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| What would be a good mulch for use in a container? |
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| .... using as a mulch or soil component? Al |
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| Mulch, eventual soil amendment. |
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- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Wed, Dec 12, 12 at 21:21
| What's available to you? Pine/Fir bark in a particle range from dust to 1/2 inch is quite workable.
Josh |
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| Mostly grass clippings and leaves. |
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- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Tue, Dec 18, 12 at 15:22
| Use neither of those for a container. |
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| I would agree with Josh. I would stay away from anything that will quickly decompose and possibly change the Ph of the soil too drastically. I would go with fir bark. Growing in the ground is very different from growing in containers. I save organic methods for the garden, and keep with more inorganic, controllable methods for container growing. |
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| Make it 3. Al |
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- Posted by IowaAvo none (klmarb@hotmail.com) on Sat, Dec 22, 12 at 12:49
| If you make Al's gritty mix, just use the pine bark after it's first screening, (1/4"-3/8") but before you've removed the fines...(Thanks, AL..) |
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| Since last few weeks I have been experiencing different mulch. I have used dry coco coir, small rocks and polysterin beads and finally I use now LECA/hydrograin.I have a couple of questions about mulch and its application. How thick should I apply the mulch LECA? I am more concerned about the damping/wet of the upper soil layer. Any help will be appreciated. Caelian |
This post was edited by chilliwin on Sun, Dec 23, 12 at 9:14
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