Why I Love Pine Straw!

[3KillerBs]

Past 3 days -- constant cold rain.

3am -- Thunderstorms and torrential downpour.

3pm -- Surface is dry already after half a day of sun.

Not to mention that it's free for the raking on my property. In fact, I don't have to rake it anymore. DH found a used lawn sweeper for sale just down the road so I left dinner in the oven to stay warm while we looked at it and we ended up buying it.

 

[Cassandra Lana]

What is pine straw ? and... U dOnT hAvE sNoW

 

[Cattle dog Mom]

What is pine straw ? and... U dOnT hAvE sNoW

The needles that fall off of pine trees.

 

[reluctant farmer]

We use it too! Works great for traction on the mud. The duck like it to sleep and nest in. I get it from the box store. Cheap and convenient.

 

[RoyalChick]

I love it but have to rake it up and right now it is under a couple of feet of snow. Mine are white pines and the needles are lovely and soft. Not prickly.

 

[Cassandra Lana]

The needles that fall off of pine trees.

Cool

 

[3KillerBs]

What is pine straw ? and... U dOnT hAvE sNoW

The fallen needles of the loblolly and longleaf pines that are so abundant in this area. People buy it in bales as landscape mulch.

I'll admit that it's not as absorbent as other things, and that it takes a long time to compost, but I think it's great litter for the run nonetheless.

I am fortunate to be just a bit south of the ice. We had 3 days of 40F rain.

 

[aart]

Pine straw magic or good drainage?

 

[3KillerBs]

Pine straw magic or good drainage?

Both, because I'm in the Sandhills.

But the top of the pine straw is dry long before the grassy area or the place where they tore apart a straw bale.