Hey Mr.G I believe I have seen videos of yours where you are using what looks like straw as a top cover in your pots. If so, where do you get the straw?, Are you afraid of bringing in pests?, Do you still do it?, and if not what would you suggest as a clean safe mulch? Thanks.
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It's barley straw from BuildASoil. Here's a link: https://buildasoil.com/products/barley-straw-mulch?_pos=2&_sid=672fc7602&_ss=r&variant=952957049 I didn't bring in pests from it. I didn't encounter pests at all using it either. I still do use it at a mulch layer sometimes. I top dress my plants sometimes and it's kinda a pain removing the straw and then placing it on again so sometimes I just add the straw after all top dressing is done. I also left a lot of the straw in the soil after harvest when I was amending the soil. The straw will help with aeration and will also break down over time providing more nutes for the plants.