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Re: Mulch

James Kirker wrote:
>
> In a message dated 97-05-31 00:11:34 EDT, you write:
>
> << Grass has been a wonderful mulch. It is attractive, doesn't blow away
>  (only needs to be 3 inches thick, and is a wonderful nitrogen additive to my
>  soil. >>
>
> Lorrie,
>   I used grass around my tomatoes last summer and the soil still dried out. I
> put down about 3-4 inches of clippings sround the plants. I thought that
> maybe the grass was too dense to allow water through. Did you have any
> problems like this? Also, did you you use fresh grass clippings or did you
> let them dry out before putting them in the garden?
>
        I find that fresh clippings -do- block water. But letting them dry out
for just a few hours (I spread them on my driveway) makes Hay that
passes and absorbs water. This also seems to prevent them from
fermenting.
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