According to some forums, people suggested to put a layer of mulch on top of the soil in container to keep moisture. What kind of mulch will you suggest to put ? Is bark mulch good to put or not ?
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Any mulch is good, seems to help reduce the rootball contracting away from the pot sides. Bark mulches are less prone to blowing away.
Belleclare used to recommend using limestone screens (the really fine gravel). That adds weight quickly, though.
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What about orchid mix as mulch top in cups ?Zone 5 Chicago IL Wish list:
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Originally posted by Taverna78 View PostWhat about orchid mix as mulch top in cups ?
Pine straw also works well in my raised beds when I have enough!
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Last year I put fine or coarse pine park mulch on most of my 5g SIP pots. Using the scientific finger-in-the-pot test, I noted that the ones with mulch were appreciably moister at the distance of one fingerlength into the pot. No quantification was made about plant health or growth to correlate with this observation. No fingers were harmed in the performance of this scientific test.Ed
SW PA zone 6a
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I used pine wood chips this past year in some of my larger figs and it helped keep the moisture longer that some of the other ones.
I have no real explanation on why I didn't put the chips in all my pots.Kevin (Eastern MA - Zone 5b/6a)
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