You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Let’s start in the vegetable garden. Properly mulched, weeding can be ...

I am a huge fan of Ruth Stout, the Mulch Queen, whose method, in short was: mulch is wonderful, put it everywhere, and even spread it naked if you like, just not during rush hour. Mrs. Stout ...

Spring planting in mulch helps control weeds, including reducing the need to weed as much. Few weeds will come up through a 4-inch layer of hay. In spring we plant several crops into hay mulch to help ...

Straw makes great mulch -- or, for that matter, a great addition to your compost pile; hay does not. Do you know the difference? Straw is made from leftover shafts of grains (rye, oats, etc.) after ...

If weeds are the bane of the gardener, mulch is the gardener’s friend. Not only that, mulch can hold in moisture in dry times, and give a nice, tidy look to the garden. Let’s start in the vegetable ...

Ruth Stout, born in Topeka, Kansas in 1884, lived to the ripe old age of 96. She was an early proponent of organic gardening and was also (as seen from her writing) a sweet, funny, intelligent and ...

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Nowadays people use the terms hay and straw interchangeably, and in most cases, it makes no difference whatsoever. For example, we say we were on a hayride at a get-together even though the wagons are ...

When the temperature drops into the 20s, many landscape plants need an extra layer of winter protection, especially if the ground lacks in snow cover. One of the best blanket covers to protect ...

If weeds are the bane of the gardener, mulch is the gardener's friend. Not only that, mulch can hold in moisture in dry times, and give a nice, tidy look to the garden. Let's start in the vegetable ...