How deep should a pine straw application be?

Pine straw should be spread 3 inches deep on the ground surface. You will receive the pine straw from PineStraw.com packed in boxes or on pallets, the pine straw should be taken from the boxes in handfuls and shaken over desired area so that it is distributed in a loose, fluffy manner. While this is a bit time consuming, it will achieve two very important objectives, providing a very attractive ground cover and yielding the correct square footage from each box. Applying the straw in a clumpy fashion will result in a much less attractive look and will cover a smaller area. All of the figures on our web site are calculated at a three inch depth. A three inch depth is needed to ensure proper looks and weed control. In an attempt to appear more competitive, companies selling Pine Straw on the internet will calculate the depth at 2.5 inches, or worse, not even list a depth at all. This is a attempt to mislead with the overall amount of Pine Straw they are actually selling. 120 square feet of Pine Straw at a 3 inch depth is the same as 160 square feet of Pine Straw at 2 inches.