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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: davholla on March 03, 2016, 17:38:18

Title: Straw any good as weed suppresant around apple trees?
Post by: davholla on March 03, 2016, 17:38:18

As in the heading, I have a lot of straw and wondered if putting around apple trees to kill weeds is a good idea.

Title: Re: Straw any good as weed suppresant around apple trees?
Post by: lottie lou on March 04, 2016, 10:06:40

I have used it round my artichokes.

Title: Re: Straw any good as weed suppresant around apple trees?
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on March 04, 2016, 11:07:29

Grass cuttings work, so staw would doubtless work as well. It might blow about a bit, which is the big drawback of autumn leaves, if you used it on bare ground.

Title: Re: Straw any good as weed suppresant around apple trees?
Post by: Digeroo on March 04, 2016, 23:20:43

My plot neighbours did it, actually from the manure pile but the choose mainly straw.  They have done it several times now.  Apples seem to be doing well.  Keeps the weeds down under young trees.