Grass clippings from an un-sprayed or treated lawn makes great mulch. I prefer to let mine dry like hay, then collect with a lawn sweeper and use immediately after transplanting. When planting seed, I just leave enough room for the plants to germinate, hand weeding after is easy.
Grass clippings seems to provide a lot of nitrogen if its placed down green like hay. I've isolated corn in marginal soil and piled it up around the corn, the difference is amazing, lush green stalks double ears, go another few feet in that same soil and its a failed crop.
When I could not use my own grass due to time or what have you, I'd just buy hay, a good 2nd cut makes nice mulch, and there is usually no mature weeds in it with seed. Thinking back, hay or straw I've never had any trouble with weeds from it. This mulch will keep the ground moist too, + add organic matter to your soil once tilled in after the season.
A patch that size will require a fair amount, say a dozen bales of hay, but once you plant/transplant, then lay it down, that's it, there is very little weeding to be done with a decent layer of mulch.
One drawback that I think is possible is powder mold, I seem to get it every year on my cucumbers, the mulch will mold once the rain hits it, but I am not sure if its the same mold, just something I am aware of.
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