Cypress Needles

SouthernBoy 12/25/2014, 6:53 pm

Being brand new to the forum and to gardening I'm not sure what is and isn't useful but thanks to a early freeze my cypress tree is denuded of needles. Can I use them as a mulch on top of my garden? I wouldn't use pine but don't know about cypress.

CapeCoddess 12/25/2014, 8:05 pm

I often use pine needles as mulch, but I'm not sure about Cypress needles. I think that just about anything that sits atop the bed can be used as mulch.

By the way, welcome to the forum! happy hi

CC

SouthernBoy 12/25/2014, 8:46 pm

Thank you! I intend to use the cypress and maybe round up some pine from the neighborhood.

audrey.jeanne.roberts 12/25/2014, 11:03 pm

I just watched a great video a couple weeks ago, but can't remember the name or where (ever done that?!)

A scientist explained that pine needles, though acidic, don't turn your soil acidic. It's actually other issues with the forest that produce generally acidic conditions. So pine needles and almost any type of tree's branches 3 inch diameter or less will make good mulch. The two exceptions I'm aware of are black walnut and eucalyptus, both of which produce substances that hinder the growth of other plants.

**sanderson** 12/26/2014, 2:16 am

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**AtlantaMarie** 12/26/2014, 9:15 am

Hi SouthernBoy! Welcome & Merry (late) Christmas from Atlanta, GA.

CapeCoddess 12/26/2014, 9:17 am

audrey.jeanne.roberts wrote:I just watched a great video a couple weeks ago, but can't remember the name or where (ever done that?!)

A scientist explained that pine needles, though acidic, don't turn your soil acidic. It's actually other issues with the forest that produce generally acidic conditions. So pine needles and almost any type of tree's branches 3 inch diameter or less will make good mulch. The two exceptions I'm aware of are black walnut and eucalyptus, both of which produce substances that hinder the growth of other plants.

Audrey, if you ever remember the name or anything else about that video would you please post it? I'd be very interested in seeing it.

CC

yolos 12/26/2014, 9:35 am

CapeCoddess wrote:
audrey.jeanne.roberts wrote:I just watched a great video a couple weeks ago, but can't remember the name or where (ever done that?!)

A scientist explained that pine needles, though acidic, don't turn your soil acidic. It's actually other issues with the forest that produce generally acidic conditions. So pine needles and almost any type of tree's branches 3 inch diameter or less will make good mulch. The two exceptions I'm aware of are black walnut and eucalyptus, both of which produce substances that hinder the growth of other plants.

Audrey, if you ever remember the name or anything else about that video would you please post it? I'd be very interested in seeing it.

CC

This may be the link she is talking about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B8-1sVcfzE

CapeCoddess 12/26/2014, 3:13 pm

yolos wrote:
CapeCoddess wrote:
audrey.jeanne.roberts wrote:I just watched a great video a couple weeks ago, but can't remember the name or where (ever done that?!)

A scientist explained that pine needles, though acidic, don't turn your soil acidic. It's actually other issues with the forest that produce generally acidic conditions. So pine needles and almost any type of tree's branches 3 inch diameter or less will make good mulch. The two exceptions I'm aware of are black walnut and eucalyptus, both of which produce substances that hinder the growth of other plants.

Audrey, if you ever remember the name or anything else about that video would you please post it? I'd be very interested in seeing it.

CC

This may be the link she is talking about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B8-1sVcfzE

yep, I'll bet that's the one. It was great. Thanks

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