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Jim, do you mean the native sedges & cordgrass, or the planted/ invading reed 
canarygrass?  I can confirm this technique works well with the latter, except 
RCG seeds DO grow well on upland, anything but dry sand in full sun.  But, 
the seeds have fallen out of the seed-heads by the time marsh freezes.
 

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> From: jimfruth
> To: nafex
> Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:33:58 -0500
> Subject: [NAFEX] Growing Mulch
>
> My experience with growing mulch was to wait until a nearby swamp had
> frozen over. Then, with scythe in hand, I mowed the tall swamp grass.
> Swamp grass was an ideal mulch because (undispersed) seeds of swamp grass
> wouldn't grow on upland soil, rainwater passed through it and it lasted a
> bit longer than straw or hay. I spread it before the snows came. When it
> became to plant the garden, the mulch was pulled aside to form rows. Once
> the plants were up, the pulled-aside mulch was pressed against the plants 
> to prevent weeds from emerging.
>
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