Grass Clippings

Hey all I have planted 4 girls in my flower/ vegetable garden. I used grass clippings to cover my crops to help conserve moisture the girls are in individual pots in ground so to blend everything together I put the grass clippings around them also because some of the pots are a little above ground so now with the grass you can't see the pots. Good Idea or not?

Idk man it could cause mold but I'm not an expert. How's the weather we're your at?

Sure not a bad idea i would reccomend to do live mulch as well. Some cover crops like red clover, or bahia grass, low growing oregeno. List i actually endless!

Ahhh didn't think of mold hmmmm!!!! The weather in Vermont has been beautiful last two days suppose to finally get summer weather. Rain went away thank god!

I would think as long as there isn't alot of morning dew you should be fine I would just think since.there clippings and not actual growing grass.they might hold moisture on the grass but idk I know where I live.there is alot of morning dew and it doesn dry up till 10 sometimes 12 in the afternoon so I really gonna be careful when it comes to putting stuff in the ground by my plants I had pm last year and I think it was cause of all the vegetation around my plants good luck tho hope everything works out

Those grass clippings will start to rot and produce heat. Mold will also grow inside the pile.

If you're trying to conserve moisture I'd go with mulch instead.

I use grass clippings to mulch EVERYTHING. My back yard neighbor has a very large lawn. I leave a wheelbarrow next to my back fence, and he fills it weekly in the summer. I compost some late in the year. That said, just split a toilet paper roll and put it around the stem of your plant, loosely. Put the grass clippings up to that. They'll dry in a few days, or begin to ferment/compost. As long as they aren't touching the stem, no problem. Once the bottom of the main stem becomes woody, you needn't worry about it. I usually don't bother with the roll. I just keep the clippings a few inches away from the stem. Mulch is your friend. It regulates heat and helps conserve moisture. Worms love it and turn it into nutrient rich castings. Good growing!

Thanks veggie and all who have replied. I rechecked and the clippings are really dry no moisture in them. and not very heavy in the pots just to disguise and look normal with my other stealth plants around them. I have made sure its not piled on I am going to be getting some compost or nutes to put on them for regular feeding when it rains, since these are outdoor plants like bat guano from frog farm I think that is right. Will this also help my ph its at 6 which is better than what it was at 5.5 I feed the girls. Being in Northeast United States you don't want to soggy of plants since rain seems to happen every other day. Waiting on comments good or bad I am new grower!

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