re: Pine needles, hay, or cypress mulch?

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Pine straw can “flavor” veggies grown in it as well as add acidity to the soil (not much grows where pines shed).

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this would only be for decorative plants. would the acidity hurt the shrubs and what not? and/or is the acidity good for keeping the weeds down?

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Pine straw can “flavor” veggies grown in it as well as add acidity to the soil

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When used as a mulch it doesn’t acidify the soil. And if you till it into the soil it may acidify the soil some, but it’s such a small amount that it’s negligible. This is a very common myth.

I’m a huge fan of pine straw.