Pine Bark Nuggets
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Comments (39)Oxboy, I agree, and wish (hope) that my local Lowes will carry something like this in the spring. Right now its still freezing cold here, with more snow and low temps on the way, so none of the big box stores have anything in their garden centers as of yet. Might be another month before they get any supplies in. I would like to make a batch of 5-1-1 before my shrubs and trees in containers come out of dormancy, but since bitter cold temps and snow keep hanging on I don't see that happening anytime soon. TYG...See MorePine bark mini nuggets
Comments (10)I just successfully re-chopped fir bark that was larger than1/4" by putting a handfull at a time into my old kitchen blender and put on the 'chop' setting for about 6-10 seconds to avoid chopping it all down to dust. Re-sift with a 1/4" screen and repeat until all the large pieces are broken down. I did this with some pre-packaged orchid bark that was WAY too large (about 1" pieces) and the large pieces of repti-bark from petco. Both were labeled as 'fir bark.' A little time consuming, depending on volume, but well worth it, if you ask me! I did lose about 1/5 of product that was reduced to dust, which was sifted out using a 1/8" screen. Much better than throwing it ALL out! :)...See MorePine Bark Fines or Mini Pine Bark Nuggets?
Comments (7)Normally I would say the "FINES" before looking at the photos. However, the fines look more like finely shredded bark/wood. The mini nuggets look very good but that depends on the size of the nuggets. The nuggets should be generally in the 1/8" to 1/2" size range. Maybe photos with a known object for size reference would help. Usually people drop a dime or quarter on the top of the nuggets before shooting a photo. Also, make sure there is very little wood pulp in the mix. Some are listed as "bark" but contain mostly ground up wood which is bad. Bruce...See Moredecomposing pine bark nuggets
Comments (3)I would think you could use it with/like compost or compost it some more as you see fit. As for potting soil it may be a good ingredient but not having much of any nutrition itself, it should probably be mixed with some other ingredients. Actually I've learned on this forum that potting soil needs to be a specific coarse texture to drain well, so I tend to buy a bag of good quality stuff when I need it rather that futzing around sifting compost and such to make a mix that may not be right. Sorry about the Bermuda grass. It sucks. Bayer makes a spray now that will knock it down and not kill other lawn grasses. It does seem to work but hasn't eradicated mine yet....See More- 15 years ago
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