Arborvitae needles for my garden?

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JoParrott Richland, WA(Zone 7b) Oct 07, 2015

I have a privacy hedge of 9 Skyrocket Arborvitaes that I planted about 6 years ago. They are growing great, but I just noticed that the interiors are filled with brown needles. Yesterday I went through and cleaned them out- I got 3 big trash bags full! No insects or disease- I think I just planted them too close, and this year with our water restrictions they were not watered enough. I poked holes in the soil and gave them a good soaking and hosing down. My question is this--can I use the bags of needles to amend my garden soil? I grow a lot of veggies, herbs & flowers, and am always looking for good additions. It seems that they would be good to add bulk and drainage to my many raised beds. Any advice is welcomed.

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Oct 07, 2015

I think that those old needles would work very well as soil amendment.

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JoParrott Richland, WA(Zone 7b) Oct 07, 2015

Thanks, VV- that was my thought too, but it is something I have never done before. Our soil here is very alkaline, so I hope something from evergreens would be beneficial.

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