Re: Advice on shredders
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Advice on shredders
- From: J* A*
- Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 13:19:25 +1000 (EST)
At 21:50 11/10/99 EDT, you wrote:
>
>In a message dated 10/11/99 1:10:40 AM, theryans@xtra.co.nz writes:
>
><< We regularly shred live prunings from our property and often use them as
>instant mulch on garden beds with no precautions. Far from robbing the
>ground they act as a good feeding mulch and break down to humus in a
>very short time. >>
>
>Does this mean I should put my neighbor's grass clippings down right away,
>and not wait until it dries out and turns brown?
Yep. Provided your neighbour's lawn doesn't contain lots of weed seeds that
you'd rather not have sprouting in your garden (including seeds of the grass
itself, come spring). And provided they don't use any chemicals on it that
you don't like.
John.
