But those who are serious gardeners know how important mulching is.

Garden books say that mulching should wait until Christmas time and to use branches cut from the tree.

What can be done if the mulching was done incorrectly?

Your roses can distinguish between proper and improper mulching, which may show up in their performance next season.

Less known are the possible dangers of improper mulching.

A model for sheet mulching consists of the following steps:

There is a practical exception to this mulching or leave-them-be method.

Early mulching retains soil heat, and thus the plants do not mature in time for severe winter weather.

Among its innovations is the mulching of leaves and branches and their return, free, to gardening residents.

Blades for mulching have curved cutting edges and should be professionally sharpened.

Proper mulching will permit you to enjoy the striking foliage of many perennials throughout winter.

Finally, the control of excessive weed growth is a definite asset of good mulching.

Intuitively, organic mulching seems like a better idea; for one thing, it requires the application of less fertilizer.

Looks like a filing cabinet and makes witchcraft sound like organic mulching.

"If we find a number of possible locations we can eliminate the ones that didn't have mulching done in the past few days.

Dig out and bag up your oldest leaf mould for spring mulching of woodland plants.

These gardens typically need fertilizer and heavy mulching.

However, much of the moral force in "The Mulching of America" is clear enough.

Hydro-axe mulching is the process of turning stumps, wood, and other organic material into mulch.

Gardeners have been able to carry it along in milder winter seasons with some protection and heavy mulching after the ground freezes.

Such a shift in image can sometimes be the result of artful public relations work, a careful mulching and watering of the media.

Rather than tilling the soil, a more sustainable landscaping method known as sheet mulching is employed.

"The Mulching of America" is part cartoon, part parable.

Mulching Leaves Sometimes gardening gets easier.

Mulching has the added benefit of keeping moisture in the soil during dry weather, when clay is liable to dry out and crack.

A mulch can be just about anything that is available.

When all is said and done, they cover everything with mulch.

Mulch had a feeling that he was about to find out what they were.

When both the bed and the mulch are ready, go for it.

Both are good food sources and can be turned into the ground as a natural mulch.

There is no hard rule as to the best mulch to use.

Water well, mulch and watch over it during dry months.

Put the mulch back in place late next month after the ground is frozen.

So, it made sense that the country would need soil and mulch.

IN many ways, this city's current fortunes are all about mulch.

The problem as described here is the depth of the mulch.

Mulch was out of his chair and heading for the door.

The fact that the mulch was still damp, however, might help.

Rock and gravel can also be used as a mulch.

The biggest question that most people have about mulches is what to use.

Now that the long hot summer has arrived, a mulch will be necessary.

Then it can be used as an excellent garden mulch.

Mulch did a little dance, looking very pleased with himself.

Is it better to let them stay as mulch, or will they kill the grass?

At this time of year mulch is spread to keep the ground frozen.

For this reason mulch is put down after the ground freezes.

The best mulch is the cheapest one that can be found.

One mulch that does seem to cause trouble is black plastic.

Now I'd like to stuff her in an empty mulch bag.

Should we take the mulch off again and allow the garden to dry out a bit?

Be sure to mulch heavily all through the growing season.

Then mulch the area before the ground freezes, and in the spring, see what comes up.

The leaves on the lawn had turned to mulch, making progress difficult.

A group of friends has been mulching the trees in our local playground every year.

Why not mulch the ones in the ground and order extras as insurance?

The area is kept moist in summer and well mulched through winter.

Then the area can be mulched and weeds rarely break through.

And let the soil really warm up before you mulch your peppers for the long hot summer.

Those must be gathered quickly and mulched, as required by sacred law.

Was there something suspicious about the way I mulch?

Once the area is mulched, the weeds will be discouraged - to a point.

In late fall, after the soil freezes, mulch the bulb.

The town, with 4,500 tons of leaves to mulch each year, had wanted to fudge by about 50 feet.

When leaves start to drop in fall, we mulch and leave them in place as well.

If you live in zone 7 or below, mulch the beds after the ground freezes.

If the ground is frozen where you are, get out there and mulch those perennial beds - now.

The experiment blows Mulch up and burns the film screen.

Can I use them to mulch my flower beds?

They plant the seeds in a cold frame and mulch the young plants with straw.

The time to mulch, then, is after the soil is frozen.

The season ends when used Christmas trees are crushed to mulch for winter protection.

And they mulch as they cut, for easy disposal or composting.

And we'll continue to mulch a lot, everywhere - it helps hold in the soil moisture.

Don't mulch plants until the ground freezes two inches down.

But don't mulch your beds until the ground freezes: you want to keep the cold in, not out.