What do you do for mulch?
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Comments (6)I used straw in my garden which is just 20 feet from our back door. Bad idea. House finches and sparrows are using it as an unending supply of nesting material. We are on the third clutch of chicks for the finches. Several of their nests were flimsy the piles of straw have fallen or blown onto our deck, entry area and into the pool. What a mess. oldroser, is there a commercial name for that biodegradable black mulch you mentioned? Where did you purchase it? I'd like to try it....See MoreWhat do you use for mulch?
Comments (9)We've used pine bark, which we can purchase in bulk for about $30 per cu yd. There's a place just a few miles away that offers pine bark in three sizes - small, medium, and large. They charge to deliver, but I have access to an open trailer, so we spread a sheet of plastic under the bark and haul it home. This year, however, we've started using grass clippings. I purchased a bagger for the John Deere riding lawnmower, and every time I mow, I get more clippings than I can use. The grass clippings quickly form a fairly (but not 100%) effective weed barrier. As they decompose, they add valuable nutrients to the soil. Best of all, grass clippings are free. Our mowing season begins in late March and ends in late October, so there is a continuous supply available....See MorePelleted fertilizer and mulch question
Comments (4)I use that kind of fertilizer once in early spring. I put it on top of the old mulch. I always procrastinate with replenishing mulch, so I always have weeds to pull and then I'm smoothing the mulch back in place. That seems to knock most of it down somewhat. Just when my garden is almost out of control, I dash off to get more mulch and add a new layer....See MoreWhat do you use for mulch?
Comments (34)Suncoastflowers, I've never run into dog poop in any of my leaf bags in 5-6 years of 200+ leaf bags/year, but maybe it has something to say for my neighbors. I can't imagine they'd be any happier to be scooping up dog poop to deposit along with the leaves any more than you'd be happy to be on the receiving end of the poop. Even with gloves or those "leaf grabbers" you'd have to have your nose so close to the handful that it would be an unpleasant experience for the homeowner enough to discourage them. If you can't count on people to do something courteous (and leave out the poop), at least you can count on them to do something self-serving. Not saying it can't happen, just that I haven't seen it. Candy wrappers, cigarette butts, plastic pull ties. huge branches - those have been in the leaf bags, but I can deal with those. Cynthia...See Morelindalana 5b Chicago
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