Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Pine Straw question?

I live in lower Alabama. and want to use Pine Straw for around my Flower beds. how much does it cost, a bale? and how many bales would I need for around an average garden with lots of flower beds?

Pine Straw question?
The price would be around $4-6 a bale...


as for how much you would need..check


with your local farmers co-op. The co-op's


normally carry bales of pine straw.


But... if you want to save some money. Find


someone you know who has pine trees on


their property and see if they will let you rake


up and haul off what you need... that will save


you a lot of money


1 comment:

  1. Bales come in different sizes, so find out how many square feet (at 2-3" deep) the bales you are considering will cover. Estimate the square footage you need to cover (multiply the length times the width of your flower beds) and divide that by the coverage of the bale. That will tell you how many bales you need. There are some automatic calculators out there as well: http://www.PineStrawInfo.com

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