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Originally Posted by Dangermouse01
For mulch I have been buying 50LB straw bales (compressed straw) from Tractor Supply for $10.99.
Standlee Premium Western Forage Certified Straw Grab & Go Compressed Bale, 50 lb. Bale - For Life Out Here
The 50Lb bale goes farther than 6 of the $2 bags of mulch, breaks down pretty quick. Do get some seeds sprouting, but they dont seem to thirve well and easy to just pull up and drop.
Here is my Peach Cobbler mango with straw mulch (cleaned up & mulched not recently planted). The mulch has been there about a week, is pretty thick. The 6 foot diameter circle used over 1/3 of the bale (but less than 1/2).
Have used it around the jackfruit trees, bananas, dragon fruit, mangoes, atemoya and just about everything I have in the large pots.
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I have been considering using hay bail's. Bagged mulch is crazy talk when I need 15+ yards ever season. LoL
I think Hay is higher in Nitrogen. Do you know if tractor supply is cheaper than the feed store?
I also was considering raking up pine needles from the back lot and spreading them around also. LoL