compost

[ducky1]

I have a great deal of composted grass clippings and leaves and was going to put it on my garden and was wondering if I could get too much? The clippings and leaves are pretty much composted to dirt.

[Grassmechanic]

No, you can't get too much.

[Dchall_San_Antonio]

You cannot get too much if you apply as a mulch to plants. A good way to stretch it out is to put down one inch of the good compost and cover that with 3 inches or more of chipped tree mulch. There is no need to "work it in" to the soil. In fact, I can think of a few reasons to not work it in.

However, if you use it on a lawn, you can easily get too much and smother the grass. I even saw bermuda smothered with compost. It didn't return for 18 months so the owner went to St Augustine to start over. For lawn use, limit your use to 1 cubic yard of compost per 1,000 square feet of turf. Use a push broom, leaf broom, leaf blower, or upside down leaf rake to knock the compost off the grass blade surfaces.

[ducky1]

I just plan to use it on my garden. Thanks

[Green in Idaho]

Although 6 feet of it might be a little too much of a raised bed ...

[ducky1]

My garden is a tad low in spots. I aggree that 6 ft might be a touch much.