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Re: [sqft] list function and grass question

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Jean Sutherland wrote:
> 
> ...  But he doesn't
> put grass clippings in because of weed seeds.  He has read countless
> times that weed seeds are just too hardy and withstand the heat build-up
> in the compost.  Using the compost with weed seeds in it would be
> tantamount to planting weeds in your garden.  How do those of you who
> use grass clippings in your compost get around this?

I never worried about them.  Anything that comes up in a square that i
don't want there dies.  The square foot garden is small enough so that
this doesn't take up too much effort.  The close spacing in the square
foot garden also shades the soil, and new weeds won't thrive once the
vegetables grow large.  Mulch helps.

>  Do you all have
> perfect lawns, totally free of weeds?

Nope.  Too boring.
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|  Cousin Ricky      USDA zone 11, Virgin Islands    |
|  rcallwo@uvi.edu   formerly zone 6, Massachusetts  |
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