AN OVERVIEW OF SEEDBED MULCHING
Although burlap and cotton fabric were the mulches of choice during early years of forest nursery operation, they were priced out of the market during the 1940's. Availability and costs have dictated to a large extent which materials are useable mulches in forest nurseries. Pine straw and pine bark as well as sawdust have been favored amoung the numerous ones tested. It needs to be emphasized that seed and young seedlings don't care how much it costs or how much is available; they need a moist environment in which to germinate and become established!
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Author(s): Samuel J. Rowan
Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 1986
Event:
Southern Forest Nursery Association
1986 - Pensecola, Florida