My wife likes to blow the grass from the mower all around non grass areas, like were the fresh mulch I just put down is. Now grass is growing like crazy... she dont believe me its from the clippings.
2006-10-04 13:30:20 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
hayharbr is EXACTLY CORRECT. Good answer.
Note...ALSO GREAT JOB to the questioner for getting his wife to actually cut grass! lol
2006-10-04 13:46:12 · answer #1 · answered by J B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, not really. Depending on the grass, the seeds may help, but since you
mow, I'm discounting that. What may happen is this - as the clippings
decompose, that process will enrich the soil and that helps. Also, that
layer of clippings will retain soil moisture and the runners from your
grass will grow spread quicker.
2006-10-04 13:55:00 · answer #2 · answered by wallyinsa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The seeds have to be in grass clippings, If grass will not grow in certain areas, then why not! Maybe the PH is wrong,maybe no organic material in soil, maybe tree is sucking up all the nutriants. Any garden center will sell you a soil tester that will check the PH and possibly nitrogen content. For any garden or yard info, check out walterreeves.com
2006-10-04 13:43:34 · answer #3 · answered by trekkie706 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grass will grow from seeds, rhizomes and stolons.
If the grass had seed on it when you cut it then it will probably germinate.
Stolons are the stems(or runners) that grow across the ground, if you cut them with the whipper snipper and the find a moist spot, they will probably grow.
Rhizomes are stems that travel underground and come up to form a new plant (kind of like bamboo) most green couches have both stolons and rhizomes. If you gut on of these of it could grow too.
If you get worried, give it a couple of weeks and spray the area with a glyphosate herbicide(dont get it on plants you want though)
2006-10-04 14:21:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if the grass you cut has gone to seed.
Also, the mulch raises the soil humidity while dropping the temperature thereby helping seeds germinate.
;-)
2006-10-04 14:19:29 · answer #5 · answered by WikiJo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ok you can't grow grass from clippings it may look like grass but it is actually weeds in the grass from the clippings
2006-10-04 17:33:26 · answer #6 · answered by darknightmare01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would only be from the clippings themselves if they had seedheads mixed in, which is not too likely but could happen. More likely is that they covered and protected seed that had been dormant in the bare areas, allowing it to stay damp, germinate and grow.
2006-10-04 13:39:29 · answer #7 · answered by hayharbr 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some weeds don't need seeds to grow. Crabgrass, for instance, will grow from one little segment that is blown over and takes root.
But the mulch itself may have weed seeds in it, so don't blame your wife.
2006-10-04 14:01:48 · answer #8 · answered by D. A 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, not from cut grass. the seeds will make it grow. or if the existing grass spreads undergroung a few inches it will expand, but not too far.
2006-10-04 13:34:05 · answer #9 · answered by Smirx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's not from the grass clippings, but it's still driving you crazy isn't it.
ignore it and she'll quit doing it!
2006-10-04 13:39:18 · answer #10 · answered by Traditional Gal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋