Lawn grass disposal

LeoD

Any recommendations of places to take cut lawn grass? I used to just dump the cut grass at the bottom of the garden as I have a lot of space but that eventually leads to a large enough pile of rotting grass that I'd prefer not to have. Mungret charges €12/trailer which is a bit too steep if you only have a half filled small car trailer's worth each week.

chicorytip

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058369896/lawn-grass-disposal

That's expensive. I thought they charged a flat fee of five euro for all garden type of waste. Try these people. They accept green waste - pay by weight. Might be cheaper than Mungret.

https://www.fitzgeraldskiphire.ie/recycling-rubbish-clearance/

pale rider

buy a mower with a mulching plug and it will seriously decrease your left over grass and is good for the lawn, problem solved.

BorneTobyWilde

Never pile grass cuttings in one spot, use whole border to sprinkle them, if you have a border suitable

rje66

And mix in twigs,leaves and cuttings etc

LeoD

Thanks for advice but want to collect and remove grass.

Poxyshamrock

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058369896/lawn-grass-disposal

can you not put the grass in your brown bin?

Gloomtastic!

Do you know anyone with chickens? Chickens love to eat grass clippings and the more grass they eat, the yellower the yolk.

LeoD

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122650397#Comment_122650397

My brown bin is only a small bucket sized thing - wouldn't fit much into it! I'd probably have 8 wheelbarrow loads over a month.

LeoD

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122650410#Comment_122650410

Afraid not but if I did they'd want to have a lot of chickens!

Hooked

I've a fair amount of grass to cut with a regular "self propelled" mower… After struggling with your scenario - initially - I now cut my grass often, and without the bag (mulch it). Grass is thriving and no more piles of dead grass to deal with.

LeoD

I used to that on my lawn but I have a large border area that I leave some sections grow wild all summer while cutting pathways through it and around trees at the highest mower setting every couple of weeks. I used to do this with a push mower but now have a ride-on which only cuts with the box attached (I'm sure I could fiddle with it to allow cutting without the box). I want to collect the cuttings from the longer grass though as it will probably rot and I don't want to give this grass any encouragement to grow.

GreeBo

The more frequently you cut, the less likely you are to need to dispose of it offsite.