THE BENEFITS OF MULCH
Turn your garden pruning’s into organic mulch. Organic mulch will decay, which can add nutrients to the soil and protect your plants in other ways.
By using mulch generated from your own garden you remove the risk of importing unwanted weeds, harmful bacteria, soil pathogens, plant disease and chemicals.
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Mulch improves the structure of your soil as it decays. It can help bind sandy soils so they don’t drain as fast. Plus, it can break up clay soils, so they drain better.
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Mulch slows down the evaporation of water from the soil, so you don’t have to water as often.
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Mulch helps reduce weed growth if applied deep enough, reducing the amount of time you must devote to weeding. Even better, the weeds that do manage to grow are generally far easier to pull up.
Mulched plants frequently have deeper and stronger root systems than those without mulch. In addition to benefiting from more hospitable soil temperature and moisture, the plants also can grow roots into the mulch material.
Organic mulches can improve the quality of your soil by adding nutrients as they decay.
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Mulch keeps soil from splashing when you water. This reduces soil erosion and can help protect soilborne diseases from spreading to your plants.
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It insulates the soil, keeping it warmer in winter and cooler in summer. Your plants’ roots will love you for it. As a result, mulch is invaluable in the early spring and late Autumn, when temperatures can suddenly drop during the night. A layer of mulch over a freshly planted garden can help prevent frost damage. In the late Autumn, mulching around the base of plants can protect against unexpected early frosts and may let your garden survive a few more precious weeks of harvest time.
Organic mulch helps promote ideal conditions for earthworms, which improve soil quality by tunnelling through the earth and leaving castings to fertilize it.
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It provides a friendly environment for insects and good bacteria that your garden will love.
It will improve the over all look of you garden making your garden beds tidier and show case your plants .