kyska Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 I've decided to calm down with work, take more time off for the kids and garden, more the garden. I've pretty much kept the garden 'ticking over' but we've but the bullet and got landscapers in to make it nice and manageable. Now, my lawn isn't huge, enough to fill two wheelie bins each cut though, but what's the best way of dealing with grass cuttings? Can they be composted, made into something useful by alchemy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 you can compost grass cuttings, me personally will be drying out for goat feed..but it helps if you have goats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 I have a similar problem I compost part and use the other as a mulch on the beds...makes a very good mulch too ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest1957 Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Mulching mower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 I compost most of it but you have to have a good mix of woody stuff otherwise you get rubbish compost. Some I chuck in the chicken run and the rest mulches the raspberries. If its already short I don't collect it and let it mulch the lawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 mine go over the fence into the field,the nettles love them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted May 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 you can compost grass cuttings, me personally will be drying out for goat feed..but it helps if you have goats I do! I have a similar problem I compost part and use the other as a mulch on the beds...makes a very good mulch too ! Ah, my beds are now 6 ton of slate thanks to the landscaping, hence my Q! I compost most of it but you have to have a good mix of woody stuff otherwise you get rubbish compost. Some I chuck in the chicken run and the rest mulches the raspberries. If its already short I don't collect it and let it mulch the lawn. How do you compost it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 We've got one of those rotating composters. They're like magic. However much you put in there, it seems to get less and less every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Mine goes over the fence to feed the cows, they fight over it as soon as they see the grass box they are over like a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted May 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) Mine goes over the fence to feed the cows, they fight over it as soon as they see the grass box they are over like a shot. I can't keep lobbing grass cuttings on the headlands, we have wild flower as part of the RPS. We've got one of those rotating composters. They're like magic. However much you put in there, it seems to get less and less every day. Sounds interesting. Edited May 14, 2015 by kyska Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Bu Le Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) Any stables nearby? When I kept a horse years ago, the council used to bring their grass cuttings from local parks. The horses loved it. Edited May 15, 2015 by Sha Bu Le Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Any stables nearby? When I kept a horse years ago, the council used to bring their grass cuttings from local parks. The horses loved it. The field behind my dad's house has horses. As soon as dad turned the mower on they would be at the wall looking for cuttings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolkngood Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 mine go over the fence into the field,the nettles love them Mine too goes over the fence and you're right in saying the nettles love them.,BUT........... ...............the neighbours getting very irate with 5 ft nettles in his lawn and borders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) Mine gets mixed with dead leaves I keep in a black bin bag from when they drop in the Autumn. I've been known to lift a couple of bags of manure from farms I shoot on too to add to the mix. Google has some great tips about compost making - and its free. I'm told that grass cuttings are harmfull to horses if they gorge on it. Edited May 15, 2015 by Dave-G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john deere Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Mulching mower+1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted May 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Not sure about the mower, I like stripes and kids not bringing foliage in, I use a sit on mulcher on the front, the back lawn is a different matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Any stables nearby? When I kept a horse years ago, the council used to bring their grass cuttings from local parks. The horses loved it. You do know if the cuttings heat up a little and the horses eat them it can cause colic and be fatal? I wouldn't feed them to any livestock personally, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 We get good compost out of a barrel composter which is fed with grass clippings, kitchen waste (teabags, vegetable skins, apple cores. orange peel. egg-shells - basically everything except meat). garden clippings and a tablespoon of Garotta. It gets turned over every week or so, and in 6 months we have usable compost See this guide http://compostguide.com/compost-materials/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Harry Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 I feed mine to the pig. He loves it. He eats it, sleeps on it, eats it, sleeps on it and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Bu Le Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 You do know if the cuttings heat up a little and the horses eat them it can cause colic and be fatal? I wouldn't feed them to any livestock personally, We used to spread the cuttings over the stable yard, less chance of heating and with 20 horses and ponies munching away it did not last long enough to get warm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Mulching mower Sounds like a goat to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolk dumpling Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 I've got a small river at the bottom of my garden and my compost heap is on the river bank. Unfortunately the river is prone to flooding - an annual event - and my compost mysteriously disappears out to sea. My neighbour used to dump grass cuttings every time they got the mower out but this caused a few downstream to complain. If you wait until it floods you could dispose of a herd of cows without anyone noticing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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