Mulch is my favorite topic to discuss each Spring, because it can be one of the most beneficial things you do to your garden or one of the most damaging. This link goes to a comprehensive post from the past on mulch. Following on the topic of my previous post, I would like to get youContinue reading “Garden Mulch: Friend or Foe”
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Importance of Proper Mulching
OK, here we go. Two soapboxes stacked, megaphone fully charged, attitude on, and hyperbole activated! Mulch can be the greatest input for your garden and plants or it can create a desolate wasteland. How’s that for hyperbole? I know that readers of this newsletter span a great range of gardens from small fractions of anContinue reading “Importance of Proper Mulching”
Work in the Spring Garden
Two weeks ago, I taught my ‘Work in the Spring Garden’ class, and thought I would share some of the concepts that I covered as we are preparing to get out into the gardens. Each one of these is a significant topic and I spend a lot of time educating people about these important ideas.Continue reading “Work in the Spring Garden”
Reed vs The Volcano…Tree Volcano That Is!
Welcome to the annual process of building up soil levels around the base of plants with excessive amounts of mulch. The result of this reckless heaving of mulch around trees is the ubiquitous “Tree Volcano”. All of these images are from local sites showing egregious use of mulch, and some bad quality mulch too. For thoseContinue reading “Reed vs The Volcano…Tree Volcano That Is!”
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