Garden mulch is that strange material that will just sit there and makes a garden thrive.
Things to consider:
Many Benefits – Mulch is made of materials such as compost consisting of leaves and other yard wastes mixed together, bark chips, straw, or peat. Covering the soil with organic mulch feeds the soil, seals in moisture, and blocks out weeds.
Do-It-Yourself Compost – Making your own rich compost for your garden is easy, especially when you use a compost bioactivator. A compost bioactivator releases millions of microorganisms that help turn your yard and garden waste into compost. Here´s how to do it:
- Build a compost bin out of galvanized steel netting.
- Collect plant debris and leaves.
- Chop them up to speed decomposition.
- Use equal amounts of "brown" materials, such as leaves and straw, and "green" materials, such as grass clippings and weeds.
- Add a compost bioactivator and water.
Water Saver – Anything that covers the ground and blocks the light can also act as mulch, which includes inorganic material such as plastic sheeting. One of the many things mulch provides is water conservation. It helps keep water in the soil´s surface from evaporating too quickly. . You will want to use mulch consistently throughout the growing season so that the roots don´t dry out.
