Grass clippings

[saladin]

I think this is all kind of like Tobacco.

In East Tennesse they 'spear' it. In Middle Tennessee we 'spike' it. In the Carolinas they 'crop' it (that isstrip it in the fields as the leaves ripen). Each region has it's own way of handling the crop based on weather, type of tobacco and soil conditions. What we do in Tennessee with Burley will simply not work in Coastal Carolina. What is done with 'dark-fire' tobacco in Springfield is done no where else in the country.

I've seen Bermuda grow under black plastic. I'd never put it in my mulch/compost for fear of it taking root. One of the reasons I mulch is for weed control. I'd never use my grass (Bermuda and Bahalia (sp?)) in my compost for the reasons given. Obviously, this is not a concern in other parts of the country.

Much advice is regionally oriented.

 

[galanie]

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I gotta agree with you on Bermuda rooting from a stem piece. That's the worst grass for becoming a nuisance ever. I have a small patch I've been trying to get rid of forever and I'm thinking of just Round-up-ing the whole spot repeatedly. Because one application won't get it all. Or a nuke.

 

[saladin]

The nuke might work

 

[Ridgerunner]

Try pasturing a pig over it for a few seasons. I've got Bermuda here in my garden. One application of anything doesn't phase it. I don't think a goat would get it. But maybe a pig.

 

[Gullygarden]

I find the hens eat most of the seeds in the grass clippings before they get to the compost heap. I always put my finished compost in the run too, so they can eat any bugs out of it before I use it.

 

[Carter57]

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Very good idea