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Re: Mulch

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Grass clippings will heat up and smell if used right away.  You will
want to dry them first before mulching.  If you have shredded leaf
material, it can be used as mulch but add some nitrogen material with it
as decomposition will use the nitrogen in your soil.

If you are at all close to the coast you might try seaweed as a mulch. 
It breaks down readily and can be used under your chopped leaves or
bark.  Rinse the seaweed well before laying it down.


Kim Kiernan wrote:
> 
> Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
> 
> Hi there.  Does anyone know if you can use yard clipping that have been
> chipped and shredded as a mulch right away or do you have to compost it
> first.  All of the material is disease free and is a nice texture, but
> it is still raw material, not broken down or anything yet.
> 
> Thanks for the advice.  I need lots of mulch in my yard and I can't
> afford to buy compost (the bagged kind) this year like I normally do and
> my homemade compost is never enough.
> 
> Any other ideas for mulch would also be appreciated.  I don't have a
> lawn to use as mulch material.  And unfortunately I don't know of any
> cheap waste products from processing plants around here.  I live in a
> very urban area.  THough from previous posts on this list about mushroom
> compost made me wish I lived near a mushroom processing factory.
> 
> Kim
> zone 9
> Laguna HIlls, SO CA
> 
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