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Re: what mulch to use...

Yes,   mulch on top of the soil  will  rot and not rob soil of nitrogen.
B U T ...... sawdust is such small particles that it  perhaps too easily
finds its way into the soil....... also highly acidic, and that is why it is
a good mulch around acid loving fruits and plants.
  I don't know how long it takes  for sawdust to decompose....harder woods
would take longer....... but if you have access to lots of it , get a load
and begin composting it so you can use it later.  Or just pile it up for a
year or  and  when you start using it rotate in another  fresh batch  so you
always have one to use and one decomposing.
I read that pine straw  would be an okay mulch around radishes....... but do
not remember the source.
Donna
in da mtns


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