Mulching your garden

Posted by Bill Richardson Oct 10, 2006

Mulching cuts down on a lot of the maintenance jobs we usually have to do, so it is important we do it right the first time.

Use a thick layer of about 35 cm to cover the soil. If you need to, you can use a weed mat underneath and it will help eliminate weeds altogether.

A nice thick layer will also keep moisture in the ground and keep your plants from getting stressed when water is not available to them.

I t will also reduce the rate of evaporation and prevent run-off and water loss.

Some of the types of mulch you can use are sugarcane, straw, lucerne, pea straw; or even grass clippings if you don't have anything else to use.

Mulches actually improve your growing conditions and will cut out extremes of heat and dryness and keep a balanced regime for the roots of your plants.

How about mulching those areas in your garden that you've been meaning to do for ages and see the positive results?

<b>Go on, get to it!</b>