Cedar Mulch
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:52 am
Hey there guys... Please file this in the category of "oddball questions"...
I am sharing a very small garden plot with a friend of mine, and she is doing the "organic thing" in this garden spot. (no pesticides or other non-organic fertilizer). We planted a small row of beans, tomato plants, peppers, cauliflower and some herbs. This plot is at her house in the city, and I get there at least one evening during the week and one on the weekend. In between times getting over to her place, she decided that she really wanted to try to retain moisture in the garden by mulching...so she spread cedar mulch all around the plants in the garden. My question is this, all of the plants are up and looked pretty healthy before the application of the cedar. Will this mulch hurt the plants or make unwanted changes to the soil where the plants are growing? It certainly seemed unorthodox to me when she put that down, but I don't know if it is a bad thing or not...
Thanks for your help!
Mike in La Crosse, WI
I am sharing a very small garden plot with a friend of mine, and she is doing the "organic thing" in this garden spot. (no pesticides or other non-organic fertilizer). We planted a small row of beans, tomato plants, peppers, cauliflower and some herbs. This plot is at her house in the city, and I get there at least one evening during the week and one on the weekend. In between times getting over to her place, she decided that she really wanted to try to retain moisture in the garden by mulching...so she spread cedar mulch all around the plants in the garden. My question is this, all of the plants are up and looked pretty healthy before the application of the cedar. Will this mulch hurt the plants or make unwanted changes to the soil where the plants are growing? It certainly seemed unorthodox to me when she put that down, but I don't know if it is a bad thing or not...
Thanks for your help!
Mike in La Crosse, WI