Subject: [NAFEX] Re : Wool as mulch (Clifford Cain)
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:57:28 +0100 (BST)
Betsy Here in the UK there are now several products on the market using wool for mulching. The first is akin to a carpet underlay, its about 1m wide and I first saw it being used as a mulch under a recently planted mixed native hedge up at the airport. At our local country fair in 2005 there was a stand selling pellets of wool shoddy. This had been compressed into small pellets, like animal feed pellets. I got a small bag and tried it around one of my blueberry bushes. Visually it did the job. On one trip to Wales I saw a grower using whole fleece as a mulch. When asked why, the price for the fleece was so low it was not worth selling so was using as a mulch instead. As mentioned in another post, I can imagine it getting caught in a mower. Also if present over winter I am sure the whole fleece would serve as a popular nest for mice. Regards
Clifford Cain Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK