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Sun, Jul 31, 11 at 14:37
| If pine bark fines are so important to containers would they not improve the quality of soil in a raised bed?
My bed now consists of topsoil, compost and manure. Would tilling some pine bark fines into the current bed soil help with aeration thus improving root growth? |
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- Posted by dickiefickle 5B DousmanWi. (My Page) on Sun, Jul 31, 11 at 16:54
| Yes adding would be highly benefitial .Thats why they may be labled as soil conditioner. Container,raised bed,garden bed or on your lawn are all good uses for pine bark fines |
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| I have a large quantity of fir fines screened through screen with 1/16 inch openings. There must be a use for this material, but I don't know what it is? Al |
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- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Mon, Aug 1, 11 at 11:14
| Al, do you mean the fine dust that passed through the 1-16 screen? I use the bark dust in lieu of peat moss, since the particles are similarly sized
Josh |
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| Any suggestions as to how much to add such as 1 cu ft of mulch to every 10?, 20?, 50? square ft of bed space? Should it be added this fall or early next spring? I can get pine park mulch in bulk from a farm service center, would that work? Thanks |
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- Posted by dickiefickle 5B DousmanWi. (My Page) on Mon, Aug 1, 11 at 16:41
| Can you show a pic of the pine bark to decide if size is acceptable? Square feet is a rather useless measure ,a better measure may be the depth of the raised bed. Maybe better to add 5-6 inches deep of PGF and mix it in. |
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| Thanks Josh, the only use I have for peat is in my seed starting mixes so will try substituting the bark fines and see how it works. This time of year I am starting perennials from seed for next years blooms. Al |
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