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- Q.Can Ground Up Corks Be Used As Mulch In A Flower Garden? - My nephew works in Ag (at a winery) and he has bags of used corks. We thought they might make ...
- Q.Wood Chip Depth – What Is Recommended. - We have covered our backyard in wood chips around the various shrubs and trees. With a burst of exuberance, the ...
- Q.You Say Its Good To Mulch With Straw But That It Should Not Touch The Stems Or Leaves Of Vegetable Plants. How Do You Do That? - I winter mulched my garden with straw and a friend said to just stick the indoor grown seedlings into the ...
- Q.Should I Use A Weed Block Under My New Mulch - New tilled ground, Used weed and feed sprayed with water.
- Q.Using Hardwood Planer Shavings As Mulch? - we obtain from local saw mill, but it seems that when hardwood planer shavings are used as mulch, they become ...
- Q.How Much Mulch Is Needed To Cover An Area? - 24 ft X 12 ft and 3-4 inches in depth
- Q.Yearly Additions To Deep Mulch Gardening? - Do you need to add anything to a deep mulch garden each year?
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April 16, 2022Q.Can Ground Up Corks Be Used As Mulch In A Flower Garden?
My nephew works in Ag (at a winery) and he has bags of used corks. We thought they might make a good mulch if they were ground up before spreading them out on the rose garden.
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GKH_Susan on
April 17, 2022
Certified ExpertA.I did a little research and wine corks can be composted, so I would think you could add it directly onto the soil as mulch (if it doesn't blow away). That is, if it is natural cork and not plastic made to look like cork. Plastic corks can be recycled.
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April 17, 2022Q.Wood Chip Depth – What Is Recommended.
We have covered our backyard in wood chips around the various shrubs and trees. With a burst of exuberance, the coverage amounts to about 6 inches. I now fear that his depth will absorb all the rainfall, it will dry during sunny days, absorb new rainfalls and kill the surrounding trees and shrubs. Am I correct?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
April 17, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Two to three inches is usually recommended. More than that can attract rodents, compact soil, cause diseases, and water-log soil.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/mulch/spring-mulching-tips.htm
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May 20, 2022Q.You Say Its Good To Mulch With Straw But That It Should Not Touch The Stems Or Leaves Of Vegetable Plants. How Do You Do That?
I winter mulched my garden with straw and a friend said to just stick the indoor grown seedlings into the dirt and just leave the st raw there. Please advise. Thank you!
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GKH_Susan on
May 25, 2022
Certified ExpertA.You can push the straw aside before planting the seedlings.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/straw-mulch-for-vegetables.htm
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May 23, 2022Q.Should I Use A Weed Block Under My New Mulch
New tilled ground, Used weed and feed sprayed with water.
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GKH_Susan on
May 30, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Were the grass and weeds killed before tilling? If not, they will likely grow back. Weed and feed is for actively growing lawns to add nitrogen and kill existing weeds.
Mulch can be used with weed block to hide its appearance and further conserve moisture and reduce weeds. It's up to you whether you want to add weed block. If you have some really invasive weeds, you may want to add it. If the weed problem is not that bad, you don't really need it. You also can lay wet newspaper or cardboard under the mulch to reduce weeds.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/projects/how-to-solarize-garden-beds-to-eliminate-garden-pests-in-the-soil.htm
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July 23, 2022
Spanish Lookout, Cayo, Belize C.A. semi-tropicalQ.Using Hardwood Planer Shavings As Mulch?
we obtain from local saw mill, but it seems that when hardwood planer shavings are used as mulch, they become incorporated into the soil, and draw moisture away from the roots of some plants and may make the soil too acidic? we have stopped cultivating our soil and this year gone to no-till, chop crop residues and plant with a stab method, but have refrained from using the hardwood shavings as mulch...any better ideas welcome...
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
July 25, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Wood must be composted, thoroughly, before using as a mulch. Otherwise, it will draw nutrients away from the plants, and leech chemicals from the trees into the soils.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/mulch/using-inorganic-mulch-in-gardens.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/mulch/best-mulch-for-garden.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/mulch/synthetic-mulch-garden.htm
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August 30, 2022Q.How Much Mulch Is Needed To Cover An Area?
24 ft X 12 ft and 3-4 inches in depth
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BushDoctor on
September 13, 2022
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August 13, 2023Q.Yearly Additions To Deep Mulch Gardening?
Do you need to add anything to a deep mulch garden each year?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
August 13, 2023
Certified ExpertA.You may need to replenish any mulch that has broken down, however, it may be a couple years before that is needed. Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/mulch/deep-mulch-gardening-info.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/mulch/garden-mulch-problems.htm
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