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2. Sheet mulching - Wikipedia

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   A layer (around 10 cm thick) of weed-free soil, rich in nutrients is added, in an attempt to mimic the surface soil, or A horizon. [4] A layer (at most 15 cm thick) of weed-free, woody and leafy matter is added in an attempt to mimic the forest floor, or O horizon. Theoretically, the soil is now ready to receive the desirable plant seeds or ...

3. Mulch - Wikipedia

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   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 mulch. [13] However, additional labour is expended when planting through a mulch containing a cardboard/newspaper layer, as holes must be cut for each plant.

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

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   Type of Mulch to Use. There are two basic types of mulch - organic and inorganic. Organic mulches include straw, pine needles, wood chips and bark, shredded leaves, and layers of newspaper ...

5. Weed control - Wikipedia

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   Weed control is a type of pest control, which attempts to stop or reduce growth of weeds, especially noxious weeds, with the aim of reducing their competition with desired flora and fauna including domesticated plants and livestock, and in natural settings preventing non native species competing with native species.

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. Woodchips - Wikipedia

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   Woodchips are also used as landscaping and garden mulch, for water conservation, weed control, and reducing and preventing soil erosion. Woodchips when used as a mulch are at least three inches thick. It has a mixed reputation in gardening. It has been promoted for use in habitat restoration projects.