This reduces the amount of bare soil where weed seeds can germinate and blocks sunlight, inhibiting weed growth. This ...

The first step is choosing the best type of mulch for your garden. Although purchasing a specific mulch type is always an ...

When spring arrives, homeowners are eager to put down mulch in the home landscape as well as gardens. We offer tips for how to choose and use mulches.

Bert Vonderahe, landscape instructor, Columbus State Community College: "I use pine fines. They do everything mulch should do. They look good, break down well, smell nice and aren't real expensive." ...

Finally, as the hay decomposes, it releases plant nutrients into the soil, supplying most of the current crops’ needs. Indeed, if replenished regularly, a hay mulch can supply all the nutritional ...

The benefits of mulch include aesthetics, weed suppression, mitigation of water loss, and a visible cue to mowers to help avoid damaging the bases of trees with the mower deck. In general, 2-3 inches ...

The dictionary says that mulch is anything you lay on top of the soil to protect it. Protect it from what, though? Sun and rain, that's what. Sun beating down on bare soil results in temperatures ...

When it comes to mulch, the folks at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum have it covered. Veteran groundsman Ted Pew had this to say about his three decades of experience with mulch: "Some have ...

The dictionary says that mulch is anything you lay on top of the soil to protect it. Protect it from what, though? Sun and rain, that's what. Sun beating down on bare soil results in temperatures ...