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Monthly Gardening Discussion Thread - October ‘25 (aussie.zone)

submitted 3 months ago by melbaboutown@aussie.zone to c/gardeningaustralia@aussie.zone

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The weather is definitely getting nicer and there’s been some rains. A good time to plant or sow, or even just let your cactus on the windowsill soak it up. What do you have in mind?

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[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's time my garden had a bit of mulch thrown around, but there's always disagreement over which type to use. I managed to talk the MIL (it's her property) out of that plastic imitation mulch stuff. I could not believe she was actually considering it. Usually she gets a piddling little bit of pea straw and sprinkles it around, but it's not nearly enough to do any good. I'd be interested to hear about other people's experiences with different types of mulch, what worked and what didn't, and what they like best.

[–] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Recently went with just tree mulch (was about $45 a m^3). Avoided the really cheap stuff or $$ dyed stuff. Really piled it on the problem areas (8-10 cm thick) and so far so good.

Saves so much time weeding. Definitely worth going overboard with it.

[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

Thanks for that, not a bad price really.