Re: Mulch?
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  • Subject: Re: Mulch?
  • From: V* M* <v*@gmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 21:13:56 -0500
Thank you all - If I am understanding correctly....grab the mulch and let it
set to make sure clear?  Put the newspaper down (love that idea) followed by
the mulch.  Let it stand a week or two or even longer?
I feel so bad about Bonnie.  I never had the pleasure of meeting her but her
spirit in messages and from Donna's kind words about her, I am sure she will
be greatly missed but She has left a mark here!

...
Vera

On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Richard Apking <redfour@omni-tech.net>wrote:

> 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
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> www.theanimalrescuesite.com
>>>>>>>> www.freekibble.com
>>>>>>>> www.freekibblekat.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Pam Evans
>>>>>>> Kemp TX
>>>>>>> zone 8A
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>>>> Kemp TX
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