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question about pine bark

18 years ago

One of the big box stores had one dozen 2 cubic bags of pine bark mulch that they used to stack things on. It was the end of the season so I bought them for a song. My question is. How fast will they break down in the bags? This is their second year in those bags. Is it partialy composted now? Is it close? thanks filix

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tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
18 years ago
It depends on the moisture/O2 level in the product. If it's damp, it's likely partially composted. More important than the state of the material, is it's size. If the size is in that Al
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