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gardening question
Am I supposed to be using mulch in there? I keep seeing it mentioned but IDK wtf I'm doing so uhm yeah, to mulch or not to mulch, that is the question.
And if to mulch, what kind of mulch?
Alas poor Yorick, I'm sure you didn't wish to have people abuse you in the way.
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Re: gardening question
Eh, its not usually necessary. It can depend on the kind of plant--I think mulch is better for shrubs and perennial beds, and not needed for veggie beds.
The main pro is weed control. Looks nice.
We never buy mulch from the store, it usually has dyes and other chemicals in it that are nasty. This is especially important if you are mulching near herbs and veggies.
You can usually go to a sawmill or lumberyard and buy plain chipped untreated wood....we had the utility company deposit chippings after they did their neighborhood power line trimming.
no but I do put hay down or you can use grass clippings.
I think the idea is to definitely put mulch down over plants that need to grown "woody" parts themselves so they can absorb the like nutrients. So like shrubs, trees, and root vegetables you can do it (they usually say to do it or not on the plant packette). I did it for my sweet potatoes.
hay is a great idea for veggie gardens, i forgot about that. its easy enough to lift if you need to till the soil, but can provide a nice barrier for weed control.
Grass clipping are spectacular for soil nutrients, but can introduce a mess of weeds to your soil. We dump our grass clippings in the compost pile first.