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2. Is It Too Late To Mulch Your Garden This Fall?

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   The best time to add mulch in the fall is after one or two frosts. Keep an eye on the weather because frost can appear anytime from early October to late November depending on your hardiness zone.

3. Wood Chips Are the Secret to Healthy Soil and Plants ... - AOL

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   Abdi says using wood chips as mulch can help maintain moisture, moderate soil temperatures, and suppress weeds in the garden. To insulate the roots of your plants, add a 2—to 3-inch layer over ...

4. The Best Type of Mulch for Every Kind of Flower Bed - AOL

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   It makes attractive paths through garden beds, but it does not add organic matter to the soil and can be difficult to keep weed-free and contained. Apply it about an inch deep. Apply it about an ...

5. Mulch - Wikipedia

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   These are best used as a base layer upon which a heavier mulch such as compost is placed to prevent the lighter cardboard/newspaper layer from blowing away. By incorporating a layer of cardboard/newspaper into a mulch, the quantity of heavier mulch can be reduced, whilst improving the weed suppressant and moisture retaining properties of the ...

6. Living mulch - Wikipedia

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   Living mulch planted to retard weed growth between corn rows. In agriculture, a living mulch is a cover crop interplanted or undersown with a main crop, and intended to serve the purposes of a mulch, such as weed suppression and regulation of soil temperature. Living mulches grow for a long time with the main crops, whereas cover crops are ...

7. Plastic mulch - Wikipedia

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   Plastic mulch is a product used in plasticulture in a similar fashion to mulch, to suppress weeds and conserve water in crop production and landscaping. Certain plastic mulches also act as a barrier to keep methyl bromide , both a powerful fumigant and ozone depleter, in the soil.