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container what kind of mulch for containers?
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My pots are pretty simple and frugal. I use bamboo stakes and shredded leaves from the year before.
millworkman
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Shredded hardwood. Nothing with color and no rubber.n
I wouldn't use mulch in containers as it will harbor fungus gnats.
I personally do not use any mulch and all my containers are doing awesome.
millworkman
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Mulch will harbour gnats in pots just like soil so no difference. Txcg shows why its useful. Also, its easier for the soil to soak up water with mulch since the top of the mix never gets that cake layer that sucks to wet.
The difference is that the soil can dry out on top without mulch, with mulch it stays moist which is what the gnats like.
The difference is what zone are you in actually I would think. I'm with TXCG because here in texas 100 degree day is almost an everyday situation End of may through September. So I mulch absolutely and will have dry soil in 3 days most of the time. In montreal I can't imagine the need to mulch but I don't see a problem with it as long as your soil isn't staying wet for long periods of time. Then you can see fungal gnats but like milworkman pointed out... you can see gnat problems mulch or no mulch if it's staying wet.
EDIT: Just to reiterate I didn't use mulch last year and was watering every other day if not every other day. Learned my lesson. This year they seem much happier with mulch down in the summer time.
EDIT: Just to reiterate I didn't use mulch last year and was watering every other day if not every other day. Learned my lesson. This year they seem much happier with mulch down in the summer time.
