Male with gloves spreading brown mulch around hosta plants

The Benefits of Mulching and How to Do It

Mulching is beneficial for your garden in many ways. It helps to suppress weeds, conserve moisture, improve the soil, and protect your plants from extreme weather conditions. Plus, it can give your garden a clean, finished look.

In this blog post, we will discuss the benefits of mulching and how to do it.

What is Mulch?

Mulch is a layer of material (usually organic) that is spread over the surface of the soil. It can be made from things like leaves, grass clippings, straw, wood chips, or bark. Mulch helps to keep the soil moist by preventing evaporation and it also protects the roots of your plants from extreme temperatures.

Planting equipment next to a layer of red pine bark mulch.
Red pine bark mulch

Why Use Mulch?

As we mentioned before, mulch has many benefits for your garden. It can help to suppress weeds, conserve moisture, improve the soil, and protect your plants from extreme weather conditions.

How to Mulch

Now that we’ve gone over the benefits of mulching, let’s discuss how to do it. The first thing you need to do is choose a type of mulch. As we mentioned before, mulch can be made from things like leaves, grass clippings, straw, wood chips, or bark.

Once you’ve chosen a type of mulch, you need to spread it over the surface of the soil around your plants. You should spread it about 2-3 inches thick.

Dry grass mulch over garlic grows in a garden.
Dry grass mulch

Conclusion

Mulching is a great way to improve your garden and protect your plants. It has many benefits including suppressing weeds, conserving moisture, improving the soil, and protecting your plants from extreme weather conditions. Plus, it can give your garden a clean, finished look.