Apr 29, 2014 · About Larry Rettig An enthusiastic gardener for over 50 years, my first plant was a potted Ponderosa Lemon tree ordered from a comic book ad at age 15. I still have it, and it’s …

Straw: For centuries, Scandinavians have grown potatoes in stacks of straw or other mulching material. Potatoes are planted above ground in the straw, and as the vines begin to grow, …

The roof has a very low pitch to it, plus it has a regular old shingle roof that is rough, for lack of a better term, and there are also a lot of pine trees mixed around with hardwoods, so I think …

POP Pine Straw is natural pine straw that is treated with an environmentally safe colorant and is far superior to raw untreated pine straw in both presentation and lifespan. Our product keeps a …

Mar 9, 2016 · Straw mulch works well for strawberries, tomatoes, and your garden paths. The hollow stems create a cushy barrier between you and the dirt, resisting compaction and …

Many rosarians use pine straw as a mulch for roses and no scientific data exists about it's ability to alter soil pH. I'd worry more about the pine roots finding their way into the rose bed. Pine …

Straw is full of seeds. It is not true that wood chips as mulch deplete N, specially at depth. They will acidify things, which is not good for asparagus, but not as much as pine straw. I use wood …

No, pine straw will not work. And the bark particles are fine textured, not like the nuggets used for mulch, but a lot larger than sawdust. Conifer bark has been the primary ingredient in woody …

I've just recently moved into a house with a large area of pine straw covering (about 500 sqft) and have never really dealt with this kind of mulch before. We have several large trees in the area …

Oct 9, 2013 · The old horticultural myth is that pine needles are acidifying and so are often recommended for blueberries. Pine needles actually have very little ability to lower pH but do …