Georgia Pine Straw, Inc.: Pine Straw

Nature's Perfect Groundcover

If you're looking for a superior bedding material for your trees and plants consider Pine Straw. It is a natural product, high in nitrogen, that decomposes and makes a great fertilizer for plants and shrubs. A Pine Straw covering adds beauty to your landscape while deterring weeds. It is insect and rodent free, adheres well to slopes and will not wash away during heavy rain. Pine Straw is ecology-minded and easy to work with. It does not have to be removed simply place fresh straw on top of existing straw to revitalize the color.

Is PINE STRAW an effective mulch to use in the North?

Excerpt From "Organic Gardening"
July-August 1997, v44, n6 p.5
0(5).
Complete Guide to Organic Mulch.
Authored by Scott Meyer.

"Maybe you've avoided using pine needles in your garden because you've heard that they'll acidify your soil. Well, when Clarence Johnson, Ph.d., State College in Georgia tested the pH of soil in plots that had been mulched for 2 years with 3 inches of pine needles, they found that the soil remained at about the same pH (a near neutral, garden friendly 6.8) that it was when they tested it before any of those pine needles were applied. And those needles were also a great mulch! Eggplants mulched with pine needles produced 20% more fruit than plants that were grown with no mulch at all."

PINE STRAW

KEEPS SPRAWLING VEGETABLES SUCH AS SQUASH, MELONS AND
STRAWBERRIES FROM FORMING MILDEW, MOLD OR DEVELOPING ROT.

PINE STRAW is widely used by Landscaper, Nurseries, Golf Courses, Municipalities, Parks, and Home Owners.

PINE STRAW'S popularity continues to grow, the word is spreading that PINE STRAW is easy to use, has beautiful color and makes a great fertilizer. It is easy to see why PINE STRAW has become such a sought after product for the finishing touch on landscape jobs.