Natural bamboo mulch, superior garden container and potted plant top covering, organic USA batch made shredded long lasting silica additive
Natural bamboo mulch, superior garden container and potted plant top covering, organic USA batch made shredded long lasting silica additive
$14.00
This bamboo mulch is crafted in small batches using only leaves and branches of bamboo plants from our chemical and pesticide free grove in Ohio, USA. It is a superior top covering for container plants, prize winning flowers, and tasty garden veggies. We also find it to be a great additive mixed right into our potting soils. Bamboo mulch not only provides the typical benefits of other mulches: retaining moisture, adding nutrients as it decomposes, and tamping down weeds, but has several other benefits that you simply don't get with any other type of mulching product.
Compared with wood / bark mulch:
Bamboo mulch decomposes at a much slower rate, meaning it lasts much longer and needs reapplied less often!
Bamboo mulch has a much lower nitrogen drawdown, meaning there is much less need for additional fertilizers!
Bamboo mulch contains significantly higher silica content, meaning significantly stronger healthier plants!
The rapid decomposition of woody mulches requires nitrogen from the soil and in turn your plants, to fuel the process. Plants suffer from lack of nitrogen while the process continues. Eventually though, decomposition does its thing, and no longer needs the nitrogen, and kicks it back into the soil, often in a large dump. Plants then get burned from the nitrogen overload. Extra care must be taken to balance the high nitrogen drawdown of most mulches. With bamboo, not so much. Plus the slower decomposition means less application AND bamboo is permeable and tends to stay put on slopes much better than woody mulches .
Bamboo mulch has a super high silica content. You can actually feel it on raw bamboo, reminds me of a cat's tongue, rougher in one direction like sandpaper. The benefits of adding silica to your plants diet is lengthy and legendary. It increases resistance to environmental stress, pathogens and pests. It strengthens cell walls and improves the uptake of water and minerals and adds an extra level of protection against fungal diseases such as powdery mildew. Stronger healthier plants means less work for you!
Each batch of our bamboo mulch is shredded on a tarp, using limbs, branches, tops, and leaves of only bamboo (stout poles have other uses) with no other plants going through the shredder except bamboo to reduce any influx of seeds or debris from other plants, though occasional blown in tree leafs make it into the final batch. It is then spread in a thin layer and left outside in the sun for several days. It is tossed about a few times and kept under cover during rain and at night. The process desiccates and cures the bamboo. Once bagged in our breathable woven sacks and left to cure further in our solarium, the end result is a durable lightweight dried bamboo mulch.
I go through by hand and pull out any large chunks of bamboo that didn't get broken down a little. Then load up each bag with a mix of finely shredded, and some not as much. The mix of leaves and twigs of various sizes make for an "extended time release" as the window of decomposition and nutrients is expanded. Any green will eventually fade out, and becomes beige after it is used and begins to see constant weather.
We use 15" x 24" Ohio manufactured polypro breathable weave feed bags. For reference that's the same size as 15 pound dog food bags. We loose fill the bags to within a few inches of the top with a light tamping and without compression to keep the mulch light and airy as it continues to cure in the sacks. Turns out to be 8-10 gallons, about 2- 1/2 pounds, fluffs up about 2 cubic feet. NOTE: In order to save on shipping we take our 15" x 24" bag full of mulch, roll the top over and compress it, similar to the cartoon version of packing a suitcase. Not ideal as the bags may not appear full when they arrive, but it sure saves some money on shipping!
Bamboo mulch gives your potted plants a bit more pizzazz than the traditional stuff, plus it's actually more effective at doing what you want your mulch to do!
Try our premiere Micro-Mulch for showy indoor plants with the most potent natural silica on the planet! https://www.etsy.com/listing/1599049469/bamboo-micro-mulch-premier-showy-potted?
FREE shipping on orders totaling $50 or more.
Compared with wood / bark mulch:
Bamboo mulch decomposes at a much slower rate, meaning it lasts much longer and needs reapplied less often!
Bamboo mulch has a much lower nitrogen drawdown, meaning there is much less need for additional fertilizers!
Bamboo mulch contains significantly higher silica content, meaning significantly stronger healthier plants!
The rapid decomposition of woody mulches requires nitrogen from the soil and in turn your plants, to fuel the process. Plants suffer from lack of nitrogen while the process continues. Eventually though, decomposition does its thing, and no longer needs the nitrogen, and kicks it back into the soil, often in a large dump. Plants then get burned from the nitrogen overload. Extra care must be taken to balance the high nitrogen drawdown of most mulches. With bamboo, not so much. Plus the slower decomposition means less application AND bamboo is permeable and tends to stay put on slopes much better than woody mulches .
Bamboo mulch has a super high silica content. You can actually feel it on raw bamboo, reminds me of a cat's tongue, rougher in one direction like sandpaper. The benefits of adding silica to your plants diet is lengthy and legendary. It increases resistance to environmental stress, pathogens and pests. It strengthens cell walls and improves the uptake of water and minerals and adds an extra level of protection against fungal diseases such as powdery mildew. Stronger healthier plants means less work for you!
Each batch of our bamboo mulch is shredded on a tarp, using limbs, branches, tops, and leaves of only bamboo (stout poles have other uses) with no other plants going through the shredder except bamboo to reduce any influx of seeds or debris from other plants, though occasional blown in tree leafs make it into the final batch. It is then spread in a thin layer and left outside in the sun for several days. It is tossed about a few times and kept under cover during rain and at night. The process desiccates and cures the bamboo. Once bagged in our breathable woven sacks and left to cure further in our solarium, the end result is a durable lightweight dried bamboo mulch.
I go through by hand and pull out any large chunks of bamboo that didn't get broken down a little. Then load up each bag with a mix of finely shredded, and some not as much. The mix of leaves and twigs of various sizes make for an "extended time release" as the window of decomposition and nutrients is expanded. Any green will eventually fade out, and becomes beige after it is used and begins to see constant weather.
We use 15" x 24" Ohio manufactured polypro breathable weave feed bags. For reference that's the same size as 15 pound dog food bags. We loose fill the bags to within a few inches of the top with a light tamping and without compression to keep the mulch light and airy as it continues to cure in the sacks. Turns out to be 8-10 gallons, about 2- 1/2 pounds, fluffs up about 2 cubic feet. NOTE: In order to save on shipping we take our 15" x 24" bag full of mulch, roll the top over and compress it, similar to the cartoon version of packing a suitcase. Not ideal as the bags may not appear full when they arrive, but it sure saves some money on shipping!
Bamboo mulch gives your potted plants a bit more pizzazz than the traditional stuff, plus it's actually more effective at doing what you want your mulch to do!
Try our premiere Micro-Mulch for showy indoor plants with the most potent natural silica on the planet! https://www.etsy.com/listing/1599049469/bamboo-micro-mulch-premier-showy-potted?
FREE shipping on orders totaling $50 or more.
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