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Composting Grass Cuttings


     Hi All,
     I just wanted to take the opportunity to post a slightly off-topic 
     question, since the list has been on a composting roll lately....
     
     My neighbor uses a service called ChemLawn to spray nonorganic goodies 
     on his front lawn. His lawn is much greener than mine, but mine's OK 
     looking and healthy. I don't use anything but composted steer manure 
     and maybe once a year, a weeding formula. When I weed, I don't compost 
     the grass cuttings for at least a month, hoping that the bad stuff 
     will be run off by rain or sprinklers by the time I start composting 
     it again. My question is, can I use my neighbors cuttings? Should I 
     ask him to find out what ChemLawn uses? What if their formula is 
     proprietary and they won't tell him? His grass grows fast and is very 
     green, meaning there's lots of fiber compared to my short grass clips, 
     and there's probably lots of nitrogen too, which I've been noticing my 
     garden needs more of now that it's older. I incubate my compost 
     usually for at least 2 months before using it in the garden, so maybe 
     this is long enough with turning and watering to get rid of most bad 
     chems?
     
     Thoughts appreciated.
     Shawn
     swestaway@smtplink.coh.org
     Claremont, Ca  USDA9b Sunset19


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