Tree ferns as mulch

lilwaud

Hi fellow gardeners, I have tree ferns (I live in Tasmania and am wondering if I can safely use the dried out fronds as mulch on my veggie garden. Thanks!

Dovefromabove

Hi @lilwaud and welcome 😊  
I have rellies in Tas so a special wave to you.  Hope the fire situation soon settled down. 

I can’t think of any reason why you shouldn’t use the fronds as a much. I would probably shred them first or chop them with a rotary mower to speed up the decomposition process. 

In this garden I would add them to the compost heap and then mulch with the made compost, but I can’t see why you shouldn’t use them straight away. 

Pat E

Mmmmm. I think Dove is right. I don’t think they are either acid or alkaline, so it probably won’t matter. 

Welcome to the site. I’m in NSW in the Snowy Mountains region.