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what do you think about sugar cane mulch?
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Posted by ashke SA Aust (My Page) on Thu, Feb 16, 06 at 7:35
| is it any good for vegie gardens?
Am thinking of including it as part of adding organic matter to the vegie patch (see previous posts on "weird soil" if you like), just wondering if others have used it, or do they prefer tried and true lucerne or pea straw? |
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RE: what do you think about sugar cane mulch?
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| I think it is marvelous as it breaks down into the soil..May be a bit expensive for use down your way as I only pay $20 for a huge round of it probably equal to about 20 bales. I would go for the lucerne myself its the best as I use that for my special plants but at $8:50 for a bale of spoilt lucerne from the nearest produce store here I don't buy it often.....Best to buy what is the most available in your area that way its the cheapest..Cheers...MM. |
RE: what do you think about sugar cane mulch?
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Hi Ashke,
I've been using both for about three years now. Lucerne is very rich and breaks down quickly, much loved by worms. It's the double cream of mulches and dry-soil improvers. Quite high in N. Sugarcane Mulch also rocks, but is much slower to break down. Has 1 per cent N, according to award-winning nurseryman in my area. I love it for tomatoes as it provides a moisture retentive barrier for longer than lucerne and isn't quite so rich. The Light White of mulches, but nowhere near as good a soil improver. Cheers, Grub. |
RE: what do you think about sugar cane mulch?
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- Posted by ashke SA Aust (My Page) on
Thu, Feb 16, 06 at 17:28
| thanks misty...I've recently seen it for about $12 for a bale of chopped mulch...probably need 3-4 for my smallish bed (6m x 3m) |
RE: what do you think about sugar cane mulch?
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- Posted by mabb Melbourne, Aust (My Page) on
Fri, Feb 24, 06 at 21:19
| I've just discovered it.... I love the fact that it's mulched up small and quite fine so it makes a great mat when you use it as mulch. Shame it's so pricy. We went to the Seymour Alternative Farming Expo last weekend and saw a product from Moama made of peanut straw that was also mulched up fine. Cheaper than the sugar cane but similar feel. I don't know about the nutrient value tho. We're definitely geting a mulcher so we can do the same to the cheaper lucerne hay. |
RE: what do you think about sugar cane mulch?
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| absolutely magnificent - tho the organic gardeners don;t like it because of all the stuff put into growing the cane originally. I don't care - it's excellent I've put down six or eight round bales since I moved in and changed a clay mud patch that struggled to grow grass into something approaching a garden. BTW ashke - where are you getting it from in SA? |
RE: what do you think about sugar cane mulch?
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- Posted by ashke SA Aust (My Page) on
Sun, Feb 26, 06 at 10:41
| Hi paradisi, the only place I've seen it available is at Bunnings, but I was very interested in it as it's often mentioned in various gardening shows. I can't however find those great roll bales; seems to be only available in a plastic wrapped normal bale size package mabb...I also have been thinking about getting a mulcher, as I often have heaps of trimmings from various perennials, shrubs etc, as well as leaf fall and the occasional small branch from the huge gum tree out the back |
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