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using grass clippings to place around tree roots/St. Aug mulching
Posted on 7/25/23 at 8:30 am
Posted on 7/25/23 at 8:30 am
Thoughts on using old grass clippings to place around the base of a tree instead of going out and buying any type of mulch? Are there any downsides? I started doing it awhile back because we have a few trees with some large exposed roots and I wanted to make the area look nicer without having to purchase pine straw or mulched bark.
Yard is St. Aug and as I'm doing more research on trying to make my yard nicer, I'm reading that it's preferred to actually leave St. Aug clippings in the yard instead of bagging? What would be the science behind this?
Yard is St. Aug and as I'm doing more research on trying to make my yard nicer, I'm reading that it's preferred to actually leave St. Aug clippings in the yard instead of bagging? What would be the science behind this?
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Posted on 7/25/23 at 8:36 am to BilbeauTBaggins
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I'm reading that it's preferred to actually leave St. Aug clippings in the yard instead of bagging? What would be the science behind this?
puts the nutrients back into the soil and builds a thatch layer.
Posted on 7/25/23 at 9:20 am to BilbeauTBaggins
go for a walk in the woods
do you see a sterile neatly manicured forest floor or do you see dead leaves, grasses, stems, branches, and other organics carpeting the ground?
strive to do that
your grass clippings are a valuable part of the recycling process that produces a healthy environment for everything that lives on your property. They return nitrogen and other nutrients to the sphere and provide a medium for crucial decomposition agents to do their work
do you see a sterile neatly manicured forest floor or do you see dead leaves, grasses, stems, branches, and other organics carpeting the ground?
strive to do that
your grass clippings are a valuable part of the recycling process that produces a healthy environment for everything that lives on your property. They return nitrogen and other nutrients to the sphere and provide a medium for crucial decomposition agents to do their work
Posted on 7/25/23 at 9:22 am to cgrand
it’s ok to rake leaves BTW we all do it. Just don’t throw them away. Pile them up and let them rot and then use them for dressing around your shrubs/trees/etc. same goes for grass clippings, pine needles, even weeds
Posted on 7/25/23 at 10:01 am to BilbeauTBaggins
Grass clippings aren't dense or durable enough to help the soil around the trunk retain water and stifle weed growth. Leave them in the yard.
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