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17 years ago

I need to add mulch to my rose bed. One "expert" says use pine; another says cedar (which is my favorite because of its fragrance). Any real experts out there with a recommendation.

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Okiedawn OK Zone 7
17 years ago
Sammy is one of our rose experts as she has had as many as 300 rose bushes growing at one time, so I am hoping she'll see this thread and respond.

If you need an answer ASAP, you might want to post this at the Rose Forum and see what the folks there say.

I've just used whatever mulch I felt like using, normally one type of bark or another purchased in bags at at a big box store. I hardly consider myself a rose expert though.

Dawn
gamebird
17 years ago
I'm a big fan of the free mulch at the Tulsa GreenWaste site. But I know next to nothing about roses and if they need special mulch. Mine seem to be doing just fine with free mulch around them.
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