Comments on: Mulching 101: When, Why & How to Mulch Your Garden

By: Luke Smith

Luke Smith — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 05:58:02 +0000

It’s nice that you pointed out how mulching is an easy way to save water, beautify your space, and keep your soil and plants healthy. I was reading a gardening guide last night and I saw that one of its chapters was completely dedicated to the topic of mulching. From what I’ve read from the guide, it seems there is also daycare playground mulch now too, which sounds very useful.

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By: Aaron (Mr. DeannaCat)

Aaron (Mr. DeannaCat) — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 15:41:57 +0000

In reply to Aileen. Hi Aileen, it's not a waste at all to water on top of the mulch, the water will still make it to your soil and the mulch with help keep the soil moist. Good luck and have fun growing!

By: Aileen

Aileen — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 15:16:50 +0000

This is so awesome and informative! Can I ask- I recently got a “chip drop” for my garden to use local wood chips as mulch, and I water parts of my garden by hand. Is it a waste to water on TOP of the mulch chips to wait for all the water to soak in before hitting the soil? I just realized after I already mulched. Any suggestions? Thank you!!

By: Charlotte Fleet

Charlotte Fleet — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:03:09 +0000

I liked learning that mulching can save you time and money because it requires less water. My sister started a garden and wants to keep it as affordable as possible. I will suggest that she invest in quality mulch for her garden so she doesn’t have to use as much water.

By: Aaron (Mr. DeannaCat)

Aaron (Mr. DeannaCat) — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 18:15:02 +0000

In reply to Maria. That is great to mention Maria, thanks for the informational links!

By: Maria

Maria — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 22:46:06 +0000

Your gardens are gorgeous and I’m learning a lot from you (yay, same planting zone!), but I just want to add, one might want to set aside areas for bare soil to help the native bee populations. They are struggling with so much mulch. Native bees don’t produce honey. Many of them burrow, so need bare soil to survive.

http://www.helpabee.org/mulch-madness.html

http://wmearthcare.com/bee-wise-mulching-lets-bee-bay-friendly-to-california-native-pollinators/

https://www.cnps.org/gardening/prepping-and-planting/mulching-basics

https://www.annapolisnativelandscape.com/blog/2020/1/9/to-mulch-or-not-to-mulch-impact-on-native-bees

By: Aaron (Mr. DeannaCat)

Aaron (Mr. DeannaCat) — Sun, 25 Jul 2021 15:27:23 +0000

In reply to Claire. Hi Claire, are you trying to mulch a garden space for vegetables or general yard space for perennial/annual plants and or trees and shrubs? If you are mulching for garden space, constructing raised beds would be the best option as they would keep all of the soil and mulch contained within its borders. If you are mulching a yard space, you may need to create a barrier towards the outer edges of your yard to keep some mulch from washing away. There is steel or plastic landscape edging that can be dug into the soil to create a barrier, you could also construct a border with bricks or concrete pavers as well. This is all assuming that the water from the heavy rainfalls has a place to wash away to while still leaving your mulch and garden behind. Hope that helps and let us know if you have any other questions, good luck!