Xgrnd,
I use it both in ground and in my post also.

Many thanx Jose

We just got back from Lowes

The plants now have pine bark nuggets on all the young plants!

About 4" worth.

Cecil

I use pine bark almost exclusively for my figs. It's lighter and airier than many bagged mulches, so it's better at regulating soil temperature, as well. I prefer the "mini-nuggets". My figs seem to love it, both in-ground and in pots. Do check that the "pine bark" you buy is mostly PINE BARK. Some of it contains oak, pine or cypress shavings, as well. I would warn that pine bark is slightly acidic, so as it breaks down to compost you can either replace it, or add a bit of lime to the soil. One caveat: my figs tend to root into that nice airy mulch, especially in humid weather. If you leave your figs in-ground for the winter, provide extra mulch on the root zone to protect any surface roots.

One other use I have for pine bark is for double potting. I have a couple of figs in a very hot full-sun, concreted area; and to prevent cooking the roots, I place the potted fig in a larger plain, unglazed CLAY pot, fill the gap between the the two pots with pine bark, and water the bark well. The evaporation from the nuggets and clay pot cools the root zone by several degrees, without keeping the fig roots too wet. The figs will root into the pine bark if left alone, but I just turn the inner pot every few days and it solves that problem. Of course, this means using large, heavy, EXPENSIVE pots, but it's worth it for the way my figs are growing!

Many, Many thanks fig_insanity

You spoke very well, as does most everyone else here (except me)

Again, Thanks
Cecil