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Snookie
07-06-2012, 11:24 AM
Just got throught cutting the lawn here at the Ponderosa, in Liazard Creek.

Wondering if mulching my nanna's with all of the lush green lawn clipping gathered up in my grass catcher would make good mulch for my plants?

Thanks in advance!

Snook

sunfish
07-06-2012, 12:04 PM
Just got throught cutting the lawn here at the Ponderosa, in Liazard Creek.

Wondering if mulching my nanna's with all of the lush green lawn clipping gathered up in my grass catcher would make good mulch for my plants?

Thanks in advance!

Snook

As long as it's not the kind that grow from stolons.:0519:

Snookie
07-06-2012, 12:16 PM
As long as it's not the kind that grow from stolons.:0519:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=49582 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49581&ppuser=13202)


Oh not to worry, No idea what "stolons" are lol

But I'm sure I dont have any clippings from whatever that is:}

Abnshrek
07-06-2012, 01:16 PM
I think he was talking about Rambo grass :^) lol

sunfish
07-06-2012, 01:25 PM
All About Stolons (http://www.oldriversod.com/Revision/stolons.htm)

Snookie
07-06-2012, 02:06 PM
All About Stolons (http://www.oldriversod.com/Revision/stolons.htm)

Thanks for the info link....

No it's all St Augestine and natural grass grown from once I removed the forest that my home /lawn now is located....

Only thing artificial around here is .....Uh nevermind:}

Again thanks, I just mulched with the clippings and it's starting to rain:}

I like DAT me! :woohoonaner:

sunfish
07-06-2012, 02:10 PM
Thanks for the info link....

No it's all St Augestine and natural grass grown from once I removed the forest that my home /lawn now is located....

Only thing artificial around here is .....Uh nevermind:}

Again thanks, I just mulched with the clippings and it's starting to rain:}

I like DAT me! :woohoonaner:

May take root.St Augustine grass is a coarse textured grass that spreads by stolons

Simply Bananas
07-06-2012, 02:22 PM
grass clippings is all i use....bananas love it!

verndoc50
07-06-2012, 04:19 PM
I have been using St Augustine type grass clippings with good success for the last 10 years, the more the better!

Steve

oakshadows
07-06-2012, 04:30 PM
With the rain you are getting or about to get there should be a lot of clippings to mulch with. Not sure how grass clippings can germinate, seems that a piece of grass has very little chance of becoming more grass. Good growing and stay dry but as stan says "get the hands dirty".

TommyMacLuckie
07-06-2012, 04:44 PM
St Aug is fine to use as a mulch. I've used it for years on bananas and palms with fantastic success. Mulch away!

sunfish
07-06-2012, 04:50 PM
With the rain you are getting or about to get there should be a lot of clippings to mulch with. Not sure how grass clippings can germinate, seems that a piece of grass has very little chance of becoming more grass. Good growing and stay dry but as stan says "get the hands dirty".

Grass clippings will germinate. Stolons are used in place of seed .

Worm_Farmer
07-06-2012, 05:07 PM
Yes, use them. Its cheap mulch that breaks down.

Snookie
07-06-2012, 05:12 PM
:bananas_b

Cool thanks folks:}

oakshadows
07-06-2012, 06:50 PM
Grass clippings will germinate. Stolons are used in place of seed .

Expand please.

sunfish
07-06-2012, 06:57 PM
Expand please.

St. Augustine Grass Seed – Where to Buy | Walter Reeves: The Georgia Gardener (http://www.walterreeves.com/gardening-q-and-a/st-augustine-grass-where-to-buy/)

oakshadows
07-06-2012, 07:00 PM
Clippings are portions of the grass leaf and do not contain the node necessary for plant formation.