Re: Mulch?
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  • Subject: Re: Mulch?
  • From: R* A* <r*@omni-tech.net>
  • Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:23:08 -0500
Hi guys, Just a note on any Ash mulch. The grinding process pretty well renders EB dead. Of course, you'll need to make up your opwn minds about using it. 

Melody Hobert-Mellecker wrote:

Vera:  Hi!   It's been a while since I've been here as well...same
reason...but that's the nice thing about coming here...we know we're always
welcome!  :-)  Anyway, about the mulch...I'd say as long as you don't live
in a place that's infested with something nasty like the Emerald Borer that
could have potentially infected some of the downed trees that are presumably
mixed in with the city mulch (and I would hope no resposible city with a
known infestation would be participating in a program like this)...then go
for it...its plentiful and free!

On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 8:22 PM, Vera Metzke <vmetzke@gmail.com> wrote:


Hi All,
It has been a while, life got in the way!  I am trying to catch up and
interested in the whole mulch theory.  I have hesitated since I want to
move
things around till I like their positions?  We had a tornadoe rip through
the south end of town on the night of the 5th.  Needless to say, I am fine,
no one killed and only 1 seriously injured.  Many trees and homes damaged.
Currently mulch is abundant.  It is a mix of pines/oak/maple/cedar trees.
Should I grab some to use at this time?  I have always been hesitant due to
the additional insects that may be in the woods.  Any suggestions?
Thoughts?

Vera

On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:


thanks for mentioning that, I've been trying to get that message across

to

people in this neck of the woods for YEARS.

On 6/16/10, Daryl <dp2413@comcast.net> wrote:

I hope that you and others will discourage the use of Cypress. It's not
being harvested responsibly anymore. Years ago, it was a by-product of

the

timber industry. Now they're clearcutting.

http://blog.douggreensgarden.com/cypress-mulch-problems/

d

----- Original Message ----- From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 7:34 PM

Subject: Re: [CHAT] Mulch?


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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