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  • Answered by
    Susan75023 on
    August 5, 2011
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    Pine needles make your soil more acidic - knowing if your soil is acidic or alkaline will determine use. I add "stuff" to my soil and if it does not break down completely by Spring, it does provide texture. It will break down eventually but do consider the PH factor.

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    Nikki on
    August 5, 2011
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    Nikki on
    August 14, 2011
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    People commonly use extra pine needles for mulch. They will raise the acid level of the soil you mulch with them, but this can be very good for acid loving plants and vegetable gardens.

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    Heather on
    August 19, 2011
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    You can remove the straw. It is healthy for the trees if it stays because it makes a nice mulch that helps keep moisture in the soil. As long as the trees are getting enough water, removing the pine straw is fine.

    That being said, you can also try treating the ground with an insecticide first to see if that reduces the tick problem. It might save you the work of having to remove all the straw.

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    Nikki on
    September 1, 2011
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    Yes, it would help but you'll have to get rid of the thistle first. They are tough to get rid of once established because of their root and rhizome system. In addition, their seed is very viable, blows easily in the wind, and will establish just about anywhere. Pull up what you can and spot treat the area with Roundup, preferably in the late summer to fall BEFORE the weed goes to seed. You could also try suffocating it with plastic, landscape fabric, ormoist newspaper covered with mulch.

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    Nikki on
    September 1, 2011
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    Well, this is a new one on me. The sap flowing through pine trees does not make that sound, but the cicada noise would indeed be coming from the trees. Cicadas actually favor pine trees for feeding and will often chant their 'mating' calls from the trees as well. This is why you hear them so good around pine trees, though they do get loud enough to hear them just about anywhere.

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