Hi Warren,
Just curious where you get your steer manure. It's almost impossible to
find here
in the north Chicago suburbs, ever since Tex-Mex went out of business.

Sherwin D.

Warren wrote:

sockiescat wrote:

i was wondering what kind of mulch people here use. i am considering
putting coloured cedar bark (black) on the areas of our flowerbeds that
i redid. i have never added mulch to the beds before. i have surfed the
net and googled and a lot of places say that some cedar and pine mulchs
can affect your flowering shrubs, some of the flowers, as well as taking
nitrogen out of the soil.
if anyone can help me on this i would greatly appreciate any input.
thanks everyone for taking the time to answer. cyaaa, sockiescat.

Personally, I can't see the wisdom of using artificially colored bark. Why
not use artificial plants, too?

True, the shredded cedar bark I use in the visible areas of some of my beds
isn't exactly the most natural looking thing, either, but that's where I've
chosen to draw the line: Bark mulch with no artificial coloring.

In my tomato garden I use red plastic sheet mulch. But it's there for
function, not to be pretty.

There are also places that I use leaf mould. (I always have plenty.) And
there are other places that I use steer manure. I make my own compost as
well, but I've been generally using it as a soil amendment in areas where
I'm building new beds, or refurbishing old beds.

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Warren H.

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