For more than 20 years, we’ve been using pine bark mulch on our own gardens, while mulch fads came and went. Dyed red wood chips, cypress, dyed shredded rubber and dyed black wood chips have come into ...
Mulch helps retain moisture in the soil, regulate soil temperature, and suppress weeds. Composted hardwood bark is an excellent mulch choice for the Northeast, while pine straw and pine fines are ...
Q:I AM confused about mulching my garden. I would like to use fir bark. What time of year should I add mulch? Does mulch really need to be kept away from the trunks of my plants? How deep should the ...