Free Mulch
I’m sure that if you are reading this, you have used some form of mulch
during your gardening career.
However, you probably didn’t know that there are many other options for
organic mulching that you can explore. These days, many gardeners are
discovering new sources of free mulch that has been there all along; an
untapped resource. These include clippings from a lawn, or woody
prunings from other plants in your yard.
You will be surprised by how beneficial all these things can be, and
how often the opportunity arises to use them.
Many gardeners have taken to spreading out their excess grass clippings
across the rest of their yard. You may think this will look tacky, with
big piles of grass just sitting in your yard as if you were too lazy to
rake them up. However, if you spread them out enough then you won’t
even be able to tell that there is an excess amount.
Leaving the extra grass on the yard acts as a sort of mulch by
preventing evaporation and weed growth. With this extra water, you
won’t have to water nearly as much to keep your grass green. When I
started leaving my grass clippings, I had to adjust the frequency of my
sprinkler system because I was worried my yard was getting too much
water!
If your garden is in more need of mulching than your yard, it is not
unheard of to rake up all the grass and transport it to your garden. By
making a small layer around the vicinity of the plant, you’ll apply all
the same benefits from leaving it in your yard.
My yard is rather green on its own, but I often have trouble with my
plants staying green and healthy. So, rather than leave the grass
clipping in my yard, I move them all around my plants. It is just a
matter of choosing what your highest mulching priority is.
Sometimes, our pruning activities will lead us to have an amazing
amount of branches and twigs. If this is the case, you should consider
renting a wood chipper to put all of those branches to use. After one
day of intense pruning, you would be surprised at just how many
branches you end up with. Rather than throw these away, you can turn
them into a huge amount of mulch for your plants.
However, if your pruning has not left you with that big of an amount,
you should bundle it all up and save it to add onto the next batch.
This is because the chipping machines can be slightly expensive to
rent, and you want it to be absolutely worth it!
Over time, all organic mulches need to be replenished. This is because
they will naturally decompose in the conditions of your yard. Usually
you can tell for yourself just by looking at it, but sometimes it can
look perfectly regular but still have problems. If you start to notice
any poor plant growth whatsoever, you should replace your mulch.
Always keep in mind that during the process of decomposition, your
mulch will use up the valuable nitrogen in the soil. Without this, the
plants will be missing a key nutrient. There are several types of
fertilizers available on the market that are specifically designed to
deal with this problem.
The use of mulches in the yard and garden is something everyone should
try. Not only can it save lots of time by reducing the amount of
garbage you have to transport out, but it increases the healthiness and
integrity of your plants by putting that so called garbage to good use.
So if you think you would be able to save a good amount of branches and
twigs for chipping, or if you think that you are ready to stop raking
up all your grass clippings, then I think that mulching is for you.
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