Almost all vegetables in your garden benefit from most any type of mulch. Each type has its own unique advantages and disadvantages. Mulch is classified broadly into two categories — organic and ...

It may seem trivial, but home gardeners who choose to use plastic mulch may want to note the advantages that research has shown for colored mulches over the more traditional black plastic mulch.

Q: In your Aug. 16 column concerning tomatoes, you mentioned red plastic mulch. Is the mulch shredded or in sheets? If it's in sheets, how do you water the plants properly? A: Red plastic mulch for ...

Do you utilize mulch in the garden? If you do, that’s great! If you don’t, you should consider adding mulch to the garden, as there are many benefits. Benefits of mulch include preserving moisture, ...

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 ...

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 of this than ...

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 ...

Q: I have heard that planting a butterfly bush is the best to attract butterflies. Is this true or are there better choices for attracting butterflies and other pollinators to my yard? It is true that ...

Many years ago early in my agriculture/gardening career, I discovered a book written by a woman who developed a novel way of gardening. Ruth Stout’s gardening technique involved applying layers of ...

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