Composting crabgrass

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mlphoto GLEN OAKS, NY Sep 08, 2013

Hi All,
I'm wanting to add a few mound features to my new garden. I was thinking of using the crabgrass sod I'm removing as a base for these new features, then covering that with clean topsoil, thinking the crabgrass will compost and feed the plants that will eventually cover the newly constructed mounds.
Anyone have thoughts on problems I might be creating??
Thanks in advance,
Mark

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Doug9345 Durhamville, NY(Zone 5b) Sep 08, 2013

I'd leave it turned upside down out in the sun for a couple of weeks to make sure it's dead. I've found grass to be the most obnoxious weed and hard to eliminate.

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Diana_K Contra Costa County, CA(Zone 9b) Sep 08, 2013

If it has gone to seed then there may be seeds already fallen to the ground, and the plant may continue to ripen seeds even after you dig it out.
If I wanted to use something like this I would put it in an actual compost pile set up so it will heat up and kill those seeds.

If it really is Bermuda grass (some people mix up Bernuda and crabgrasses) then you need to actually kill it with weed killer, composting will not do the trick. Turning it over and letting it dry probably is not enough, either.

If there are no seeds (the crabgrass has been mowed too short and too often to produce seeds) and it is not Bermuda grass, then a cold compost (either sheet composting or in a slow pile) ought to work

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mlphoto GLEN OAKS, NY Sep 09, 2013

I think it's better to just dispose of the problem rather than
Creating new ones.
Thanks for the imput......

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