Pine Straw Info launches educational website about using pine straw mulch and where to buy it

Nov. 19, 2009 - PRLog -- Nacogdoches, Texas --

Pine Straw Info (http://www.PineStrawInfo.com) has launched an educational website designed to provide the best information available regarding pine straw mulch and where to buy it. The Pine Straw Info website was developed as a place for gardeners, landscapers, homeowners, nurseries, garden centers, property managers, environmental managers, contractors, commercial builders, home builders, and others to find detailed information about using and purchasing pine straw mulch.

Mulch has been proven to be invaluable in all gardens and landscapes as it adds necessary organic matter, helps prevent loss of topsoil from wind and water erosion, reduces water usage by maintaining soil moisture, reduces rainwater runoff, reduces soil compaction, lessens soil temperature fluctuations, improves soil tilth, makes the landscape more attractive, reduces maintenance, reduces weed growth, insulates soil to keep plants cooler in summer and warmer in winter, improves soil aeration, structure, and drainage over time, improves soil fertility, inhibits certain plant diseases, and reduces damage from trimmers and lawn mowers.

The Pine Straw Info website describes how pine straw (or pine needles), well known for its natural mulching properties and environmentally sustainable production, outperforms other mulches. It does this by explaining and showing how pine straw is simple to apply, lasts a long time, is lightweight and very easy to handle, reduces weeds, reduces water evaporation which in turn saves water, is cost competitive with other mulches, improves soil and plant health by adding organic material and nutrients to the soil, and doesn't attract termites. "Pine straw just breathes better and doesn't compact like some other mulches, which contributes to better plant health. Secondly, rain easily infiltrates pine straw and evenly and softly disperses the water amongst your plants, without floating out of the flower beds. Since it doesn't float, it is also one of the best mulches for all types of erosion control" the website's developer Scott Jacobs stated. Jacobs' site also contains articles, photos, videos, and testimonials regarding pine straw, where it can be purchased in every state, and an online calculator to determine the amount of pine straw needed for any garden, landscape, or environmental project.

Jacobs, who has an extensive background in gardening, landscaping, and environmental and forest management, believes that pine straw is by far the best, easiest, and most cost effective solution for healthy gardens and landscapes. "Why bear the cost, hassle, and tiring work of carrying heavy bags of mulch or shoveling through a pile all day and pushing heavy wheelbarrows of mulch to your site. Pine straw bales are easy to carry and handle, are competitively priced with other premium mulches, outperform other mulches, and are simple to spread and store. Pine straw can be easily shipped or delivered to you depending on your location, and best of all, it is an organic product that is sustainably produced" Jacobs said.

Pine Straw Info's new website can be found at http://www.PineStrawInfo.com

For more information contact:

Scott Jacobs
Pine Straw Info
3820 Sir Gawain
Nacogdoches, Texas 75965
info@pinestrawinfo.com
936-676-0124
http://www.PineStrawInfo.com

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About Pine Straw Info: Pine Straw Info was developed to provide the best overall information available on the internet regarding pine straw mulch, where you can buy it, photos, testimonials from gardeners and landscapers, and an online calculator to determine the amount of pine straw needed for your garden or landscape project.

Scott Jacobs, who developed this site, is an avid gardener with over 25 years of gardening experience, several years experience using, buying, selling, and shipping pine straw mulch, over 10 years experience in the forestry and forest/wood products industry, 15 years experience as a tree farmer, holds both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Environmental Management, has 13 years experience in environmental compliance, has taught college level environmental science courses and has authored and published a book and several articles.