Yes, but be sure they are dead. Otherwise, you'll be sprigging your garden with grass. Clippings make an excellent mulching material. Since this grass is in small, chopped pieces, it will break down easily. Remember, as with all organic mulches which decompose, nitrates in the form of extra fertilizer or manure must be added to feed the microbes responsible for decomposition. Otherwise, they will rob nitrogen from your soil and growing vegetables.
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