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Mulching is one of the best things you can do for your garden. A generous layer of mulch over the soil surface will suppress weeds, retain moisture, and provide and soil enrichment as it decomposes.
Mulch also helps protect the soil from erosion, moderates the soil temperature, and makes the garden look neat and tidy. Mulching has some disadvantages as well. It can smother your plants, tie up nutrients, add unwanted chemicals, grow fungus, and slow water penetration.
Keep the mulch a few inches from the plants, so they are not smothered.
I reached out to my gardening friends and asked if they would share their advice and experiences with using mulch in the garden. This resulted in a collection of seasoned knowledge of various mulching methods for vegetable gardens, flowerbeds, and landscaping. Discover mulching methods that will work in your garden and heed some mulch warnings too.
Mulching Tips and Techniques:5 Ways Organic Mulch Help Your Vegetable Garden – Grow a Good Life7 Ways to Prevent Soil Erosion – Tenth Acre FarmBuckwheat as a Cover Crop and Weed Suppressor – SchneiderpeepsGardening Basics: How to Apply Mulch – North Coast GardeningMulch and Compost – Homestead LadyMulch: A Winter Blanket for Your Garden – Niki Jabbour, Rustic MagazineMulching Flower Beds – Sensible GardeningMulching in the Garden – Tenth Acre FarmOur New Vegetable Garden and Mulching Techniques – That Bloomin’ GardenThe Theory Behind Back to Eden Gardening – 104 HomesteadUsing Wood Chips in a Vegetable Garden –
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