Mulch – The Right Solution to Finish The Masterpiece
Spring in suburbia is evident from your large piles of mulch that your friends dump in their driveways. While installing mulch seems appearing a simple process, house owners use so much mulch on their landscape beds which create an environment that is detrimental to the health of the plants which they are trying to nurture.
One can’t help but cringe when viewing a ‘volcano’ of mulch installed around a tree. Here we will discuss the proper methods of installing mulch and the different types of mulch to use (and not to use).
The goal mulch is to conserve moisture and inhibit weed increase planting beds and timber. Mulch is also beneficial in regulating soil temperatures; soil will stay cooler in the summer and warmer on the winter with a layer of mulch. Organic mulches may improve the soil quality when they start to break down. Mulch has also dont decorative aspect in many landscaping. When installing mulch, follow these basic guidelines for the health of the plants:
– Never use more than 3-4″ in depth of compost. When re-mulching, keep general depth under 4″ and consider even 2-3″ as plenty. Eliminate the old mulch if necessary, or really break within the old mulch if the rii become matted. Too much mulch is worse than no compost. Excessive mulch may dried the upper root zone of plants and cause plant roots to grow upwards in the mulch.
– Never pile mulch directly to the stem of plants- rather pull the mulch back several inches to build a mulch-free space around the stalk. Mulch piled against the stem for a plant produces rotting, and invites disease and insect damage.
– 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 once the weeds are pulled.
– Be careful when using processed sewage sludge (Earthlife, Earthmate). While these regularly the darkest of mulches, they will also rich in nitrogen which enables it to cause excessive growth as well burning of the 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 keeping it out of one’s vegetable gardener.
There are plenty of types of mulch available. Ground up hardwood, bark mulch, and dyed mulches are preferred. Pine bark, Cypress and pine straw are definitely popular globe south. Stone may even be used, but it is more maintenance in the long term with cleaning debris from between your stones a critical nuisance.
Cheap Georgia Mulch
3000 Trotters Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA 30004
(770) 637-9147
