Although the plastic mulch provided the crop a little sooner, the vetch mulch offered other benefits, including reduced erosion, decreased signs of fungal disease on leaves, and delays in plant aging.

Arts & Entertainment. Why plastic landscape fabric is actually bad for your plants and the soil It increases soil temperature and blocks the proper exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the soil.

Instead of throwing away your empty soil or mulch bags, consider giving them a second life and reducing waste at home with ...

By George Weigel/The Patriot-News Q: In your Aug. 16 column concerning tomatoes, you mentioned red plastic mulch. Is the mulch shredded or in sheets? If it's in sheets, how do you water the plants ...

Watering the plants is a little different than when using porous organic mulches. Irrigation water can be applied to the edges of the plastic, and it should migrate to the root zone of the plants ...

Mulching is the secret to healthier plants, better soil and weed prevention - but what exactly does it consist of?

Recently I mulched an area and had over 30 plastic mulch bags that seemed a waste to throw away since they are not recyclable. Today’s topic is on 10 ways to repurpose used mulch bags.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder with front-yard landscaping, but some features are universally bad. Keep your neighbors ...

In 2004, 143,000 tons of plastic mulch was disposed of in landfills nationally, according to a university extension study. In Michigan, 1,250 tons of non-renewable black plastic mulch is collected ...

I was told that I should mulch my perennial plants with wood chips or straw for the winter. I mulch them each spring so that there will be fewer weeds, but what will mulching them do over the winte… ...