Re: Pine needles

Kitty,
I cut some lower branches off my pine trees many months ago. I laid them underneath the tree to dry out thinking the same as you, they would be great mulch. I just walked out to look at them. I think they would be ok to use now but I would think they would have dried out faster if I had laid them out in the sun and turned them every once in a while.
Just my thinking...
Tricia
----- Original Message ----- From: "A A HODGES" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 8:01 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Pine needles


This is not a good answer, but how bout, not long. Especially this time of
year in the heat. Maybe a month or so. Anyone?
A

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC



[Original Message]
From: Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center

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To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Date: 6/22/2005 11:46:06 AM
Subject: [CHAT] Pine needles

I have - oops had - a dwarf variety of white pine in my back yard.  It

was a

sort of standard, a round ball on a trunk when I bought it.  I candled it
over the years to keep it compact, but after about 10 yrs it's just too

big.

So this morning I cut it down before the trash men came, but then I

realized

those pine needles are great mulch.  So I set the branches aside to die

off.

Qstn:  how long do you think it will take for the needles to brown and

fall

off so i can use them as mulch?

Kitty

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