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I have a number of pine trees along my fence line and there are a ton of weeds, pine cones and pine needles making the area look unruly. I'm trying to clean it up and using a hoe to remove the worst of the weeds. Being a complete garden novice I am not sure what the next steps are.
Should I rake up all the pine needles and cones then spread mulch around the trees?
Last edited by ohardin; 05-26-2019 at 05:18 PM..
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Just use round up on the weeds. It will not hurt the tree if you get spray on the trunk. The needles and pine cones are themselves mulch. Just rake it in a circle around each tree, 3-4 inches thick.
I always thought a thick layer of pine needles around the base of confers prevent a lot of weed growth? What sort of weeds are we talking about?
^^^This. I always liked walking through a stand of pines. There was a soft cushion of pine needles and little undergrowth.
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