Pine Straw Info launches pine straw mulch educational website

Online, October 20, 2009 (Newswire.com) - Pine Straw Info (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