[tuccillo]

I need 20 bales of pine straw delivered but not spread. Any recommendations and how much per bale? Thanks so much.

[Phanatic Luvr]

Adam Neusbaum provides this service ... $4.75 a bale I believe, not put down or $6.75 per bale put down. (352) 342-1384

[birdawg]

Originally Posted by Phanatic Luvr

Adam Neusbaum provides this service ... $4.75 a bale I believe, not put down or $6.75 per bale put down. (352) 342-1384

And he does a nice job

[tuccillo]

Ouch, we paid $2.55/bale in SE GA. Anyone else?

Originally Posted by Phanatic Luvr

Adam Neusbaum provides this service ... $4.75 a bale I believe, not put down or $6.75 per bale put down. (352) 342-1384

[k2at]

I buy mine at home depot and rent one of their trucks for $20 an hour and get it back to Home Depot within the hour allotment of time. Forgot how much I pay for a bale.

[birdawg]

Originally Posted by k2at

I buy mine at home depot and rent one of their trucks for $20 an hour and get it back to Home Depot within the hour allotment of time. Forgot how much I pay for a bale.

$3.75 so for 20 bales delivered 20 bucks extra.

[Paperboy]

Originally Posted by tuccillo

Ouch, we paid $2.55/bale in SE GA. Anyone else?

I live in northern Wis. & EVERY fall I haul 3 trailer loads of pine needles to the dump.
Come on up & rake & take ALL U want.
PM me for directions

[tomwed]

How many square feet does a bale cover? Or is there a better way to estimate what one would need?

thank-you

[casita37]

Originally Posted by tomwed

How many square feet does a bale cover? Or is there a better way to estimate what one would need?

thank-you

Does anyone know the answer to this question?

Thanks!

[Bonanza]

Mulch, which comes in different varieties, lasts much longer than pine straw, is much tidier looking and is about the same price.
You don't know where the stuff has been raked up from and who knows what diseases or bugs you could be spreading.

I don't understand the benefit of using it.
Also, it isn't dense enough to keep the moisture in the soil.
Do people use it because that is what the developer initially put in when the house was brand new???

[tuccillo]

I used it for 20 years in GA. There are pluses and minuses. It is cheap (well, it was where I lived in GA), easy to put down, and looks good. The minuses are it breaks down fast so it doesn't look so good after 6 months. I never detected any diseases or bugs as a result of using pine straw. Pine nuggets are another choice and they last longer but cost more and are harder to put down (not an issue if you are paying someone).

Originally Posted by Bonanza

Mulch, which comes in different varieties, lasts much longer than pine straw, is much tidier looking and is about the same price.
You don't know where the stuff has been raked up from and who knows what diseases or bugs you could be spreading.

I don't understand the benefit of using it.
Also, it isn't dense enough to keep the moisture in the soil.
Do people use it because that is what the developer initially put in when the house was brand new???

[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by tuccillo

I used it for 20 years in GA. There are pluses and minuses. It is cheap (well, it was where I lived in GA), easy to put down, and looks good. The minuses are it breaks down fast so it doesn't look so good after 6 months. I never detected any diseases or bugs as a result of using pine straw. Pine nuggets are another choice and they last longer but cost more and are harder to put down (not an issue if you are paying someone).

The look of pine straw is in the eyes of the beholder. Personally, I think pine straw looks sloppy, but that is just my opinion. It does not do a good job for moisture retention which is why you mulch planted areas.

Mulch comes in a myriad of choices -- nuggets, shredded, chips, bark, etc. Just about of every type of mulch costs less that $5.00 for a 2 cu. ft. bag, and usually, you can find it on sale or even less at WalMart. Other than that, you can buy it through a landscaper by the cu. yard. There isn't too much difference in price between pine straw and mulch but mulch lasts a very long time. In the long run, mulch is less expensive. It is very easy to put down: slit the bag open, pour it out and spread it. Nothing hard about that!

[tuccillo]

Where I lived in GA there was a huge difference in price with pine straw being much cheaper. It seems be more expensive here. When you are doing a large areas, as I did, mulch just wasn't an option. Here it is a different story since the flower/scrubs beds are much smaller. I used to cover several thousand sq. ft. with pine straw.

Originally Posted by Bonanza

The look of pine straw is in the eyes of the beholder. Personally, I think pine straw looks sloppy, but that is just my opinion. It does not do a good job for moisture retention which is why you mulch planted areas.

Mulch comes in a myriad of choices -- nuggets, shredded, chips, bark, etc. Just about of every type of mulch costs less that $5.00 for a 2 cu. ft. bag, and usually, you can find it on sale or even less at WalMart. Other than that, you can buy it through a landscaper by the cu. yard. There isn't too much difference in price between pine straw and mulch but mulch lasts a very long time. In the long run, mulch is less expensive. It is very easy to put down: slit the bag open, pour it out and spread it. Nothing hard about that!

[Phanatic Luvr]

As you said Bonanza, beauty is in the eye's of the beholder. We have stoned around a good portion of our home but use pine straw in the rest of our beds. Here's why ... we cut our own lawn and pine straw does not fly up and hit you in the face, as mulch does, when hit with a weed wacker. Also, I always remember a good friend of mine, who owned his own exterminating business up north, telling us never to place mulch around our home, as it can be infested with termites. A whole different prospective.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by tomwed

How many square feet does a bale cover? Or is there a better way to estimate what one would need?

thank-you

It depends on where the bail comes from they are different sizes and sometimes for the same amount of money. We use Adam also, he comes to the house for us spreads it and is always honest about how much he needs to use. We are also using him to top dress the lawn this year.