How to Mulch your Garden for Free

Trouble with weeds? Can't afford to buy mulch? I will show you how to mulch your garden for free and cut down on yard waste at the same time.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• lawnmower -pushmower works fine
• your hands

1. Let your grass grow up to 6 inches

2. Weed your garden for the last time, in a while anyway. After you carry out these few steps, you will not need to weed for a very long time.

3. 
    
   push-mower

   Mow your lawn either using a push-mower or a regular lawnmower. Depending on how large an area your lawn takes up, you may repeat this process in a week.

4. Use the grass from your mowed lawn to mulch your garden. When mulching, mulch about a foot high of fresh grass clippings. Thoroughly cover the base of the 'good' plants in your garden. The foot high of mulch will sink considerably in just a few weeks. No sunlight will be able to reach the ground, so no weeds will be able to grow.

Tips & Warnings

• don't forget to weed before you do this
• do wear gardening gloves when weeding and mulching
• do wear heavy duty outdoor boots when mowing

[cygnetbrown]

on 4/22/2009 Not only does grass clippings make great mulch, clippings are great for building up the soil. Earthworms love them! Great article, great plan!

[dthere]

on 4/4/2009 Thanks for the tips...5

[kaytay]

on 4/4/2009 I have never mulched with grass clippings, but I do hate weeds. I will try this. thanks for sharing

[mommyhen42]

on 4/3/2009 Thats so funny, we just did that!Great tips, we are lucky here on an acre and a half know one complains about the grass growing tall...LOL

[stjohnswood]

on 3/30/2009 Great idea thanks