he effort required by landscaping not only in the
trees to flash up new spring and fall but also during
growth leaves and stems, the summer time by keeping the
takes energy and water. These soil cooler during the summer
are ways to help your trees period. In the winter mulches
whether they are at your home in serve to insulate the soil and
the city or the Lake Cottage or keep it warmer preventing winter
Beach Condo or Chalet. frost damage. During summer lawn
maintenance mulches are more than
Mulching is one the most a good idea as they protect the
important ways to maintain trunks of trees and shrubs from
healthy landscaped plants. Mulch physical damage by lawn
is any material applied to the equipment. All in all mulches
soil and surface for protection are a good idea. Mulched plants
or improvement of the area have more roots than plants that
covered. are not mulched. Mulched plants
produce additional roots in the
Mulching has many benefits mulch that surrounds them.
to your landscaping efforts. Mulching all in all is good for
When applied correctly mulch has your lawn and landscaping –
the following effects on plants whether it be at home or at the
and soils. Mulches prevent loss cottage.
of water from the soil by
evaporation. Mulches reduce the The best time to mulch
growth of weds – when the soil new plantings is right after you
material itself is weed free, and plant them. Around established
applied directly enough to plants mulch is best applied in
prevent weed germination or to early spring. This is when
smother existing weeds. Mulches plants are beginning to grow and
also help your lawn and before summer weeds have a chance
to germinate.
Coarse textured mulches
How often mulch needs to such as pine bark nuggets allow
be replenished depends on the good air movement through them
mulching material itself. Grass and can be as deep as 4 inches.
clippings and leaves decompose Mulches composed of grass
very fast and need to be clippings or shredded leaves
replenished frequently. Inorganic should never be deeper than 2
mulches such as gravel and inches as these materials tend to
pebbles rarely need replenishing/ mat together restricting the
As the plants grow and fill in water and air supply to plant
bed area; less and less mulch roots.
will be needed.
Mulching is a practice
The amount of mulch to associated in most amateur
apply depends on the texture and gardeners and landscapers as an
density of the mulch material. activity associated with the fall
Many wood and bark mulches are and leaves. Mulching a is a wise
composed of fine particles and practice for your yard, property
should not be more than 2 to 3 and garden and trees and general
inches deep. Excessive amounts landscaping whether it be at your
of these fine textured mulches home, lake cottage or beach
can suffocate plant roots; chalet. Mulch, mulch, mulch
resulting in yellowing of the spring, summer and fall.
leaves and poor growth.
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Kerry A. Francis
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