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Organic Mulch
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Posted: Feb/05/2008 7:51 PM PST
I am new to gardening and was wondering,Is there such a thing called organic Mulch? I would like to keep my lawn and trees as pure as possible and want to avoid chemicals on my trees/lawn. Hoping to start an organic garden in a couple of years. Any advice is appreciated. Gail / TN |
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Posted: Feb/10/2008 10:02 AM PST
Right off the top of my head I can think of wood chips, leaves, and grass clippings. If you need a weed barrier you can use layered newspaper under the mulch. 
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Posted: Feb/14/2008 6:06 AM PST
I thought it would be nice to put mulch around 2 trees I have on the front lawn which face the street. Do most nursery's carry wood chips? You feel wood chips may work? Can termites become an issue? Thanks for your thoughts. |
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Posted: Feb/14/2008 9:48 AM PST
I do not know about termites. We don't have to deal with them up here in Wisconsin. Your local nursery should have mulch. Just don't buy the dyed mulch if you are concerned about being organic. I'm shure it is safe but you just never know what's in it. If you have a tree trimming service in your area you probbly could get wood chips from them also. If termites would be a problem with the wood chips you could use landscape fabric covered with rock. Most nurserys carry a variety of small rock from granite to river rock to lava rock. Your nursery should be able to help you with any questions that you may have regarding the different mulches and how they would work in your situation.
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Posted: Feb/14/2008 5:41 PM PST
Termites are always in the dirt. They especially love pine bark. Most of the time, even if people mulch with pine bark, or other delicious wood, their houses still do not become infested. As a precaution, though, I do not mulch with pine bark near the house. Near the house, I only use cedar bark mulch. They do not eat cedar. Away from the house, I use pine bark. |
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