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Tue, Nov 7, 06 at 11:31
| Hi,
I bought an Australian tree fern and the care instructions said to use a good mulch. I am going to try cow manure from Walmart. I was thinking that cows eat hay and hay is a mulch isn't it? Has anyone else ever used bagged cow manure as a mulch? Carol |
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| Not as a mulch but a soil amendment. You will find the product very fine textured and a bit mucky when wet; devoid of the large particles that helps create an effective mulch. The hay shouldn't be previously employed, to be best used as a mulch, lol! |
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- Posted by coralee_in_florida central florida (My Page) on Tue, Nov 7, 06 at 19:46
| Rhizo, Thank you for your advice in telling me that cow manure is not a good mulch. What is a good mulch for an australian tree fern? Thank you Carol |
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| Good mulches are organic materials like bark chips, shredded wood (hardwood mulch), pine straw, cocoa hulls (not available everywhere), and even just chopped up leaves. |
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