What’s the best mulch IYO

[Obepawn]

Why no cedar is it because it will throw of ph balance?

It has oils that can be bad for good fungus and bacteria

 

[Obepawn]

Why no cedar is it because it will throw of ph balance?

Walnut has a toxin that kills a lot of plants. It’s bad for tomatoes and tomatoes and cannabis are similar in their nutrient requirements. Pine is probably the best if your thinking about bark mulch

 

[Brandon137]

Walnut has a toxin that kills a lot of plants. It’s bad for tomatoes and tomatoes and cannabis are similar in their nutrient requirements. Pine is probably the best if your thinking about bark mulch

Ok thank you for the info

 

[youraveragehorticulturist]

Rotting wood chunks are great for mulch.

Grease Monkey Man got me turned on to gathering chunks of crumbling logs from the woods. The wood chunks are great in the soil and also on top of the soil as mulch.

 

[bongrip101]

I've noticed that using a cover crop drastically stabilized rH in my tent, I feel like without it there is just a ton of evaporation wicking off the top of the pots after you water them. I grew out some thick crimson clover and it seemed to work nicely. I wasnt exactly sure how to topdress without destroying the cover crop so I just decided to chop it all down, topdress, and cover it all in a layer of compost, the dead clover turns into a hay/straw like texture when it dries out. The local compost I get almost has a fine wood mulchy texture that seems to be able to double up as a mulch as well as a soil component.

How thick did you let it grow out before you chopped it? I'm trying the buildasoil cover crop mix and I was thinking of doing the same

 

[IIReignManII]

How thick did you let it grow out before you chopped it? I'm trying the buildasoil cover crop mix and I was thinking of doing the same

It grew out from when I started cooking the soil till about the first week of flower...it will start getting tall, I had to mow the grass several times before I actually chopped them all down for good. The clover was pretty god damn thick, I may have thrown down too much seed.

 

[bongrip101]

It grew out from when I started cooking the soil till about the first week of flower...it will start getting tall, I had to mow the grass several times before I actually chopped them all down for good. The clover was pretty god damn thick, I may have thrown down too much seed. View attachment 4393800

I feel like I put down too few of it but it's only been 2 days

 

[Obepawn]

What I want to know is, can I use a layer of coir as a mulch?

 

[Aussieaceae]

What I want to know is, can I use a layer of coir as a mulch?

Nah, it dries out too fast, almost inert.
You pretty much want the opposite for mulch, within reason, it still has to breath.

I really like sugarcane mulch and highly recommend it, if you can source it easily.
Microbes love it, worms love it, breaks down nice and fast, it's loaded with sugar too.

 

[Obepawn]

Nah, it dries out too fast, almost inert.
You pretty much want the opposite for mulch, within reason, it still has to breath.

I really like sugarcane mulch and highly recommend it, if you can source it easily.
Microbes love it, worms love it, breaks down nice and fast, it's loaded with sugar too.

Thanks bro.