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Mulch Is A Good Landscape Investment

Mulch provides many benefits for landscapes including conserving water, reducing weeds and erosion, and improving appearance. The document outlines ten reasons to use mulch and different mulch types such as organic, inorganic, green, and living mulches. It provides tips for applying mulch such as using 2-4 inches, keeping it away from plant bases, and turning organic mulches. Mulch is a good investment that helps landscapes while saving time and money.

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Mulch Is A Good Landscape Investment

Mulch provides many benefits for landscapes including conserving water, reducing weeds and erosion, and improving appearance. The document outlines ten reasons to use mulch and different mulch types such as organic, inorganic, green, and living mulches. It provides tips for applying mulch such as using 2-4 inches, keeping it away from plant bases, and turning organic mulches. Mulch is a good investment that helps landscapes while saving time and money.

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Mulch is a Good Landscape Investment Blanketing the soil surface with mulch will help conserve and protect

water, save time and money, and improve overall appearance of your landscape. Ten Reasons to Mulch: 1. Conserves water by reducing soil moisture evaporation 2. Reduces the need for weed killers by discouraging the growth of weed seeds that need light to germinate 3. Helps reduce soil erosion 4. Reduces runoff 5. Allows the soil to soak up more water 6. Helps maintain an even soil temperature 7. Reduces water splashing on foliage, preventing spread of disease-causing fungal spores 8. Adds nutrients as it decomposes or breaks down 9. Provides a visual finishing touch to landscapes 10. Helps deter trunk damage from equipment when used in mulch rings around the base of woody plants Types of Mulch: Organic: Use in most planting beds. Examples: Shredded hardwood, bark chips, pine straw, shredded leaves. Inorganic/Mineral: Use when plantings require hot, rocky, well-drained conditions, such as agaves and yuccas. Examples: Crushed granite, river rock, pea gravel, processed glass. Green: Use groundcovers or dense plantings of low-growing perennials to act as a mulch. Examples: Greggs Dalea, Liriope, or Oregano. Living Mulch: Nice option if your plantings need some extra organic matter. Composed of half compost and half mulch.

Mulching Tips: Apply 2-4 of mulch at establishment, then apply yearly as needed to maintain Keep organic mulches 4-6 away from the base of trees and plants to prevent high moisture conditions Use mineral mulches for plants that prefer hot, rocky, well-drained conditions Turn organic mulches as needed to improve infiltration Consider bagged mulch which is sometimes more convenient for smaller jobs Think about bulk mulch which is less costly per cubic yard and can be more sustainable by eliminating need for plastic bags For more information on Austin earth-wise landscaping, visit www.growgreen.org.

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