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Herb prunings in hugel, Zai pit etc ok?

Kimberly Agnese

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Do herbs like lavender, oregano , and sage decompose well and add to micro biome or do they chase good stuff away and make it sterile? Lol

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I am not sure that I fully understand your question based on the title.

Are you wondering if pruning these plant and dropping the trimming will cause problems to other plants?

I have never used them as mulch though I have read that the trimming make good mulch because the trimming break down slowly.

May other will chime in with their experiences.

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i throw it all in the hugel and in the chipper when i'm making mulch. smells nicer than the other stuff that gets chipped!
all these plants grow well with others so i don't think they have any negative impact on the soil.

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Thanks!

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Anne Miller wrote:I am not sure that I fully understand your question based on the title.

Are you wondering if pruning these plant and dropping the trimming will cause problems to other plants?

I have never used them as mulch though I have read that the trimming make good mulch because the trimming break down slowly.

May other will chime in with their experiences.

Hi Anne:)
Yes, I often cut oregano to put around new fruit trees as mulch. It does work well and additionally the oregano often grows around the tree which is proving to be an awesome nurse type plant situation in our hot arid summers. Plus, the oregano appears to be keeping bugs away because the trees that have oregano around them are doing the best in the yard. Very soon I plan to plant oregano around every tree.

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Thanks for explaining.

That tree looks very happy.

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