More Organic Garden Mulching Ideas

Here are some helpful articles on using mulch to control weeds and enhance your organic gardening efforts. Mulching has many benefits, but there are many different types of mulch you can choose from, depending on your climate, your garden and what you wish to accomplish. Check out these ideas for inspiration on the different ways you can use mulch in your own organic garden.

Organic Methods for Controlling Weeds ~ Learning Through Life
Mulching is another option. You have many different mulch options available to control weeds in the organic garden. A few commonly used mulches are compost, yard clippings, cardboard and newspaper. All of these will help ...
Publish Date: 02/04/2012 9:27
http://learningthroughlife.blogspot.com/2012/02/organic-methods-for-controlling-weeds.html

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The Magic of Newspaper Mulch - Organic Gardening - MOTHER ...
A bit of experimentation revealed newspaper mulch was just the thing to keep quack grass and other weeds under control in the author' s garden.
Publish Date: 11/09/2004 19:00
http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/newspaper-mulch-zmaz80mjzraw.aspx

Growing Potatoes in Mulch - Organic Gardening - MOTHER EARTH ...
No matter your soil type, you can try Dorothy Johns' easy method of growing potatoes in mulch.
Publish Date: 04/05/2004 20:00
http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/growing-potatoes-in-mulch-zmaz78mazjma.aspx

Make Garden Compost and Mulch With a Yard Chipper Shredder ...
A good garden yard chipper/shredder machine can turn scrap brush and garden waste into great compost or mulch.
Publish Date: 04/06/2004 20:00
http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/yard-chipper-shredder-zmaz86sozgoe.aspx

Cool it with mulch
There are two kinds of mulch: organic and inorganic. Organic mulches include formerly living material such as chopped leaves, straw, grass clippings, compost, wood chips, shredded bark, sawdust, pine needles, and even ...
Publish Date: 06/19/2012 17:00
http://blogs.thepoconos.com/home-garden/2012/06/19/cool-it-with-mulch/

Southeast Spreading Company » Rubber Mulch… Gaining Traction?
Rubber Mulch… Gaining Traction? Landscape Rubber mulch: Remains porous at all times (never mats) allowing nearly 100% of all rain water direct to the soil. Soil temperatures remain only 2 to 3 degrees above wood mulch ...
Publish Date: 06/16/2012 15:39
http://southeastspreading.com/2012/06/rubber-mulch-gaining-traction/