grass clippings

[buddy110]

If I let grass clippings dry out by laying them out for a week or so, are they then a "brown" or still a green? I need to balance out my pile, which now is 90% green clippings.

Thanks

[rot]

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I understand that the grass clippings will retain a lot of nitrogen even after they're dried out. Mostly you're loosing moisture.

I like to let the rhizomes from quack grass and bermuda dry out before throwing them into the bin.

You just need more browns. Start shredding some paper and keep turning that pile.

two cents
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[buddy110]

Thanks, the leaves will be falling soon. In the mean time, I'm doing the paper thing. My piles are really big so it's not adding up to much

[cynthia_h]

Do you have access to cardboard boxes? Don't forget stuff like cereal boxes, junk mail (shredded), shoeboxes, etc.

The only paper I've seen universally "dis-recommended" for compost piles is the shiny magazine-type paper which is also used in newspaper advertising/magazine supplements.

Hang on! the leaves will be there for you very soon.

Cynthia H.
USDA Zone 9, Sunset Zone 17