Bushes in yard mulched with black mulch from a wagon - Ozgurcoskun/Getty Images With so many types of mulch on the market, it can feel impossible to know how to best use mulch in your garden. The best ...

One of the best natural mulches for vegetable gardens is straw. Straw is a by product of grain crops and is made up of the dead stalks and leaves left behind after farmers harvest the grain. It can be ...

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Question: My neighbor says mulch will reduce my weed problems. How does that reduce weeds? What exactly is mulch? What is the best mulch to use? Answer: Mulch is any material used to cover the soil ...

If you’re looking for some budget-friendly ways to tend to your garden this spring, the answer might be in your hands right now. Today’s newspapers, printed with natural, soy-based inks, are versatile ...

No matter what you're growing, leaving the soil in your garden bed exposed is rarely beneficial. Mulch your beds for thriving ...

Your spring blooms might be done, but your garden isn't! Get ahead for next year's blooms by adding these 7 things to your ...

As you know, I love to garden, but I don't like to do work needlessly. If I can find a gardening technique that saves me time, effort and money -- well, I'm there. And you can't find a better example ...

Keep weeds out of the garden and you'll reap a larger harvest. Weeds compete with plants for water, light and nutrients. They are also hosts for many insects and diseases that attack garden plants.

Mulch does matter, especially here in the Yakima Valley where we are experiencing hot weather, drought conditions, and water strains and restrictions. Today we look at important reasons to add mulch ...