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Like wormgirl, I make my potting mix from pine bark. ( a version of 5-1-10) Also i mulch with small pine bark nuggets ad love it. There is a big difference BETWEEN shredded pine and pine bark. The first, with mostly sap wood, can tarp and hold nutrient and may also start composting. Bark, on the other hand is almost inert and has ZERO nitrogen.
Pine bark as in pine bark fines or pine bark nuggets works great without aging. I prefer the nuggets because they require more time to decompose. If you want a soil amendment to work fast, use the fines if available. If you want your soil to improve over an extended period, use the nuggets.
I think they had some really old bags and they were terrific for containers. The pieces in the bags I bought were generally smaller than a dime and very fine. The older bags were even smaller with the bark breaking down more. It costs 2.47 and is in a white, green and purple bag with big letters saying 'pine bark mulch' with a brand called ...
Pine nuggets are decorative too, with natural brown color. I did put a layer of pine bark much ( fine crushed/chopped pine bark) Then I sprinkled a layer of small barks. With $10 worth, I mulched about 100 sqr-ft, that 10 cents per sqr-ft. That does not include my couple of hours time in a hot sunny day .
Pine bark mulch is an attractive mulch that you can buy in 2 or 3 cubic foot bags. I would get the mulch not the nuggets. Chopped fallen leaves saved all winter make a nice mulch. Some people have ruined their gardens with manure or straw with persistent herbicide residues.
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Its Pine Bark Mulch Not cedar or hard wood. sometimes labeled as Mulch or Soil Conditioner July 31, 2011 ...
It depend on what is locally available in your area. Straw, hay, pine needle (aka pine straw), small pine bark nuggets , pine bark mulch.. are the common mulching material. When I used to garden in Georgia I used pine straw b/c it was the least expensive and widely available. But up here in PNW we have lots pine/spruce bark mulch.
I'd suggest using shredded pine bark mulch. If you can find "pine bark fines" so much the better. It's also sold in some stores as "soil conditioner." Make sure you get bark, not shredded sap wood. Over time, it will help break up clay soils and contribute valuable humus (real humus, no simply organic matter) to your soil.
Pine bark is a very common mulch because pine forests grow in a lot of places and pine is a widely used commercial wood (and there is a lot of pine bark made as a byproduct). The main benefit of using composted pine bark is that it holds moisture well and it helps improve soils as it decomposes.