When it comes to getting rid of weeds in your garden or landscape without the use of chemicals, there are two great options to choose from: biodegradable mulch and traditional landscaping fabric. Both ...

Apply organic mulches about 2 inches thick for best weed control in flower and vegetable beds. Around newly planted bedding or vegetable transplants, you may need to pull the mulch back slightly so ...

As you know, I love to garden, but I don't like to do work needlessly. If I can find a gardening technique that saves me time, effort and money -- well, I'm there. And you can't find a better example ...

One of the best natural mulches for vegetable gardens is straw. Straw is a by product of grain crops and is made up of the dead stalks and leaves left behind after farmers harvest the grain. It can be ...

Adding mulch to your garden is invaluable for controlling weeds and keeping the soil moist. While bark chips are probably ...

With so many choices available at garden centers, how do you choose the best mulch material for your vegetable garden? Wood chips or pine bark? Or perhaps a synthetic material that will help trap ...

Mulch provides a variety of benefits for gardens, including weed control, temperature regulation, and moisture retention. Organic mulches, like compost and wood chips, decompose over time, enriching ...

Question. I understand mulch should be used in the vegetable garden to conserve water and help plants grow. What type of mulch is best? Answer. Perhaps there is no best mulch as successful gardeners ...

I stood in a Jeromesville store buying a pack of gum a few years ago and saw a friend who reads my column. He asked me about what happens to the black plastic you put over gardens in the spring. In a ...

Most people don’t enjoy pulling weeds. For most of us, it’s a time waster that burdens an already congested list of chores. While there have been a lot of advancements in weed control, few seem as ...

How does your vegetable garden grow? Mine is just getting started. I am picking asparagus every day (and trying to pull the weeds at the same time) and watching the lettuce and other greens that I ...

It’s widely known that weeds are unsightly, troublesome plants. In lawns they disrupt the lush, green, carpet effect we work to achieve. Even worse are the weeds that invade vegetable gardens where ...