This is why azaleas and gardenias are a perfect pair in the garden. To that end, there's a good reason you should always use pine straw when mulching azaleas: It will help maintain the lower soil pH ...

In some areas of the country, the choice between mulching with pine needles and wood mulch is a tough one. Since the 1980s, pine straw has been the favorite mulch in the South. It is inexpensive, ...

If you’ve ever raked up a pile of fallen pine needles, you’ve probably wondered: “Can I just… use these?” Spoiler alert: you ...

Both pine straw or wood mulch make an excellent mulch for your garden depending on the situation. Here's how to decide when ...

Right under our collective noses - and probably in your very own yard - is a great gardening tool that we have typically shunned. Pine straw. Raked up often to be disposed of, this all-natural, ...

Summer has definitely arrived. With temperatures reaching the high 90s and 100s every day, water is quickly lost from soils and plants. Evapotranspiration is the agricultural term for the total amount ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - I have bragged about the abundance of oaks and, consequently oak leaves, that I’ll be able to use between the rows in my vegetable garden. A friend asked if pine straw could ...

The gardening literature includes a wide range of instructions for implementing this process, which is also referred to as ...

GLENMOORE >> Longleaf pine straw is a popular southern landscaping product – used as mulch in a variety of applications. That product is now available locally. Mid-Atlantic Pine Straw Mulch is owned ...

Fall is the best time of the year to reseed thin and bare areas in fescue lawns. The seeding rates depend on your lawn’s condition; completely bare areas need up to 7 pounds per 1,000 square feet and ...

In the bamboo forests of southern China, mulching the ground with straw during winter is a common management practice. Farmers use materials such as rice straw and bamboo branches to insulate the soil ...