Rake all of your fallen pine needles into a row that is as wide as your lawnmower. Run over the pile with your lawnmower to break the pine needles up into smaller pieces. This will help them decompose a little faster.Click to see full answer. In this regard, are pine needles OK for compost?Even though pine needles have a pH between 3.2 and 3.8 when they fall from the tree, they have a nearly neutral pH after composting. You can safely add pine needles to compost without fear that the finished product will harm your plants or acidify the soil.Furthermore, do worms eat pine needles? Re: Worms eating pine needles Occasionally, they will kill a tree but usually they just eat some needles and move on. They are pine sawflies. They also make them with black heads and there is an imported variety with a red head. Also to know is, how long does it take for pine needles to decompose? Even if you use green or freshly fallen pine needles, they lose their acidity and become fairly neutral after approximately three weeks.What can I do with pine needles? 8 Brilliant Uses for Fallen Pine Needles CREATE FIRE STARTERS. Bundle a handful of dry needles with thread to use along with kindling wood and newspaper. USE AS MULCH. MAKE A DISINFECTANT. FLAVOR VINEGAR. BREW A FOOTBATH. COOK WITH THEM. FRESHEN UP A ROOM. FILL OUTDOOR PILLOWS.