[compost_tea] Re: Watering (orchard mulch)

From: David Hall <dchall8_at_texas.net>
Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 13:37:25 -0000

That sounds like good mulch to me.  In the Texas Hill Country they
are overrun with a juniper they call cedar.  When the cedar tree is
completely chipped into a single pile, it makes an incredible mulch
that can support growth without further amendment. 

David Hall
San Antonio, TX

--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Guth" <guthltd@m...> wrote:
> David Hall wrote:
>
> > For orchard trees, liberal use of mulch has allowed some of Texas
> > Hill Country orchards to go permanently without artificial
> > irrigation.  They leave about 18 inches of mulch in rows next to
> > (but not touching) the trees and allow grass to grow where ever.
> > The trees are sometimes sprayed with molasses and seaweed to keep
> > the insects away.  Our soils are prone to cotton root rot here so
> > the best organic technique found to prevent it is a product
called
> > Actinovate.  Dust the roots upon first planting and it seems to
> > protect the trees permanently.
> >
> What sort of mulch?  It must suppress the grass where it is?  We
have large
> amounts of sawdust-based horse manure-rich stable waste, and were
thinking
> of mulching our small orchard plots with it.  We could probably
manage about
> 18 inches depth if we kept at it.  (I hope this question is not too
> off-topic).
>
> John Guth




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