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  • From: Sojourner <sojournr AT missouri.org>
  • To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Tying up soil nitrogen (was Re: Horse manure/sawdust)
  • Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 22:28:44 -0600


BBGREGSON AT cs.com wrote:
>
> Don't know about the chemistry involved with adding fresh grass clippings as
> mulch, but our experience here with our cool ground is that such clippings
> are powerful stimulators of things like summer squash. It may be the heat
> it
> generates. Whatever, it has always been positive.

Grass clippings have a powerful lot of nitrogen in them. Guaranteed
they're releasing a whole lot of nitrogen as they decay - there's
definitely no problem with grass clippings "tying up" soil nitrogen.

The only problem I've ever had with them is the matting, which I get
around by mixing them with something to break up the clumps. Shredded
paper or sawdust are what I have generally used in the past.

--
Holly ;-D
Contrary Peasant
sojournr AT missouri.org




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