Yes, high in tannic acid, so probably good for weed control around established vegetation. Same with wood chips.
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Echo, echo, echo.......................
Yeah. I hear it would be good for blueberries and such because they like acidic soil. Wouldn't put it on anything else for mulch though. I use leaves. Don't like wood chips because it can draw termites.
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Well it’s not in front of my house they don’t want me raking, it’s the street in front of their house Just to make that clear. So I guess the question is about the pine on the street in front of the neighbors houses.
I find pine is a beautiful cover for all my flowerbeds and the flowers pop up just like they are suppose to. i have hundreds of flowers that pop up all year thanks to the man who lived here before me. I don’t use pine in my vegetable garden but do find it the perfect beautiful covering for my bushes and flowerbeds. I like it much better than wood chips
I don't have pines around my house so I'm good with leaves for mulch.
I do use pin oak leaves in my garden When I see a nice pin oak tree in somebody’s yard that just raked and left their bags on the street, I sometimes pick them up to use in the garden. I guess I am kindof a leaf and pine thief come to think of it
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Morning, like Hopper said pine straw is actidic and not good for mulch around grass. I mulch mowall leaves. Full of nutrients that grass likes. Like a free fertilization.
No open burning in the city here unless in a fire pit or you get a permit. Pretty much a stare wide law with the constant drought conditions here.
I put grass mulch in my garden once....never again....had grass growing in it.
No open burning in the city here unless in a fire pit or you get a permit. Pretty much a stare wide law with the constant drought conditions here.
I put grass mulch in my garden once....never again....had grass growing in it.
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Wow I thought Long Islanders were uptite !
I have a blue pine that the grass never grows under on one side of it
What do I need to add to the section of lawn under this tree for the grass to be a healthy green again? I have used lime in the past is there anything better to use now after a drought?
joeb631a
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they have groups that can help you, realizing you have a problem is the first step....I do use pin oak leaves in my garden When I see a nice pin oak tree in somebody’s yard that just raked and left their bags on the street, I sometimes pick them up to use in the garden. I guess I am kindof a leaf and pine thief come to think of it
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cal-mag is the first thing i thought of....
Now it will all be Jokes
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Cut it down. Grass has a hard time under a pine tree.
https://plantophiles.com/gardening/how-to-grow-grass-under-pine-trees/
but I would cover the underside of that pine with beautiful pine straw
I thought of that often but it is one of the few nice blue trees we have left in front yard
I know right?
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Then put some kind of landscaping around like what Subby did above.
