Mulching is something you’ll definitely want to do to keep your soil fertile for your plants.
Here’s everything you need to know: what materials to use, how to apply it, and when.
Mulch is one of those innocuous things that you don’t pay much attention to until you start gardening. Sure, it can make your landscaping look pretty, but it can do a lot more than that. It can help you control weeds, keep moisture in the soil, and even keep various germs and plant-eating pests at …
No matter how crisp you’re at home’s exterior looks, no matter how nice the landscaping is, it just isn’t finished until you’ve mulched it. There’s something almost indefinable about mulch when it comes to beautifying a landscape. It just adds crispness and class to any property. It also serves very practical purposes by helping to …
Mulch is a layer of material that you spread over the surface of your soil when you want to improve fertility, reduce weed growth, improve/change the visual aesthetic, and/or to improve moisture retention. So is woodchip mulch good for your garden? Yes, it is. Woodchip mulch improves the overall health and moisture retention of your …
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A homesteader’s life, despite what any person who lives the 9 to 5 thinks, is not a simple one. Countless tasks are constantly being added to the work schedule, therefore it is vital to be organized and willing to embrace technology, tools or techniques that help to render this lifestyle achievable. The usefulness of plastic …
The first year on my homestead I struggled to keep up with yard work. Heavy winds often caused loose limbs and deadfall to litter my property. I’d spend hours cleaning up the brush every spring, piling it up and hauling it away to the brush pile at the landfill several miles away. Such a waste. …
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Photo by J&J Acres With the summer heat in full force in our hemisphere, many of us are also turning up the water spigot. After all, plants need water, and the hot sun makes it evaporate! So the logic is to water, and water often. That may help your plants make it through the heat, …
