Re: Mulch?
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  • Subject: Re: Mulch?
  • From: &* <k*@comcast.net>
  • Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:34:59 -0500
People seem the like the nasty painted mulch here. I thinks it's ugly and a neighbor of mine got sick from it. I think the main kinds people use here are cedar and cypress because they don't decompose quickly - which for me, is a good reason NOT to use them. I prefer pine bark mulch because it does break down, it's acidic, and I like the color. It's not as readily available as cedar & cypress.
We use hardwood mulch at the display gardens. It's available bagged or bulk. I got a load of it last year (free from the city after an awful storm) It does the trick but it's not very pretty. I think it's used quite a bit here in neIN pbecause it's plentiful and cheap.
As I said, most year's I use pine bark, but sometimes I use leafmold. I have an abundance of it this year so I may just skip the pine this time around. 

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Mulch?



Lots of people use cedar here since it is inexpensive and plentiful.  But
some use that horrible dyed stuff.  Yuck.

On 6/15/10, Daryl <dp2413@comcast.net> wrote:
A co-worker of mine is writing a series of regional articles on mulch. Here 
in
the south, Pine Straw (aka pine needles elsewhere) is the favored mulch, as 
are wood chips from the local arborist. Of course there are the horrible
chopped pallets with red, brown or black dye) that are sold in bags.
What's most common in your area? I'm sure that most of you use whatever is 
free and to hand, but what do you see in your neighborhoods?

d

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zone 8A

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