The Story of Deep Mulch Gardening 11-25-2022

Here is the story of deep mulch while I move a bunch to the garden. @waylandsmalleycomeonletsplant

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[donniecarter]

I found a neighborhood I can get all the leafs I need to cover my garden 3 times. But I'm going to put what I don't need for the garden in my chicken pens. It will make great compost for the next year.

[pixievincent]

I would guess that a mix of compost materials is actually a healthier way to improve the soil. It may not look as neat and tidy, but what forest floor is neat and tidy - or covered with just leaves? There is always a litter of branches and fallen trees breaking down. Using what you can find is just flat out smarter on multiple levels.

[derekanderson]

Just finished covering my garden, about a week ago. I used fall leaves, newspapers and some grass cuttings. As long as the garden is covered in an organic material, I don't really care what it is. Fall leaves are probably my favorite, but it is not the only thing you have to use.

[walterbarrientos]

I’ve been adding all kinds of organic material to my garden knowing that I will be rewarded with an abundant harvest next planting season !!!!

[crabbiecakes]

Adding organic matter to a soil will lower the PH. I asked the University of Arizona what makes a clay soil clay and the reply was lack of organic matter. Lack of water will create a high PH soil. That's why desert soils are alkaline and rain forest, temperate areas have acidic soils. My PH was 10, so I buried all the organic matter I could find and watered it daily. Peat moss which has a PH of 3, coffee grounds, wood chips, yard clippings, paper and vinegar. When you add an acid to calcium carbonate, which is what arizona soil is, the acid reacts creating carbon dioxide. I had actual soil a year later, no more caliche.

[timprice]

"I've never been able to get enough of any one of those things to cover the entire garden." Thank you for that comment. I think new gardeners are frequently intimidated when well meaning YouTube providers say, or at least imply, that there is only one way to reach a certain goal.

[noraalvarado]

I use leaves, grass clippings that I mulch and hay from people that don't want it anymore after the Thanksgiving holiday that have used it to decorate their porch or yards.

[EddieSlabb]

If ever you write a book, please call it "The life in the soil"

[jefferyevans]

Does deep mulch kill off wild onions or garlic?
Thanks

[nurrashidah]

Rupanya bahan terbuang jadi benda yang sangat berguna untuk tumbuhan. Selama ini tak pernah terfikir.