Using newspaper as mulch may seem like a clever way to reduce waste and keep your garden healthy, but it's not always as beneficial as it appears.

Q: I’m hoping you can answer a mulch question for me. Last year I put down newspaper and covered it with Cedar Grove compost (fresh, not in bags). This did keep the weeds down over the winter ...

Similar to the winter mulch method, by layering sheets of newspaper onto weed-prone areas in your garden, you can effectively smother pesky weeds by preventing sunlight from reaching them.

There are several methods for incorporating paper as a mulch alternative in your garden and beds. Gardeners have long used sheets of newspaper as weed suppression.To utilize this method, place a ...

If you use about 6 sheets of newspaper over a newly dug bed, then about 2 inches of mulch on top is fine. Otherwise, 2 to 3 inches of straight mulch is about right. I'm not as keen on cardboard ...

A bit of experimentation revealed newspaper mulch was just the thing to keep quack grass and other weeds under control in the author's garden.

Midseason Garden Update: Mulching with Straw and Newspaper Wed., July 14, 2010. ... For the first time we decided to mulch the pathways of our garden to make managing the weeds easier.

You recommended using newspaper as mulch in a recent column. I thought that in the past, gardening experts recommended that newspaper not be used because of the heavy metals in the ink.

Q. My neighbor and I are trying to make a butterfly garden between our yards. The weeds are coming up fast and furious between our plants, and someone suggested we put down newspapers and cover ...

What is mulch used for? It depends on the kind of mulch! Learn how to choose what kind of mulch is best for your garden, and how to make your own mulch.

If shredding newspaper to use as mulch, use only the pages with black ink and avoid any colorful inserts or advertisements on glossy paper. Hay and Straw.

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