Monday, September 1, 2008

Organic mulches

Mulches not only benefit most plants in the sizzling summer heat, keeping the earth moist, cooler and weed-free, but also warm up the ground faster in spring and keep it warmer.

Some plants tested yielding  bigger crops with certain kinds of mulch (like tomato plants with red mulch and pepper plants with any kind of mulch - because of their shallow roots).


Typical organic mulches you can use in your garden are:
  • straw
  • hay
  • layered newspaper covered with straw or hay
  • grass clippings (from the chemical-free lawns)
  • shredded or chipped wood mulches
  • shredded dry leaves
  • cocoa fiber
  • pine needles
  • carton (see the photo)


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