How to Mulch by Stu Campbell

Author:Stu Campbell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: garden;yard;mulch;mulching;retain moisture;reduce weeds;save water;feed soil;suppress weeds;mulch types;reference;home;landscape;feeding mulches;living mulches;covering sheet mulching;protect plants;Storey Basics
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 2014-11-13T16:11:00+00:00

Mulching Basics

Use material that won’t compress and smother the soil.

Apply 2 to 4 inches over the root zone.

Never allow any mulch to contact the plant stem.

Don’t use the same mulch year after year in your vegetable garden. This advice is based on the same principle that it is not a good idea to plant the same crop in the same place year in and year out. A good mulching may last for several seasons. When finally it does decompose, it should be replaced by a different material.

Apply thicker mulches to sandy, gravelly soils and thinner mulches to heavy clay soil. Avoid mulching at all in low-lying spots — places that are sometimes likely to be “drowned” with water. Although it isn’t always necessary, you can remove mulch during a particularly rainy period to prevent the soil from becoming waterlogged.

Choose the right mulch color for where you live and the plants you’re mulching. Darker mulches like buckwheat hulls and walnut shells absorb heat and warm the soil beneath them. Lighter mulches, such as ground corncobs, reflect light and heat the soil less.

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