Re: Decomposed granite as a mulch
- Subject: Re: Decomposed granite as a mulch
- From: T*
- Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 18:27:25 -0500
Mon, Feb 11, 2002 11:28 AM theryans@xtra.co.nz Tony and Moira Ryan said:
>The only warning I would give in applying a mulch to your trees would to
>be to keep it clear of the trunks, as moist organic matter against the
>bark can sometimes soften it enough to admit a collar-rotting fungus. I
>have my citrus stems protected by a little "fence" of plastic lawn
>edging which leaves a clear space about six or eight inches across free
>of the mulch.
For whatever reason, in FL the advice is against mulching citrus trees.
Look in commercial orange groves and you will see a clear areas under the
trees.
Tom Miller
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