I mow just over an acre of lawn and put it all in the garden all the time. This is from one mowing.
I then rototill in into the soil immediately.
A view from the other end.
Every time it rains I till it again and after three times its almost gone and ready for more.
Very interesting Larry. I've been lucky enough this year to get the grass clippings from our local cemetery (herbicide free)....and I usually dry them out in my polytunnel before spreading on the raised beds.
ReplyDeleteIt has made a really big difference - I spend hardly any time weeding now, just a quick hoe over the paths between raised beds. Also these beds hold onto moisture when I water (it's been very dry here for the last two months).
Finally there are so many more worms and other good things in the soil. I began using mulch seriously in the polytunnel last year and grew better peppers/aubergines etc than every before. I now think it crazy not to cover the soil.