Using cornstalks as mulch in my garden??

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LadyWoodsong Spirit Lake, IA(Zone 4b) Apr 22, 2010

What do you think cornstalks would do to my garden if I use it as mulch between my plants? I am a beginner gardener, so I have no idea if it would be a good idea or a bad one. A farmer friend has offered to give me one of those large round bales to use, if I want.

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LadyWoodsong Spirit Lake, IA(Zone 4b) Apr 23, 2010

bumping

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Smokey_SC Piedmont, SC(Zone 7b) Apr 24, 2010

Is it shredded cornstalks or whole cornstalks? I don't think it would hurt but if it is whole stalks it could be very messy to work with.

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Jim41 Delhi, LA Apr 24, 2010

Remember one thing, corn stalks are good hiding place for slugs.

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xiaoren Fairbanks, AK Apr 26, 2010

Whole or shredded? If they are whole then they would be a great place for fungus and other nasty things to hang out. And even shredded I wouldn't do it. Are these from sprayed fields? What kinds of chemicals did they use? As the corn breaks down would it pull nitrogen out of my soil? It might be a better idea to use the corn, (if shredded) in walkways to cut down on weeds.

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