Re: Homemade Mulch
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Homemade Mulch
- From: J* <J*@aol.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 07:03:47 -0700 (MST)
In a message dated 98-03-24 22:15:38 EST, you write:
<< > After pruning all our trees this weekend we used our new chipper
> shredder and turned all those trimmings into mulch. Now for my
> question. Can I use this immediately or does it need to age first. I
> should know the answer to this question but no way can I remember. TIA
> --
Dana,
You should let the mulch age first. The processes involved are a
little complicated, but the result of putting the fresh "raw" mulch in the
garden is that it will temporarily rob the soil of Nitrogen. That is bad
news for the plants. Let it age during the spring and summer. By fall, it
will be suitable to use as mulch.
Mark A. Cook >>
I've read that the amount of nitrogen that is actually stolen is very minimal.
And that it could easily be compensated for by tossing down some blood meal or
any other fertilizer high in N , to compensate for the loss.
Karen Ernst~ who has way too much on her plate to sit and let the mulch age
:-)
