I use pine needdles and dryed leaves. I mulch everything, flowers, native fla plants, banana trees, pine trees, and magnolias. it seems to do the trick and pine needles r free to me. :ya
My husband and I planted 2 14' Magnolias in Dec from a local nursury. We water them daily of 1 months as directed by nursery. Now after 4 months we have what looks like branch growth. these are thin like pods at the end of each branch almost every branch has one. The problem is that with the...