Mulching Tomato Beds: How To and Why To
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2013
- Adding mulch in your garden beds can help with weed control and water retention. This video show how I mulch mine and what kind of mulch I choose to use. Adding compost at the end is just to give the plants a little boost of nutrition.
Thanks Wayne, I really appreciate that.
Thanks Blake, very informative.
Good video brotha! Well done with some good camera angles. Very nice, Wayne
Enjoyed the video!
I've been using leaf mulch around my tomatoes. It hold in the water and they seem to like it. Hey leaves are a free resource why not use them.
What do you do with the mulch at the end of the growing season? Do you remove it or work it into the soil for the next season? Thanks!
great video thanks for the tutorial. would you recommend the cedar mulch for watermelons and cucumbers plants too?
Marsha G I don't have a problem using cedar mulch around any of my plants. I would never mix it into the soil, but if it's just used on top as a covering it will do fine.
OK great.....thank you for your reply I am a gardening newbie 😄
Marsha G I still feel like a newbie most of the time ;) ... Keep at it. You'll get it and you will be answering other people's gardening questions in no time.
Blake Kirby Why not mix into soil? I read elsewhere adding a layer of compost on top of the mulch at season end helps prep for next growing season.
Germaine Bacon The woody mulch should lay on top of the soil. If it is buried, then it will absorb nitrogen in the soil. The plants then can't utilize that nitrogen as fertilizing food until that wood mulch completely breaks down and decomposes... this could take years. Adding compost on top of mulch is fine because it will soak in when watered.
What do you do with the rubber mulch at the end of the season? Should we remove them before adding compost and manure for the winter resting of soil?
Are you currently using rubber mulch? I would not recommend it for the garden. If you are using it I'd remove it and maybe use it around some trees in the landscaping or something. Use wood or leaf mulch in the garden.
No I am at the moment doing my research
Kamalpreet Rakhra Very good! I am currently using mostly leaf mulch in the garden and like it very much.
We r in Ontario Canada where weather is very temperamental and fluctuate widely over the spring and summer. Was thinking of using mulch to keep plants warm during night time.
Kamalpreet Rakhra Mulch is a great temperature regulator.
I am doing this tomorrow. I will be using aged hardwood mulch I can get a full pick up load for 22.00
dice341 Nice deal :) Keep it mulched!