Re: Cultivating the soil?

I understand about the walnut, at least Black Walnut, but why would there be
a concern about Cherry?


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From: MYG1728 <MYG1728@aol.com>
To: perennials@mallorn.com <perennials@mallorn.com>
Date: Thursday, March 12, 1998 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: Cultivating the soil?


>
>
>>> If you use fresh wood chips for mulch, you will burn the foliage of your
>>> plants and this cause their demise!  I always use composted mulch.
>
>We use both fresh and composed chips and really do not see any
>difference.  For our perennial beds we like double ground chips mixed
>with compost since it is a little easier to work in and breaks down
>quicker.  Fresh chips usually last longer (although somewhat dependent on
>the type to tree chipped) and we put around trees and shrubs where we are
>not planting thru.  We also find fresh chips tend to stay put on
>hillsides better then composted ones.  Single ground ceder chips work
>particularly well in landscape areas.
>
>Another double ground chip made from recycle industrial woods such as
>pallets, crates, and drops has found its way increasingly into our
>gardens.  Not only is this product economical but environmentally
>friendly.  This product can also be tinted to blend with a variety of
>background or special landscape requirements.
>Any color can be made,  we have seen it in bright blue planted thru with
>yellow flowers for a local university to match their colors.
>
>So I would not worry about the age of chips as much as what they are to
>be used for. We try to stay away from the Bark mulches.  Also apply at
>least 3-4 inches of chips.  We try to disturb the chips/mulch as little
>as possible once down, we hate weeding as it takes away from our true
>love working with plants.  If it starts to get looking a little ratty we
>apply a lite top layer. Of course we try not to use cherry or walnut
>chips.
>
>w martin
>myg1728@aol.com
>http://www.oakmediacreations.com/myg/index.html


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