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greenjeans_2010 18901 (
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Thu, May 24, 12 at 14:38
Does anyone know where I can buy bulk quantities of pine needle mulch in the Bucks County area? Is it suitable for flower garden beds?
I have free range chickens that dig in bark-type mulch & scatter it all over. Was thinking pine straw mulch might clump together better. |
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RE: Pine Needle Mulch
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| I had been searching for a source for it too only to find that there is no local source in Pa. The needles that you get commercialy for mulch are southern pines and you have to order them from down south where they grow. I got some when I went to Florida. They were $4.25 a bale. There are mail order companies to get pine straw/pine needle mulch but by the time you pay for delivery, it's very expensive. The best needles come from Longleaf pine. Look up Pine straw direct and their website gives prices and info. |
RE: Pine Needle Mulch
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| I got pine needle mulch from my neighbor's trees and I regretted it. It was as if I put out an open invitation to every vole in the county to set up residence in my flower beds. I didn't know this until the spring when I found the trails under the mulch. They had a feast the whole winter on my plants. :( |
RE: Pine Needle Mulch
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| Sorry for bringing this old topic up, but I had a question. Earline, did you mulch all of your beds or just spots? I want to use pine needles as a mulch around certain plants and on my rose bed so I am hoping that just putting it in spot places won't invite voles. Also, how thick did you put it on? |
RE: Pine Needle Mulch
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| I mulched two beds and the voles were in both of them. I'm guessing it was about two inches deep. Maybe you will be ok with it only in spots, only time will tell ;) |
RE: Pine Needle Mulch
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| They are high in acid,I use to live next to a pinetree farm,I use togather for under acid loving plants Rhodys,azaeleas they got beautiful,full of flowers |
RE: Pine Needle Mulch
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| I never got voles in 2 areas where I used the pine needles. One area I used pine bark and pine needle mulch I had moles, mice or voles. I think any type of mulch makes the soil moist and easier for any critter to dig tunnels through, just my opinion. The area they were in wasn't prominent. If you get rid of their food source, grubs, I think, they won't care to tunnel in your yard. They are doing us a favor eating these grubs anyway. I think Japanese beetles are some of the grubs. They chew up some plant leaves. |
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