"Travis" wrote in message
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escape wrote:
If you want to get technical, fungal based mulch is best for trees
and shrubs and bacterial based mulch is best for perennials.


What the hell is fungal based mulch?
What the hell is bacterial based mulch?

These terms are typically used in reference to compost specifically but can
be extrapolated to include other organic mulches as well. Compost that is
high in greens or animal manures tend to be more highly populated with
beneficial bacterial organisms than those with higher woody content, which
tend to be more fungal populated in nature. Therefore, finished compost or
composted manures tend to be better for perennials, annuals and vegetable
crops and woody mulches (bark, pine straw, wood chips) tend to be better for
trees and shrubs.

pam - gardengal