Spring in suburbia is evident from your large piles of mulch that your friends dump in their driveways. While installing mulch seems like a simple process, property owners use so much mulch on their landscape beds that they create an environment that is detrimental to the health of the plants which they try to nurture.
One can’t help but cringe when viewing a ‘volcano’ of mulch installed around a tree. Take a look at will discuss the proper methods of installing mulch and the various types of mulch to use (and not to use).
The goal mulch would be to conserve moisture and inhibit weed growth in planting beds and . Mulch is also valuable in regulating soil temperatures; soil will stay cooler in the summer and warmer on the winter using a layer of mulch. Organic mulches may improve dirt quality mainly because they break across. Mulch has also be a decorative consider many countryside. When installing mulch, follow these basic guidelines for the health of the plants:
– Never use more than 3-4″ full of mulch. When re-mulching, keep complete depth under 4″ and consider even 2-3″ as plenty. Collect old mulch if necessary, or not less than break down the old mulch if it has become matted. Too much mulch is worse than no mulch. Excessive mulch may dry out the upper root zone of plants and cause plant roots to grow upwards into the mulch.
– Never pile mulch directly against the stem of plants- rather pull the mulch back several inches to build a mulch-free area surrounding the stalk. Mulch piled against the stem of a typical plant trigger rotting, and invites disease and damage from insects.
– Weed barrier under mulch often causes more problems than benefits. The inhibition of water and oxygen are two major concerns. Also, weeds will eventually root into the mulch and into the weed barrier, causing big problems as soon as the weeds are pulled.
– Exercise caution when using processed sewage sludge (Earthlife, Earthmate). While these are often the darkest of mulches, they will also rich in nitrogen and tend to cause excessive growth and in many burning of your plants. These types of are best used to be a soil amendment in limited quantities. Many tests show these products to contain heavy metals- so keep it out of your vegetable wooden.
There are many types of mulch available. Ground up hardwood, bark mulch, and dyed mulches are preferred. Pine bark, Cypress and pine straw most likely popular in the south. Stone may even be used, it also is more maintenance in the long term with cleaning debris from between stones a major nuisance.
Cheap Georgia Mulch
3000 Trotters Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA 30004
(770) 637-9147