New Turfgrass And Landscape
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) Landscapers and turf grass
professionals have a new mulch to
use this spring, thanks to research
in Penn State’s College of Agri
cultural Sciences.
Pennmulch (patent pending)
was developed by agronomy in
structor George Hamilton. The
product is made from chopped
newsprint, magazines, and other
paper, and can be used in place of
traditional mulching materials.
In addition to creating a use for
large volumes of waste paper, the
product addresses a long-standing
need in the industry. “Mulching is
crucial in turfgrass seedbeds for
holding moisture, reducing ero
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sion, and protecting seeds from
temperature extremes,” says
Hamilton.
“But traditional mulches pre
sent problems. Many profes
sionals use hydtomulch mix-
ture of wood fiber or ground paper
combined with fertilizer and seed,
which is sprayed onto seedbeds.
Hydromulching requires an ex
pensive machine and a high
volume water source for filling the
hydromulcher.
“The alternative is straw, which
often contains weed seeds, tends
to blow away, and is difficult to
store and handle,” Hamilton adds.
“In addition, soil microorganisms
that break down straw also deplete
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Pennmulch is shaped - into
small, green pellets that are easy
to ship and store. “It looks exactly
like rabbit food,” Hamilton ex
plains. “The pellets can be spread
by hand nor by many types of con
ventional spreaders owned by
turfgrass professionals and land
scapers. A starter fertilizer can be
combined with the product so that
fertilizing and mulching is done in
one step.”
When the pellets become wet,
they expand to several times their
original size so that a small
amount covers a large area. Also,
because the mulch is made entire
ly paper, there’s no danger of
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While Pennmulch currently is
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operations, Hamilton hopes to
make it available to homeowners
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marketing potential,” says Hamil
ton. “A Pennsylvania Department
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in 1989 homeowners spent nearly
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other uses, such as vegetable gar
dens and ornamental plantings.
Research on the product began
three years ago with a Ben Frank
liln Partnership Environmental
Technology Fund, which inr.lnfod
in-kind support from Penn State’s
College of Agricultural Services.
Pennmulch currently is being
manufactured by Penn Mulch,
Inc., located in Pittsburgh. Last
fall SO tons of the mulch were pro
duced and about 40 tons were sold
to turfgrass and landscape com
panies.
For more information about
Pennmulch, contact George Ham
ilton at (814) 863-3007 or hBx @
psuvm. psu. edu.
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