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Originally Posted by merrymini
Pine straw is best I think. I do a lot of gardening and the pine straw, and I was very negative about it when I first arrived, has enriched my soil tremendously. It is acidic and the soil here is very alkaline, so it balances the soil out very well. Cheap, readily available and easy to spread. If you do not want to do it yourself, I have used Adams Earth and they will deliver and or spread if you wish. It does make a mess in your car. For Pete’s sake, do not use rocks.
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I like pine straw when it’s fresh, but TV changes it out a couple times annually for a reason. It gets very ugly as it ages because It flattens out and turns gray. Unfortunately, most villagers who have it don’t refresh it as needed, and it looks unsightly. We were also told by our pest control company that the pine straw is full of bugs, and that has been our experience in the front yard where we still have the straw.