Composting Grass Clippings - October 19th, 2004 at 03:40 PM
Hello,
When I cut my lawn I save all of grass clippings in piles to reuse it in the garden. I've found that after a few months--or even a year--the grass develops a white mold amidst the pressed layers of grass that develop in the piles. The mold can be quite pungent. Some of the piles even get wet and gooey over time. I often use the grass as a mulch to prevent weeds from growing in the rows between my garden beds. I was wondering, is this mold bad for the garden...should I not be using it? Sometimes I also work some of the older grass clippings into my garden soil hoping it will add nutrients as it decomposes. Is this a bad thing, considering the mold? Any advice will help!
Brendan from Vermont
When I cut my lawn I save all of grass clippings in piles to reuse it in the garden. I've found that after a few months--or even a year--the grass develops a white mold amidst the pressed layers of grass that develop in the piles. The mold can be quite pungent. Some of the piles even get wet and gooey over time. I often use the grass as a mulch to prevent weeds from growing in the rows between my garden beds. I was wondering, is this mold bad for the garden...should I not be using it? Sometimes I also work some of the older grass clippings into my garden soil hoping it will add nutrients as it decomposes. Is this a bad thing, considering the mold? Any advice will help!
Brendan from Vermont