for nitrogen and rotted woodchip or a mixture of woodchip and compost.

@hairyham2862

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnp7158 could it be too much nitrogen from the fresh grass clippings being absorbed by the tree?

I have been using grass mulch heavily in my garden since 1969... People argue with me saying I am crazy. But I don't care since I enjoy ten times more veggies every year than them. :) I never fertilize and if I should get any weeds, they pull out easily. Thanks for sharing. Everyone should use grass clippings...

@GardenWellEatWell

3 жыл бұрын

That's fantastic @Cherokee Rose! I'm glad it's worked out so well for you all this time. Thanks for watching! Paul

This is a good idea. As for the grass in the compost pile, it doesn't clump up nearly as much when it is mixed properly with the right amount of carbon material.

@christopherstein2024

2 жыл бұрын

Without enough carbon it won't even compost at all but just turn into mush.

@davidmunro2077

Жыл бұрын

@@christopherstein2024 rather like silage

@consi1801

11 ай бұрын

What sort of carbon material, please?

@kathynix6552

11 ай бұрын

@AZ-zn9lgpretty sure used coffee grounds are “greens” even though they are brown in colour, due to their high nitrogen content.

@heavymechanic2

10 ай бұрын

@@consi1801 Hi, I use wood chips in the compost as browns to react with the Greens grass. Mine are finely ground from chipping tree branches, but a 2cf bag of pine bark is inexpensive and breaks down quickly. John Koler (growing your greens) talks about using pine bedding, cardboard and other stuff to make compost in a tumbler.

I didn’t know about us using cut grass in my garden. I was putting it in my compost. Thank you so much!!!

My uncle used to do that over 46yrs ago. I'm 56 & he died when I was 10. I remember him doing the compost both ways. His yard was over an acre. I bought a lawn sweep 2 days ago hoping my neighbor would allow me collect the dried grass. She calls me up when I was about to leave home depot w the sweep. She asked if I had anything to pick up the grass. I laughed out loud. Had to explain why I was laughing. Perfect timing. 5 55g bags of dried clippings & I didn't do the whole yard. It went directly on the garden. I was tickled & she was too less strain on her mower.

I love my weedy lawn. I love the diversity it brings. I cant believe people douse this earth with petrochemicals to get rid of the diversity.

@GardenWellEatWell

3 жыл бұрын

I have a completely diverse lawn as well. And one great thing about them is that they always look great just after you cut them....when all the weeds are at the same height! ...hahaha Thanks for watching @CCC ! Paul

@beverlymichael5830

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. Weeds and all in the yard. Never use any chemicals

@MatanuskaHIGH

3 жыл бұрын

Mulch keeps weeds down. Weeds steal nutrients from the target plants. But also mulch keeps soil healthy. Constant breaking down of organic materials keeps soil healthy

@codycharles7147

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatanuskaHIGH I keep my garden free of weeds, my lawn on the other hand is very weedy and I love it.

@billybamboozle6812

3 жыл бұрын

I dont have many weeds. We cut lawn at 3.5 inches high and that keeps most weed seeds from germinating. We use a hand weeding tool also. Dont need diversity or chemicals.

Mulch plantings every year. Btw. After one applies the grass clippings , if your plantings are in a wind prone area. Water it light spray till thurrily moist It kinds acts like glue to hold it together in the wind

I use this method for many years, and is indeed the best!!!

Nice video of a certain perspective on composting. I no longer grow vegetables due to too many problems with insects and leaf blight. I use a lot of weed killer on my grass and so never used my compost for my vegetable gardening. I compost in bins made from pallets so the area of each 4 bins is 4 x 4 feet. It takes four bins about a calendar year to produce a full bin of finished compost depending on how often I turn it and how much grass I add each time I turn it. The grass matting in the grass pile is a hassle but when adding to a pile you can spread the layers apart and spray them with a hose and they will com apart. The heating of the grass and the compost piles is evidence that the plant material is breaking down. It is a normal process. However you don't want it to get too hot. Much over 140 and you start to kill the bugs, worms and beneficial bacteria that help break down the plant matter. If your temp gets too hot turn the pile. When you turn a pile you want the inside if the pile to be on the outer side of the new pile and the outer part of the old pile to be inside the new pile. If when turning a and it has a sweet earthy smell it is doing good. If it stinks like mold or some other foul smell it's too wet. in this case add some leaves or wood chips or more grass through the pile but don't add water. When building a compost pile you need green material, brown material and water. Green material is not necessarily the color of the thing. leaves wood chips are brown. Grass clippings and kitchen waste are green. If the grass clippings are brown and dry or have turned black because they have started to decompose they are still green. What matters is the contents of what they are made of. You can easily find charts of what is good for composting and what is not. Coffee grounds and egg shell are great and easy for most. Coffee shops are often willing to save you their used coffee grounds. Starbucks is a good source as they are environmentally conscious. You want equal amounts of green and brown and only enough water to wet the plant matter. Turning the compost often to re-introduce air help oxygenate the pile and speeds decomposition. I have a large amount of leaves that I compost along with mine and my neighbors grass clippings. I produce about 16 square feet a year of compost that starts as three or four times that. I use a chipper/mulcher to break down my leaves twigs and small branches. layer by layer of green, water, brown water, repeat to build a pile. I use a 12 inch kitchen thermometer to keep track of the temp of my piles. I know this rambles. Sorry, trying to get everything in.

I have been using my grass clipping in this way on all my cared for yard areas. Around my plants, and Lilac bushes. I have been doing this for 30 years. It keeps down weeds, feeds the plants and the soil that was mostly clay is now a home to earthworms and is healthy soil. It keeps moisture in the soil as well. I even use leaves in the fall to cover these areas over the winter

@lesliegardner2692

3 жыл бұрын

Just a question. Do you find by using grass as a mulch it gives slugs & snails access to the plants?

@Msibme

3 жыл бұрын

@@lesliegardner2692 I have never had issues with slugs or snails ... I also do not put any chemicals on my yard

@Msibme

3 жыл бұрын

@@dorothymartin8557 This may be true ... my yard is welcome to all creatures

@janeti6149

2 жыл бұрын

Instead of raking the leaves I run the lawn mower over and collect the chopped up leaves and grass clippings together to spread on the gardens

@rangerswife2176

11 күн бұрын

I’m in!!!

We were told to save some work cutting grass was to water your lawn with beer. That way the grass comes up half cut.

@oldyellersghost

3 жыл бұрын

Hmm. Wouldn’t beer make it grow faster? Beer always makes my desire grow for another beer.

@missyflutter5562

2 жыл бұрын

Boom tisssh! 😅

@rcat32

2 жыл бұрын

...but if the grass doesn't consent to consume alcohol, isn't this abuse?... Just trying to be politically correct here!😉

@brentreid7031

2 жыл бұрын

@@rcat32 I'm not sure. So are you going to start a Grassroots movement to get to the bottom of this.

I take care of my lawn just as much as my garden... To me mowing my lawn is not a chore, I actually enjoy it!! Having a nice looking lawn, and garden for that matter, increases the curb appeal of your home...

Soaking grass clippings in pails then use the “Tea” to water rhubarb gives good results.

After 50yrs of gardening I will try this at first time this spring.

@10HDFLHX

3 жыл бұрын

I've been doing this for years and it works fantastic! You will be pleased. When I first tried it on recommendation of an old time gardener, I was hesitant thinking I would be introducing a lot of unwanted seeds into my garden.. That didn't seem to be an issue and my garden stays manicured and easy to keep. Good luck with your garden this year!

@tracielansing535

3 жыл бұрын

I do it every year.my I can walk barefoot in my garden and it feels like a carpet and no weeds.and my vegetables are great tasting.

I've been doing this instinctively, but am so happy to hear all the details that I didn't know. Thank you so much!

Some friends went on a 2 week vacation right as we had Spring rains. He joked that he needed to go bale the yard. I asked if it had been treated, and he said, "Not since last fall." I told him I would take it! My garden beds are mulched between rows, and my compost pile got fed as well.

With your dandelion, it's important to keep in mind, they bring calcium up from deeper soil...so it may be beneficial to chop and drop them rather than removing them totally.

@releventhurt

3 жыл бұрын

This man bones !

@zzzwy777

2 жыл бұрын

also the root of the dandelion is very medicinal and the flowers as well as the leaf are nutritious

@nancywebb6549

2 жыл бұрын

I have a few big dandelions that I let grow in a bed which I prune every so often and sprinkle around the garden. They grow deep into the soil and the trimmings are really beneficial.

@TheSovereign2011

2 жыл бұрын

The bunnies keep taking my dandelions! They don't leave any for the guinea pigs. We had to buy them at the grocery store for a Greek recipe.

That's why I grow clover....no mowing! Bees love it!

@dapablo2

3 жыл бұрын

I think my lawn chose to agree with you, them and the daisies. :)

@spiralnapkin

3 жыл бұрын

Yea but it looks terrible.

@fishmut

2 жыл бұрын

@@spiralnapkin ...when the clover flowers they look awesome , I also have bee hives in my back yard and during winter it supplies them with some nutrients for there colony , not everything is about looks , nature provides these things for a reason , time to think outside the box and not just because its pretty or not.

@christineabbott120

2 жыл бұрын

@@spiralnapkin Only looks bad to people with a fixed idea of what a garden should look like. Neatly mowed lawn looks like a desert to butterflies and bees.

That's why I compost grass in thinner layers. Besides, if you turn the compost once in a while you prevent the issues mention in this vid as well.

As in life: everything in moderation. Thin layer prevents most issues.

Man of the earth. Does not hesitates to use his bare hands. Very endearing😊

@tammyrawdon3587

27 күн бұрын

Maybe, but it's also how you get infections 😬

I use most of my grass clippings around my tomatoes. We have an awful problem with blight here, and a nice thick covering of grass clippings on the soil prevents the dirt from splashing up on my plants, giving me a big reduction in blight on my plants. When my toms are happy I'm happy.

For my garden I mix grass clippings with soil, fine cedar mulch, and coffee grinds. Let is sit over winter and wow do my lily and iris's pop

@fishmut

2 жыл бұрын

Great tip mate, I got issues with my iris growing in winter here lol flowering , they are small and not growing into a good size they should be. I’ll try your method ,fingers crossed they do ok

Other great grass tip... The final mow in autumn before cold winters (where it freezes) when ya usually cut lower than usual.. don't just put into garden for mulch... Dig it all under into the garden before winter freeze hits - tried it and garden soil this yr has more worms than I've ever seen in soil!! Gotta imagine the nitrogen released from the green clippings into soil over composting winter within soil helps too - so far so good and will do it every year!

@bross8762

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I've done this too with the same results, loads of worms, great soil texture, and good crop yields... green manure...

@Mrs_Susan

2 жыл бұрын

Do you mean till the grass clippings into the soil?

Good to see this. I bag and have used grass clippings for years in a 300'x80' garden. One thing I watch for is later in the growing season when grass and other broadleaf weeds start to mature and have mature seed heads I skip using those clippings for mulch in the garden to prevent adding weed seeds to garden. All my fall leaves along with grass clippings are spread, with a final tilling in late October. With a full canopy of plants, along with clippings I have no weeds, even on my large pumpkin, squash, and watermelons.

The grass clippings provide 70% of the yearly nutrition your lawn needs. Collecting them will require you to fertilize the lawn with more chemicals than by just leaving them where they fall, even if they don't get mulched. The white stuff making clumps inside your mulch piles is mycelium and it's the fungus that is breaking it down.

@allytchannelswillbedeleted5040

2 жыл бұрын

This must not apply to my yard. The grass is still there , and green. We don't even water the grass. I find it wasteful to water it. When the water needs to go to the garden instead. It also rain a lot, year round.

@alloftheaboveeunicesmith9625

2 жыл бұрын

My garden beds are made from soil chickens make from my composting board waste sit slightly uphill from my yard. My yard has gotten thicker healthier because of compost tea action when it rains... No chemical lawn fertilizer. Work with natural cycles.

@yaacobariffin481

2 жыл бұрын

I have been using both grass and garden clippings for the past 20 years, never throw them away. Grass clippings is the best because it had been cut down into tiny pieces of grass, hence it will decompose faster. After a few years you will notice your soil become tender and soft.

@common-sense99

2 жыл бұрын

White is not always rhizobium. White can be the anaerobic actino mycetes which is very toxic to plants.

@MasterKenfucius

2 жыл бұрын

@@common-sense99 Nobody said it was rhizobium. I said it was mycelium. Rhizobium lives in root nodules. Mycelium is just mold decaying the organic matter.

I go the extra step of laying down a single layer of newspaper at the beginning of the season before putting down the first layer of grass. This really almost completely stops weeds from germinating and growing in my garden. By the end of the season it has completely broken down and can be tilled right back into the soil.

@thesage1096

3 жыл бұрын

nice one

@funnyfarm5555

3 жыл бұрын

What's a newspaper? Gotten so expensive for 4 sheets of paper, I quit taking it; plus the ads were getting too many.

@gulfstream7235

3 жыл бұрын

Need a shit load of newspapers for my lawn, Plus you can be guaranteed it'll be blowing a gale on the day in question...

@johannagoanna8623

3 жыл бұрын

@@gulfstream7235 Newsagents regularly have piles of unsold newspapers they they put out for trash and are happy to have you take some off their hands. Libraries offer them as well.

@dennispickard7743

3 жыл бұрын

Best compost my wife and I used is (1) one large container 10 gallon is good .sealable (2) one large container of Greek live yoghurt . (3) half a can of molasses . (4) left over veg / grass cutting / fruit peel / leaves or anything you can get your hands on . (5) fill container with water . (6) after a few days - crack the seal the let the gasses out and repeat every few days . (7) after 3 weeks ( depending on ambient temp ) you can use the fertilizer - dilute ten parts fertilizer and one part water . We also grind up eggshells and bury them a few inches down .

Been doing this for years. It's a wonderful way to maintain soil moisture and block weeds.

Thank you for this. I like to mulch as much as I can with the materials I get from my yard. I look forward to watching your other videos. My hit on thistle: it's a good decoy plant - it attracts bugs that like to eat nutrient-dense plants, no matter how they taste. The thistle in my strawberry patch draws all the leaf-eating bugs to it and spares my strawberry plants from being consumed by those bugs. Same thing for grape plants. So this year, I've been appreciating the thistle in my garden.

Great tips. Thank you.

This method works well when you don't have snails and slugs around. Otherwise one will give them a perfect hiding ground with the grass mulch. For pest ridden areas it would be better to compost the grass with cardboard, paper or wood chips mixed in and then use the compost to mulch. Compost does not attract slugs as much.

@raywharton9425

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, in wetter climates with slugs and such mulch like this is a death sentence. In the desert where I live I love this grass move.

@sherryclingenpeel2745

2 жыл бұрын

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@c.s.6711

2 жыл бұрын

Jup, good ole slugs here in Germany just love grass mulch!

@jacobshort6528

2 жыл бұрын

I have this slug and inchworm problem where I live in the Northern Midwest. So we use little containers of near-beer to attract and drown the slugs. Diatomaceous Earth works against the inchworms.

@ouroldtruck9380

2 жыл бұрын

Well, sorry, but I prefer to drink the beer myself 😉 But I found out that putting some lavender or peppermit around my seedlings helps keeping the slugs away from my young seedlings. Everything else actually failed, even the slug poison.

Thanks GWEW. Great job. Good info. I’ll be checking out more of your videos.

I do that too. And you should see the size of the earthworms in the garden beds. They love to eat the hay and produce a lot of fertilizer.

I always add grass as mulch. Saves money and replaces nutrients to soil.

@davebox588

3 жыл бұрын

I started mulching with clippings two seasons ago but found many of the plants showing nutrient deficiencies. Did you experience anything similar? A general purpose liquid feed soon fixed it but it was something I was very wary of last year.

@elitecombatfitnesscentral6170

3 жыл бұрын

Who?

@nadrienmarkowski5595

3 жыл бұрын

@@davebox588 No, I haven't. But will be aware of that factor.

@nadrienmarkowski5595

2 жыл бұрын

@@davebox588 I have added fish emulsion. It is a little stinky though.

I was told about using grass for garden couple yrs ago. I love this! Does great job controlling weeds and at end of summer when I clear the garden I still add grass clippings until no longer mowing and it helps to make the garden soil very rich for thr next yr.

Invaluable gardening advice 🙏

What fantastic advice, thank you.

I do this around my roses. I keep the mulch pulled back from the base of the rosebush as the clippings can heat up as they decompose. I thought it might cause weeds in the lawn to sprout in the garden, but that hasn’t happened. I found it increases earth worms in the garden that can attract animals like possums to dig for them, but that’s OK. We are in drought conditions and are not looking forward to a long, hot summer, but mulching will help retain water. Thanks for the nice video and for encouraging others to do this.

@fishmut

2 жыл бұрын

I like the way you think, I have wood chips in my gardens and the weeds break through them in time and don’t hold moisture for that long, so I’ll try adding lawn clippings on top water and layer them both and see how it goes hopping the wood chips will break down faster as well.

One of the best things I ever bought was a yard sweeper that I drag behind my riding mower. No bagging or raking. I can dump the load of grass clippings and in the fall leaves, directly into my garden beds. This saves so much work and time.

@noneyabusiness1302

2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE my yard sweeper!! Basically I'm bagging up my own mulch. It is absolutely brilliant

Practical tips! Thanks again for sharing! 💯

Thanks for the video,easy to learn and easy to do, very helpful!

Been using grass clippings as mulch in my S.F.G. for years. also use straw (not hay) and used pine needles effectively as well.

@shanahaines7182

2 жыл бұрын

Do you mulch the pine needles first? And do you find that it acidifies the soil?

@stevecookson3201

2 жыл бұрын

@@shanahaines7182 I do not find any imbalance as I amend my soil with compost in between seasons. I usually use about a 1 inch layer of pine needles under "mature" plants.

@shanahaines7182

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevecookson3201 Thank you. I have so many pine needles in my yard, but I've been told not to use them as mulch. Having this as an option is going to save money. Thank you.

This was so informative. I’ve been piling my mowed grass, and what a waste it’s been. Thank you for sharing your practical advice. I’m definitely going to change how I manage my mowed grass in future

Thankyou - very helpful!

Great job and very helpful information. Also your presentation style is very easy to listen to. Thanks again

This is the great vid on working wisely in the garden to save time/energy. Time for me to compost in place. Got my clippings, scraps, and my cam. It is a mulching and composting type of day. ⛏🧑🏾‍🌾

What a good video!!! This was so smart! 💚

Most of my tiny lawn is clumping "grass-like weeds". 😩 So I can't leave the grass clippings because they get trapped in the clumps never make it the ground. I put the clippings around the base of some conifers and flowers. I live in Sweden and we have wild hedgehogs. Later I saw a bunch of swirly holes in the grass clippings and realized it was hedgies digging holes to eat worms and insects. 🦔 The clippings hold moisture underneath attracting insects which feeds the hedgehogs! Once the clippings get wet they stick together creating a kind of solid mat so they don't blow away. 🥰

I have already been using grass as mulch, and so am so happy to see you taking about this it works great, leaves 🍁 work in fall too

It's been fun & challenging to find ways to use yard debris/cut grass in my small yard area in an apartment community. Instead of raking it to the curb for removal, that is. I used cut grass as mulch, as a budget decision. Good to know its benefits. It's definitely a win-win!

Thanks for sharing a good knowledge

This is absolutely help me to learn more about how to do compost!!! thanks for your effort making videos and tips!

The issue with grass clippings is grass seed, i already have a hard time to eliminate the weed from my garden beds and containers, but i agree this is the best fertilizer, results are amazing!

@AppletonPermaculture

3 жыл бұрын

Commercial grass seed is a hybrid so any seeds the grass produces is infertile.

@freedomisdead9638

3 жыл бұрын

@@AppletonPermaculture Not true! It all depends of the variety and specification, anyway 99% of the gardeners i know lawn casual grass in their garden!

@freedomisdead9638

3 жыл бұрын

@@AppletonPermaculture What do you know about gardening? Not that much i suppose, i am a commercial farmers since 5 years and i can tell you two things! 1- Hybrid varieties aren't producing infertile seed ( Hybrid is just cross breeding) 2- I have never meet and infertile variety or seen commercial seeds with infertile fruit seeds or flower seeds characteristic, tough it might exist! Please know your subject before doubling up a nonsense because of a lack of knowledge!

@10HDFLHX

3 жыл бұрын

Been doing this for years, and never had a problem with seeds.. My garden stays clean.

@Micko350

3 жыл бұрын

I've just heard of this fantastic new invention, where they cut the Grass BEFORE it goes to seed!

I’ve been using grass clippings for several years in the garden. It’s great for holding moisture and weed suppression. I’m glad you’re sharing it with everyone. Thank you!

@ronskancke1489

2 жыл бұрын

I use grass to hold down weeds too but does anyone realize you are introducing millions of grass seed as you are doing this.

@johnanderson3405

2 жыл бұрын

@@ronskancke1489 Ya have to cut it when it’s short, before it goes to seed.

What a great idea 😊

Thank you so much - We do this already and it really does work well.

I have been doing this for several years now, and my plants just rejoice. The grass forms a nice barrier, and looks good too.

There is one problem with grass clippings rotting on the surface: snails/slugs. They just love it. For that reason I burry the clippings in shallow pits/trenches. And mulch with woody materials not feeding the slugs.

@fenrirgg

3 жыл бұрын

Then the slugs will only eat the living plants you are cultivating 🤨

Fantastic tips!

This is the best video ever n grass clippings I’ve come across. Thank you!!

Jordon Peterson likes gardening who knew...

@Faye_vr

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@saneman7177

3 жыл бұрын

“The grass becomes a mirror, a mirror for our internal struggles, our constant need to grow & progress versus our innate ability to self sabotage & cut our progress down, which in turn feeds new progress & new growth....”

@ke3347

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing!

@mschenandlerbong8539

3 жыл бұрын

Bloody hell, man!

@drewjuice25

2 жыл бұрын

Ok bucko

My neighbours think I am mad for doing this. Our soil was so poor when we moved here. Its great now and saves loads of work.

@GardenWellEatWell

2 жыл бұрын

That's great Jane! Glad to know that this technique is working for you. Good luck on your garden this year! Paul

thank you, i like your idea and will do it

Love it. I was doing this already but now I’m sure about it. And learned much more on how to do it. Thank you. Subscribed.

Kind of was forced to this because we live in a very dry area and I don't have access to the standard materials people use as mulch. Unfortunately I usually have to decide whether to use my green grass to heat up my compost pile or to use it as a mulch. The other thing I use the grass for is as a mulch between my beds as I don't have access to wood chips/dust, although I do use some card box sheets below it to stop some of the harder weeds from coming through.

My hens turn my compost.. plus leave their gold. Gold to me☺️

@telemachin

3 жыл бұрын

I'm building a quail aviary this week.

Excellent

Thanks for sharing 👍

I’m glad this works for a lot of you. For me, the grass prevents rain from getting through, and layers of dry powdery white stiff developed. Also the grass heats up to very high temps! We use a mulching blade. I compost all yard and kitchen waste & wish I had 10 times the amounts we have.

Grass clippings are also great when planting garlic in the fall. I first put my bulbs in and cover the whole area with 2” of clippings that I save or from the very last cutting. It stays there over winter protecting it from cold and well into spring time by which time garlic starts to poke right through with no problem whatsoever.

@diavolorosa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

Nice upload. Thanks for sharing...good job

Thanks sir i learned a lot. I am an amateur gardener so any tips i get are indeed of great help to my plants.

When putting the grass around plants, I would try and leave an inch or two clear around the stem. The grass is very wet when cut and pressed against the stem it can promote mould or rot to set in. The wetter ground under the grass will also encourage birds and other animals into the garden who will take great delight in eating other bugs that are on or around your plants like caterpillars or slugs.

@gpvaneron1584

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, great tip.

Hand picking the weeds worked out for me.

Great tips, thanks for sharing💕

Thank you so much! Really easy to follow video. I will start doing this from now on😁

I have been doing this forever, great for weed suppression,too