Effects of pine straw harvesting on quantity and quality of surface runoff.

Pine needle (straw) can be used as an attractive mulching material to shelter the soil surface against erosion, preserve soil moisture, moderate soil temperature, and inhibit weed growing in most landscape situations. Unlike more [i]or[/i] less other mulch (e.g. pine bark, leaves, or grass clippings), pine needle accompany to interlock and stay in place smooth on steep terrain, in high winds, or below flowing water. Pine straw is also more take away from effective and easier to transport than many other mulching materials. For example, individual bale of pine straw will adequately guard the same surface area as seven bags of bark mulch still ...