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brownmola

Podocarpus leaves as mulch?

brownmola
10 years ago

I have a large Podocarpus that sheds an enormous amount of leaves. Can I use these as mulch for container strawberries and blueberries? Or is there something in those types of leaves that would not be suitable for that?

Thanks.

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