tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post7955773998479287203..comments2024-03-18T21:12:52.392-04:00Comments on Heissatopia: Pine StrawAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785629874138416100noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-76978159174996653642019-08-01T21:35:58.796-04:002019-08-01T21:35:58.796-04:00I need a picture of pine straw.I need a picture of pine straw.Cryshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093625438383031052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-77290621749793173442019-08-01T10:56:40.701-04:002019-08-01T10:56:40.701-04:00I see--and most of the plants you named on that li...I see--and most of the plants you named on that list would not do well outside in the harsh Alberta climate. So that makes sense.Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450610418971329885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-53518621799989007472019-08-01T09:17:10.664-04:002019-08-01T09:17:10.664-04:00Your comment made me curious, and I found this on ...Your comment made me curious, and I found this on the Lowe's website:<br /><br />"As pine needles break down, they slightly acidify the soil, making them an excellent landscaping mulch for acid-loving plants, trees and shrubs such as camellias, azaleas, hydrangeas, fuchsias, gardenias, ferns, dogwoods, magnolias, holly and evergreens."<br /><br />source: https://www.lowes.com/n/how-to/how-to-use-pine-strawSusannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-44946924101848277632019-08-01T09:08:19.086-04:002019-08-01T09:08:19.086-04:00This is so weird to me, because my experience with...This is so weird to me, because my experience with pine is that in the area under the tree where the needles fall, NOTHING GROWS. I remember asking my dad about why that was so, although I don't remember his answer which probably went over my head at the time I asked the question. So, I am guessing that whatever trees we had in Alberta were chemically different than whatever type of pine needles used to mulch in the south.Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450610418971329885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-42209449307422178102019-08-01T07:11:45.234-04:002019-08-01T07:11:45.234-04:00Andrew has several customers who want pine straw, ...Andrew has several customers who want pine straw, and the guy who he buys it from has had a hard time getting it this year due to weather and labor shortages, I believe. I didn't know it was a southern thing, though! :) I'm sure those guys were happy you hired them, and I'm glad it was one less thing for you to do! Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.com