When using grass clippings for worm bin bedding, set it aside in a sunny spot and let it dry out and turn brown. Related Post: Worm Bin Essentials: Getting Started with Vermiculture Just sprinkle the green clippings into your bin, and make sure they’re spread out to avoid clumping. Worm Bin Bedding Engineering for Change / Flickr (Creative Commons)įresh green grass clippings contain a healthy dose of nitrogen which is a good source of food for worms. You only need to add the liquid fertilizer about once every two weeks or when your plants need a little boost. It works wonders for newly transplanted plants as well as blossoming or fruiting plants.ĭon’t get carried away, though. Make sure to stir the liquid fertilizer at least once a day until it’s ready. All you have to do is gather your fresh grass clippings, toss them into a 5-gallon bucket about two-thirds of the way full, add water, and let them steep for three days. Liquid Fertilizer Stefano Lubiana / Flickr (Creative Commons)įresh grass clippings are high in nitrogen and potassium which is great for making fertilizer or compost tea. Also, be sure there are no herbicides on the grass you save. Make sure you turn your pile when mixing in green grass as it tends to mat and make a globby mess. If you allow the grass clippings to dry before adding them to your compost pile, there’s no reason to worry about adding any extra brown or dry material. Grass composts just lying on the ground (to help feed the lawn) but if you intend to use it for garden beds, you’ll have to gather it up and toss it into your compost bin.Ī proper compost pile needs both green and brown matter, so freshly cut grass will require some brown mixed in with it.
Whether you have a vegetable garden or flower beds, there are plenty of uses for grass clippings in the compost bin. Compost Additive Oregon State University / Flickr (Creative Commons) So without further ado, I’ll get right to my favorite uses for grass clippings. I’ve personally used grass clippings in all sorts of ways including the nine uses below. While those are perfectly fine ways to dispose of them, there are several beneficial uses for grass clippings around the homestead.Įver since I was a little girl, I’ve been taught to make the best with what you’ve got, and that philosophy seems to apply pretty well to grass clippings, too. Many people around the world cut their grass, and either leave the clippings right where the lawnmower spits them out, or toss them into the yard waste bin.