Pea straw mulch gives you many of the benefits of lucerne hay. The lucerne plant has a long tap root which goes down a long way into the soil and draws up minerals as well as being a leguminous ...

Pea gravel is a good mulch choice for these drought-resistant ground covers. ... pea gravel, composted leaves, straw and pine needles, to name a few. When selecting mulch, ...

Clarence looks at the main differences between organic and inorganic mulch. Organic mulch is generally plant materials, such as chopped sugar cane, eucalyptus, pine bark, pea straw or lucerne hay.

If you have ever taken a leaf blower to pea gravel, lava rocks, bark mulch, or similar garden materials, you'll understand why mulch glue is so popular for keeping them in place.

The best way to avoid mulch fires is to pick pea gravel or other types of stone as a ground cover, especially near houses. If you do want to use organic varieties based on shredded bark, tree needles ...

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Palmira Golf and Country Club was spending over $100,000 annually to place pine straw around trees and shrubs throughout the 27-hole facility. Action. In an effort to reduce their mulch costs, the ...