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Before you add new mulch over an existing layer, rake the area so it doesn't become compacted. This step ensures that light ...

Mulch fills many important functions such as weed suppression, reducing wind erosion, and moderating soil temperature.

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Mulch can be almost any loose aggregate material that will stay put and not significantly reduce air exchange out of the soil. But what kind is best?

Mulch helps retain moisture in the soil, regulate soil temperature, and suppress weeds. Composted hardwood bark is an excellent mulch choice for the Northeast, while pine straw and pine fines are ...

So let’s go to the brackets to see what works where. In this part of the country, the most common mulch material is probably hardwood bark. Most of it is a byproduct of the timber/lumber/paper ...

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If you use a winter mulch on your roses (I use pine straw, which is also a good choice for mulching strawberry plants), you can remove it now to give your roses' bases some fresh air and sun before ...

If you have deep-rooted cover crops, the water will permeate the soil deeper. Leaf mulch in a perennial bed is pictured here by Eric Larson, Straw, shredded bark, and river rock are used as mulch, to ...