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What To Do With Pine Needles. Pine needles are a scourge to many gardeners. While leaves that have fallen from trees can be easily raked up, blown away, or crushed underfoot, pine needles lie in ever-growing mats on the ground and are more difficult to remove.
Negatives of too many Pine Needles. 1  We all know that nothing is perfect, including pine straw mulch. 2  If it does not cover the soil fully, you still will have some weeds, and weeding in pine straw is not particularly pleasant. 3  Pine straw is flammable. 4  Using too much is a bad thing. Pines use their needles to smother out all competitors within their root zones. So, more than a 4â inch layer of needles creates an interlocking turtle shell effect that sheds water away from your plants. A 2-4â inch layer is ideal.