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WEBMay 20, 2015 · Like wormgirl, I make my potting mix from pine bark. ( a version of 5-1-10) Also i mulch with small pine bark nuggets ad love it. There is a big difference BETWEEN shredded pine and pine bark. The first, with mostly sap wood, can tarp and hold nutrient and may also start composting. Bark, on the other hand is almost inert and has ZERO nitrogen.
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WEBMay 23, 2011 · If you want a soil amendment to work fast, use the fines if available. If you want your soil to improve over an extended period, use the nuggets. I also seem to have fewer problems with insects attacking my plants from the soil up when I have a thick layer of pine bark nugget mulch. They seem to not like to lay eggs in the bark.
Pine Bark Fines - size and quality? - Tomatoville
WEBApr 7, 2011 · The older bags were even smaller with the bark breaking down more. It costs 2.47 and is in a white, green and purple bag with big letters saying 'pine bark mulch' with a brand called Robin Hood. I believe they are produced by a company in Georgia so your Lowes may carry a different brand or product.
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WEBMay 18, 2011 · The "nuggets" are almost certainly NOT PBF. The "pine mulch" may or not be the right thing. The difficult thing is that sometimes there is variation from bag-to-bag. I picked up 35 bags a few days ago at the Home Depot. The first bag was perfect stuff; the second was just "ok" - it wasn't pure bark, it had some wood mixed in, too.
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WEBApr 4, 2014 · Location: Missouri. Posts: 309. Pine bark mulch is an attractive mulch that you can buy in 2 or 3 cubic foot bags. I would get the mulch not the nuggets. Chopped fallen leaves saved all winter make a nice mulch. Some people have ruined their gardens with manure or straw with persistent herbicide residues.
Cypress mulch or pine nuggets...or it doesn't matter? - Tomatoville
WEBJun 12, 2015 · Pine nuggets are decorative too, with natural brown color. I did put a layer of pine bark much ( fine crushed/chopped pine bark) Then I sprinkled a layer of small barks. With $10 worth, I mulched about 100 sqr-ft, that 10 cents per sqr-ft. That does not include my couple of hours time in a hot sunny day .
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WEBMay 11, 2007 · Pine bark mulch General Discussion. Welcome to the world's largest online community of tomato growers! If this is your first visit, please take a few moments and register to become a member of our community and have full access to all of our forums.
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WEBMar 26, 2016 · It depend on what is locally available in your area. Straw, hay, pine needle (aka pine straw), small pine bark nuggets , pine bark mulch.. are the common mulching material. When I used to garden in Georgia I used pine straw b/c it was the least expensive and widely available. But up here in PNW we have lots pine/spruce bark mulch.
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WEBJul 31, 2011 · Its Pine Bark Mulch Not cedar or hard wood. sometimes labeled as Mulch or Soil Conditioner July 31, 2011 ...