LuisaC said:Dear Tracy,
Agreed, the plastic would cook your soil. I live in East texas and based on my little experience, when they say full sun on the plant tags, they DO NOT intend the Texas sun at 5 o clock in the afternoon! A little bit of shade for any plant would be well received.
I have read that mulching with pine needles and oak leaves gives the soil too much acidity.
True or false? Does anybody know? I am confused about it.
Thanks.
Newyorkrita said:I just called up Agway (farm store) the other day and ordered 6 bales of Straw to be delivered. Makes great and easy to use mulch for the veggie garden. Plus it looks so nice once it is done.
PaulF said:
I also use straw as mulch in the vegetable garden. For a weed barrier I put down a couple of layers of newspaper. Since I have a connection at the local newspaper, I get end rolls, 36 inches wide and usually between 50 and 75 feet long on a roll. Easy to roll out a couple of layers and then put about 6-8 inches of straw on top. Water goes through the straw and paper, the mulch keeps the soil cooler and holds in moisture. Looks good and works great.
LuisaC said:Dear Tracy,
Agreed, the plastic would cook your soil. I live in East texas and based on my little experience, when they say full sun on the plant tags, they DO NOT intend the Texas sun at 5 o clock in the afternoon! A little bit of shade for any plant would be well received.
I have read that mulching with pine needles and oak leaves gives the soil too much acidity.
True or false? Does anybody know? I am confused about it.
Thanks.
LuisaC said:Thank you guys, Ed and RpR,
I also am a rookie gardener, unfortunately I don't have much time to spend in my garden and learn. I am glad to hear that ph won't be that easy to change, so, i will use some of those live oak leaves that i get. Plenty of pine needles around here too!
thank you gardeners!![]()