Substitute for Pine Bark Fines
 

I want to make the reccomended mix for containers but can't find pine bark fines in my little town in central VA.
What could I substitute in place of bark fines?

Don't get hung up on the name. It's bark mulch. If some of the chunks are too big either sift them out or run the stuff through a leaf mulcher.

Its[U] [COLOR=magenta]Pine Bark[/COLOR] [COLOR=magenta]Mulch[/COLOR][/U] Not cedar or hard wood. sometimes labeled as Mulch or Soil Conditioner

I get mine from the Town. It's a mixture of soft and hard woods from their tree trimming program. I just sift it through a 1/2" screen and it works fine. I prefer a lower percentage of pine because I don't like the sticky sap but I don't think it matters what type of wood it is as long as it doesn't contain a lot of Black Walnut.