![]() ![]() I had the idea to mix the two in my compost bin, and with the addition of some water and a bit of turning, it seems to be cooking really well. However the haystack did not do this - it was just evenly dry throughout. As I mentioned, the lawn clippings turn into a stinking layer of goo on the bottom, with a dry powdery layer in the middle and dry & brown on top. However I was recently using the scythe hay for mulch and had collected a bunch of it into a pile (haystack, I guess). I always put the lawn clippings in the compost bin, and usually just leave the "scythe hay" on the ground. The scythe presents no such problems, plus it gives me rows of " hay" to use for mulch or compost, and it has other advantages. With both devices I have to stop at least once every few minutes to unclog things. The string trimmer gets clogged up with the long stems, and the mower gets clogged up just due to the volume of the tall grass (especially if the grass is moist). I have found it best to cut it with a scythe vs. When the "wild" area gets really tall with grass & etc. By taking his clippings I would end up with a huge stinking mountain of matted clippings. Although it pained me I had to tell him no, because I have been unable to compost lawn clippings quickly (their lawn is even bigger than mine). My neighbor recently asked if he could put his lawn clippings in my compost. What usually happens is the lawn clippings form dense mats which are a real pain to mix with the leaves & sticks in the fall. I have always had trouble composting the grass clippings (greens) in the late spring/summer because I usually don't have any browns to mix with the tons of grass clippings from mowing the lawn (yes I know I should reduce the size of my lawn). In my large suburban yard I have a mix of standard lawn and "wild" areas. ![]()
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