Mulching is one of the most accessible and effective conservation practices available to small-scale and urban farmers.

Researchers compared the effects of nontillage weed control methods, including polyethylene black plastic, woodchips, shredded newspaper, a combination of shredded newspaper plus grass clippings, and ...

"Increased environmental concerns and the rising adoption of sustainable practices in gardening and landscaping fuel the Mulching Material Market" The growing demand for sustainable agricultural ...

Help your plants–and yourself–this summer by putting mulches to work wherever possible. An ancient gardening practice, mulching is as worthwhile for the modern gardener as it ever was, perhaps even ...

The smell of spring is in the air in Greater Columbus — not the smell of hyacinths or daffodils, but the smell of freshly applied hardwood mulch around trees and shrubs and other perennial plants.

(Beyond Pesticides, April 28, 2014) Last week, the Rodale Institute, home to America’s longest-running side-by-side comparison of chemical and organic agriculture, published a white paper to support ...

Usually not many weeks go by before the word "mulch" appears once again in my articles. This is because it is one of the best garden practices and products. Whether used as a verb or noun, it is vital ...

Spring is just around the corner and you’re probably already thinking about how you’re going to hate dealing with all of those weeds. Hand weeding is great exercise, but it gets pretty tiring after a ...

and Sonia Demiray Frederick County Forestry Board Jun 9, 2022 Jun 9, 2022 In the first part of our series on mulch, published in Green on May 27, we talked about the different types of organic mulch.