• Applied to depth of 4 inches, mulch suppresses weeds by blocking sunlight from reaching the soil. Too much mulch, though, ...

Mulch can be almost any loose aggregate material that will stay put and not significantly reduce air exchange out of the soil ...

Yet, soil compaction is a science and it requires a ... vice president engineering, Stone Construction Equipment. According to Ron McCannell with Weber Maschinentechnik GmbH, granular and mixed ...

However, they should be applied in thin layers to prevent odor and compaction ... while maintaining soil acidity levels beneficial to certain plants. Stone mulch is ideal for areas where ...

In healthy soil, the particles are in clumps, with gaps between the clumps for air and water to flow. When those clumps get ...

Marin County gardeners must frequently amend their soil with mulch and organic matter to compensate for compaction, poor drainage, erosion, lack of air, too much or too little water, and pH issues.