Mulching
 Mulching your flower and vegetable beds will drastically reduce the amount of time
spent weeding, watering and fighting pests. Mulch improves the appearance
of your garden, and keeps dirt from splashing up on your flowers and vegetables
when it rains.
Mulches are not necessarily incorporated into the soil to improve it.
Some mulches may even rob the soil of nutrients. In this case, the mulch
is placed on top of the soil.Organic mulches will improve the soil.
Organic
Mulch
If possible, consider using an organic mulch. Organic mulches are those
that used to be living material, such as bark, straw, leaves, grass clippings
and pine needles. These organic mulches improve the soil by adding nutrients
as they decompose and encouraging earthworm activity. Organic mulches
aren't perfect, though. If you have problems with rodents, you may want
to choose an inorganic mulch. |
