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Re: bark mulch

Linda:

Thanks for the info. Do you find that the bark depletes the nitrogen in
your soil?

Mike A. (western Oregon, Sunset zone 8)
quincymike@juno.com


On Sun, 30 Mar 1997 22:49:20 -0500 Linda Janicke <Ljanick100@AOL.COM>
writes:
>I have used bark mulch and find that the garden loves it!  There were
>some
>years I decided that I didn't want to spend all that money on fine
>bark mulch
>(where I live it is expensive) and the garden did not do well those
>years.
>However, I don't mix it into the soil at first (although I have mixed
>it in
>with soil that I bank potatos with).  I first layer it on top of the
>soil.
> By next spring, it is well on its way to being decompsed.  But I
>don't see
>why you couldn't mix it in.
>Whenever I want to sow seeds or plant plants, I just brush it aside.
>When
>I'm done, I use my hand to sweep it back and even it out.  The soil
>underneath the bark mulch is black and full of earthworms.
>I am in zone 6. Hope that helps.
>
>In a message dated 97-03-28 01:02:29 EST, you write:
>
>> Has anyone ever used a finely ground bark mulch as an ingredient in
>their
>>  version of Mel's "perfect soil mix". I was thinking of using it
>instead
>>  of the peat moss. It's about 1/7th of the cost out here.
>>  TIA
>>
>

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