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[Greeves246]

Can You Put Mulch Over Grass? (Do's and Don'ts)

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I wouldn’t use Leylandii clippings, would take forever to rot down. Apart from B&Q and garden centres there are usually local suppliers of rotted manure, bark chippings and the like quite reasonably priced. Bulbs will probably make their way through so saving you having to dig them up.

 

[DAPPH]

Can You Put Mulch Over Grass? (Do's and Don'ts)

Can You Put Mulch Over Grass? What mulch do you put over grass? How do you put mulch over it? Read on for this and more mulching tips.

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I wouldn’t use Leylandii clippings, would take forever to rot down. Apart from B&Q and garden centres there are usually local suppliers of rotted manure, bark chippings and the like quite reasonably priced. Bulbs will probably make their way through so saving you having to dig them up.

I put the less than 2 inch branches off 15 off 25 foot Leylandi through my shredder , The resultant shredded pulp went into 16 or so heavy duty rubble sacks with a pint of home brew liquid manure & a cup of sodium sulphamate aka a composting accelerator , then zip tied them up & left them in a stack for four years .,. it's come out as beautiful rich slightly woody compost .

 

[Greeves246]

Dapph, I see from the parcels thread that you recently bought a lot of Irish peat, was going to ask where from but I’ve just found some locally I think. Tried the peat free compost, not very successful if I’m honest so going to mix some with peat whilst I can still get it. All the garden centres and B&Q only stock peat free nowadays and whilst I agree with not using peat from England I have no problem with using what the Irish were burning in their power stations until recently. Take it you use it quite liberally.

 

[DAPPH]

Got it direct about 2 yrs ago from the Irish seller shipped to Fishguard and off loaded from 2 ton tailboard lift and electric forklift IIC 20 bales cost £ 15 or so each
I seem to recall it was their own truck supplying nurseries etc.

Look on eBay for the seller , I contacted them and asked about a pallet load You still get the occasional seeds of " Welsh Corn " sprouting in the sedge peat aka reed mace

eBay item number:235298488445
Their address is shown on the picture of the bale of peat .