Posted by tjdub on July 22, 2011 at 22:43:17 from (208.74.246.137):
In Reply to: Re: Garden Pictures posted by Mike (WA) on July 22, 2011 at 15:05:23:
> Tried mulching with lawn clippings one year. If I could have sold slugs by the pound, I'd have been rich!
That's not the first time I've heard this from someone. I guess I'm just very lucky. We've never had a single slug or a snail in this garden. I'm not sure why, because I know they're a problem for other gardeners in my area.
The main reason I use the lawn clippings are to fight off fungus. Septoria blight is what kills my tomatoes and potatoes prematurely every year. It doesn't hurt them so bad that they don't produce, but man, things sure do get ugly in August. The grass clippings keep the rain from throwing dirt on the leaves and that's the best defense against it that I've found.
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