Everyone knows plants need water to grow and stay healthy. However, it is possible to overwater plants. For example, if a plant is given more water than it can use at once, the excess moisture in the soil can cause the roots to rot. Fortunately, our team at Todco can help you with this problem.
We offer a wide range of high-quality mulch options which will help absorb excess water and then release it back into the soil to prevent it from drying out. In this article, we will focus on pine straw, one of the many mulch options we offer, to help you decide if it is the right choice for you.
- Effective Soil Protection – Pine straw is an excellent mulch option because it does a good job of protecting the soil. The layer of pine straw over your flower beds and plant roots will prevent moisture from evaporating out of the soil, ensuring the roots have plenty of moisture and will not dry out. The pine needles in the bed of pine straw will also be loose enough to allow for good airflow, which ensures that excess moisture can evaporate easily, preventing the soil from becoming too wet, which makes it vulnerable to fungal growth.
- Ease of Installation – Pine straw also has the benefit of being easy to work with an install. The individual bales are light enough to carry with ease. All you need to do is bring a bale to the right spot, cut it open, and spread out the straw by hand.
- Sustainability – Lastly, pine straw is an extremely sustainable and environmentally friendly mulch option. Pine trees grow and drop new needles every year, just like deciduous tress constantly grow and shed leaves. All our team does is collect the fallen needles and bale them up, which uses much less energy than it takes to produce other types of mulch.