Can I add some of the sods I have removed from the lawn area to my compost?
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Oh, absolutely! The green will add nitrogen to the compost, and the dirt attached will have microbes that will help the whole compost continue to break down. Just make sure it is aerated, and watered enough to heat it up, but not so soggy that it rots.
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Yes, but kill the grass before you add it to the garden. If the grass isn't dead it will grow in your garden, and you will have to spend a lot of time trying to get rid of it. Some grasses are very difficult to kill. Some you may be able to kill by tilling the sod up really good, or by applying a standard grass killing herbicide. If you go with herbicide, don't worry about the herbicide later killing your garden. Most only stay active (will only kill plant) so long after application or become inactive when they are mixed with soil. Either way, it will take some work.
Yes, but kill the grass before you add it to the garden. If the grass isn't dead it will grow in your garden, and you will have to spend a lot of time trying to get rid of it. Some grasses are very difficult to kill. Some you may be able to kill by tilling the sod up really good, or by applying a standard grass killing herbicide. If you go with herbicide, don't worry about the herbicide later killing your garden. Most only stay active (will only kill plant) so long after application or become inactive when they are mixed with soil. Either way, it will take some work.
The way I do it is to pile up the turf upside down and cover with black plastic bin liners. The heat generated will sterilise and kill the grass and any weeds as well.
yeah that is a very good idea
No problem putting it in your compost, provided the grass is dead.
But that seems such a shame and waste of good sod.
If you don't have another area that could use it, how about a friend or neighbor, they may be able to use it.
Another way to recycle.