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Mulching is one of the simplest and most effective ways to protect your winter garden from cold, wind, and frost. From my years of gardening in Iowa’s Zone 5 winters to year-round winter gardening in Sonoma, I’ve seen how the right mulch can insulate soil, stabilize temperatures, and safeguard roots for a successful cold-season harvest….
Mulching can benefit your vegetable garden. Mulch is any material laid on the surface of the soil. Mulch protects the soil surface and allows air and water through. It can be organic, such as compost, shredded leaves, or lawn clipping, or inorganic or synthetic, such as coarse sand, gravel, or plastic. Mulch reduces evaporation from…
Mulch is any material laid on the surface of the soil. It can be organic, such as compost, shredded leaves, or lawn clipping, or inorganic or synthetic, such as coarse sand, gravel, or plastic. During the growing season, mulch can slow evaporation, inhibit and control weeds, and regulate soil temperature. In winter, mulch can protect…
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