Recycling turf??

[blue411]

Does anyone know if you can dispose of turf at a local recycling center???
It isnt in very good condition and its more soil and bits of dead grass than what you would buy to re-surface your garden

[quark1]

Haven't I seen something like using it to smother areas where weeds are prevalent? You simply cut to fit the area and use it 'grass' side down.

Have no clue where I saw/read it but it makes a certain amount of sense.

[Bigmallly]

Is it not worth letting it rot down for your own use Blue?

[blue411]

Yeah i read that but i haven't got the room to leave it for 12 months to break down, so ive got a lovely pile of sods of earth at the moment!

[Two_Sheds]

Yeah i read that but i haven't got the room to leave it for 12 months to break down,

That's a shame, it would make a lovely loam to put on your beds.

[zazen999]

Well, I'd put it on freecycle first - someone with a lottie might want it - rather than get rid and do all the hard work yourself

[blue411]

Hmmmm Zazen999, thats not a bad idea actually.........

[zazen999]

We got rid of an old [huge] felled apple tree in one morning - tell them to bring a trailer!

[Snadger]

We got rid of an old [huge] felled apple tree in one morning - tell them to bring a trailer!

Now that WOULD be worth having! Apple wood burns beautifully in a woodburner and I think it can be used for giving a distinctive flavour to smoked produce!

The turves could be stacked in a heap, grass side down and a cucumber or some other cucurbit planted in the middle to take advantage of the fibrous material.

[blue411]

Now these are the reasons i joined the vine!! so if i piled it up what else could i grow over it???

[Two_Sheds]

Basically anything that will trail. Pumpkins etc, nasturtiums ...

[dexterdoglancashire]

Basically anything that will trail. Pumpkins etc, nasturtiums ...

That would look lovely in the Spring when they are in flower.