I am very excited to share this video which shows you the multiple uses of grass and grass clippings in the garden, and the second half of the video shares what I think is the most exciting use for grass which is creating a JADAM liquid fertilizer for balanced plant growth using 100% free materials including the container itself as part of Project LEACS. I really hope you can see just how beneficial this resource is and even if you have slug problems you can still use grass for many different uses in your vegetable garden.
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Cut with the deck of your mower higher than optimal, and drop the top with the box off, let it lie and wilt for a couple of days; then mow again with the deck low, box on, for your heap. Less wet mess, more good compost.
I just feed mine to the chooks or use them to break down my huge piles of tree mulch for the next year.
I have too many problems with weed seeds when just using grass as mulch.
Wonder when the US will transition to those plastic beer kegs… I brew beer, I want one.
Really appreciate you spreading and popularizing KNF!
Thanks again
Does it matter what time of year you mulch with grass clippings? Is there a problem if the grass has seeds?
Great idea Huw for grass clippings into brown for my compost bin. Never even thought of that as an idea! Will 100% be doing that to vary up the cardboard and bought hay!
No no no no NO!!!! Ive been gardening for 40+ years and I would never do this. If you use grass clippings, depending on where you live, you may end up with clover and dandelions as well as grass growing in your garden or raised beds. In compost that's fine as your compost can reach 140F + degrees and kills the seeds but never directly in a garden or beds,
In raised beds this year I have so far found one solution against slugs. Pellets work but I wouldn't use them incase animals ate them and I'm not sure I want the poison in them in my soil, wool works but you have to keep buying it but its not cheap. 2 lines on copper wire about 1cm apart on top of the beds all around the top. They don't touch and the ends of each one is connected to a positive and the other the negative of a 9 volt battery contained inside a small Tupperware tub and holes sealed with hot glue or silicone. The (electric fence) doesn't consume power as it doesn't complete a circuit until a slug or snail crosses the wires and get a harmless shock and they turn back. It a total game changer this year for my veg.
Awesome soil saving tips Huw! Thanks. #Savesoil #conciousplanet
I used this for 5 years. Chemical free
Great video Huw. I too am using grass as a mulch this year as I now have access to large volumes of pesticide-free clippings. Such a great resource
I live in a dry and getting dryer climate. we haven't even had half an inch of rain this year. our yard is still mostly dead and brown, some grass is coming but not enough to do anything with or even mow. So this year until i have grass I've mulched my garden beds with pine shavings. As long as the wind doens't blow them away they do great at keeping the soil cool and moist
yup grass clipping is the bomb.
since i started using this in my garden the soil is always rich and full of life, help with retaining moisture and provide nutrient. plus it'S ecologic
Fantastic huw. I do this too when I want to fill up a new growbox quickly. I sometimes add comfry and nettles too. Fantastic and brilliantly put together video as ever Huw.
Allan
Looking forward to the Jadam video. Looking for a quick, high quality compost?! You need a heavy duty black leaf bag 39 gallon. A bag of hydrated lime. A shovel. Grass chipping. Brown leaves. Water. Dirt.
Filled the bag with leaves and your grass clippings, 50/50. Water leaves to wet status but don’t fill the bag with water. Add 1 cup of lime. Add a shovel full of rich black damp soil or compost. Close the bag with a twist tie, but don’t seal it shut. Roll the bag to mix up the ingredients. Leave on your driveway, patio, garden area in the sun. Give it a 1/4 every day or so. With in 1 month, compost.
Great video, Huw.
I have a few composting bags in the backyard, when I mow the grass, I cycle them, one bag at a time when mowing.
My own old potting mix usually layers on top of that, with some green refuse. Nightcrawlers do a great job on the composting here, and I harvest the wotms themselves for a few of my mates who fish. I don't compost for example storebought potato peels btw.. I like to grow tomatoes disease-free with the compost.. Composting is great unless you introduce plant diseases/pests from produce refuse you don't know the source of…
If you make a really thick layer of grass clipping mulch wouldn't it prevent oxygen just like it would in a compost heap?
Your garden is impressive! Your passion and hard work shows. As a gardener & YouTube creator myself I am extremely thankful for any tips and guidance you provide. I hope we can learn from each other as we grow!
I dry some of my grass clippings on the drive way. It takes less than 2 hours in the summer to turn the grass into hay. I mix it with shredded leaves in the fall and heavily mulch my garden bed with it in the winter. This keeps my soil protected and adds organic matter to the soil. I also use fresh grass clippings as a mulch in my garden during Spring and Summer.
Huw every time I use grass clipping in my garden or compost it starts growing and I can't get rid of it
If you let grass clippings dry and turn yellow/brown – is it considered a green or brown ingredient in a compost pile?
Does the nitrogen dissipate into the air?
What about the chemicals used to make cardboard?
Very lovely Garden information my friend
Since watching your channel i've learnt so much. I used grass cuttings to mulch my garden in the autumn and was surprised how little weeding i needed to do, since then i've used them around my plants and in thicker layers on beds that are yet to be filled and the soil is greatly improved. Thanks for all the advice and i'm looking fwd to more videosxx
I compost a lot of grass and ripped up cardboard plus some kitchen scraps etc ,it makes great compost,I then mix it with fairly rotted down leafmold and grow my spuds in it,I then use this as topdressing/mulch and some potting mix.I also use a cut down edging tool to keep it aerated and mixed